Microstructure features of spherulitic lead zirconate titanate thin films
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2687-153X-2025-6-3-127-133Keywords:
spherulites, thin PZT films, mechanical stresses, mechanisms of crystal lattice tiltingAbstract
This study examines differences in the microstructure of spherulitic PZT films, in which low-angle
non-crystalline and crystalline branching is realized during the perovskite phase crystallization, using
scanning electron microscopy. It is assumed that the circular-step and radial boundaries observed in the films
are formed due to the disclination mechanism, while their absence is the result of the sequential formation
of single edge dislocations.
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