Effect of electrode and substrate on the fatigue behavior of PZT thick films fabricated by aerosol deposition

10 μm-thick lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films with identical LaNiO3 (LNO) top and bottom electrodes were fabricated on silicon and yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrates by aerosol deposition (AD). A Pt electrode was also made for comparison. The dielectric, ferroelectric and fatigue behaviors at different fields were investigated. The PZT films on YSZ/LNO showed the highest dielectric and ferroelectric properties and good fatigue behavior under various fields. PZT films with a Pt electrode also showed good fatigue behavior up to 108 cycles as thicker film can minimize the effect of defect entrapment near the interface.