C-axis-oriented Bi3.25La0.75Ti3O12 ferroelectric thin film fabricated by chemical solution deposition

C-axis-oriented Bi3.25La0.75Ti3O12 (BLT) ferroelectric thin films were successfully prepared by chemical solution deposition. According to X-ray diffraction, it is found that the orientation degree increases with the increase of sintering temperature, and at the same time the grain morphology changes from equiaxed to plate-like. Due to the dense morphology and [Bi2O2]2+ layer of c-preferred orientation of BLT film sintered at 650 °C, it exhibits the lowest leakage current density at room temperature. Additionally, a linear relation between V0.5 and log(J / T2) is found, suggesting the behavior of leakage current of BLT films obeys the Schottky emission model. P–E loops show that the c-axis-oriented BLT ferroelectric film exhibits low polarization and small coercive field.