Stable self-polarization in lead-free Bi(Fe_(0.93)Mn_(0.05)Ti_(0.02))O_(3)thick films

The BiFeO3-based film is one of the most promising candidates for lead-free piezoelectric film devices.In this work,the 1μm-thick Bi(Fe_(0.93)Mn_(0.05)Ti_(0.02))O_(3)(BFMT)films are grown on the ITO/glass substrate using a sol-gel method combined with spin-coating and layer-by-layer annealing technique.These films display a large saturated polarization of 95μC/cm^(2),and a rema­nent polarization of 70μC/cm^(2).Especially,the films are self-poled caused by an internal bias field,giving rise to asymmetric polarization-electric field(P-E)loops with a positive shift along the x-axis.A stable self-polarization state is maintained during the applied electric field increasing to 1500 kV/cm and then decreasing back.The weak dependence of P-E loops on frequency(1-50 kHz)and temperature(25-125°C)indicate that the internal bias field can be stable within a certain frequency and tempera­ture range.These results demonstrate that the self-polarized BFMT thick films can be integrated into devices without any poling process,with promising applications in micro-electro-mechanical systems.