Abstract
A two-step pulsed laser deposition process has been successfully applied for growing the (PbxLa1−x)(ZryTi1−y) O3, PLZT, thin films. These films exhibit good ferroelectric characteristics (Pr=18 μC/cm2; E c=80 kV/cm; J L≤0.2 μA/cm2), whenever crystalline SrRuO3 materials were used as buffer layers. However, the electrical properties of PLZT films were markedly degraded whenever the amorphous SrRuO3 or (La0.5Sr0.5)CoO3 layer was used as buffer layer.