American Institute of Physics, Journal of Applied Physics, 2(107), p. 024106
DOI: 10.1063/1.3273388
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An n = 7 Aurivillius phase, Sr4Bi4Ti7O24, with c = 6.44 nm, was synthesized as an epitaxial (001)-oriented film. This phase and its purity were confirmed by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The material is ferroelectric, with a Pr = 5.3 μC/cm2 oriented in the (001) plane and a paraelectric-to-ferroelectric transition temperature of TC = 324 K. Some indications of relaxorlike behavior are observed. Such behavior is out of character for Srn−1Bi2TinO3n+3 Aurivillius phases and is closer to the bulk behavior of doped SrTiO3, implying a spatial limit to the elastic interlayer interactions in these layered oxides. A finite-element solution to the interpretation of data from interdigitated capacitors on thin films is also described.