@article{33698, keywords = {Deposition, Thin films, Transmission electron microscopy, Ions, Oxides, Substrates, Oxide films, Lanthanum compounds, Computer simulation, X-ray Diffraction, Crystal lattices, Molecular structure, Crystal atomic structure, Spectrometers, Cubic face centered cubic structure, Energy dispersive spectrometry, High resolution lattice images, Perovskite structure}, author = {H Li and L Salamanca-Riba and Ramamoorthy Ramesh and J.H Scott}, title = {Ordering in (La,Sr)(Al,Ta)O3 substrates}, abstract = {(La, Sr)(Al, Ta)O3 (LSAT) has recently received increased attention as a substrate for the deposition of various oxide films. LSAT is usually considered as having a perovskite structure. However, the exact atomic structure of LSAT is not yet well known and has received little attention up to now. In this paper, a series of studies using x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectrometry were conducted to determine the atomic structure of LSAT. It was found that LSAT consists of two types of domains: one with a simple cubic perovskite structure (disordered with a = 0.3868 nm) and the other with a face-centered-cubic structure (ordered with a = 0.773 nm). Computer image simulation of high-resolution lattice images suggests that the ordered structure is due to ordering of the Al and Ta ions.}, year = {2003}, journal = {Journal of Materials Research}, volume = {18}, number = {7}, pages = {1698-1704}, publisher = {Materials Research Society}, issn = {08842914}, doi = {10.1557/JMR.2003.0233}, note = {cited By 16}, language = {eng}, }