pulsed-DC co-sputtering. We present the impact of the nitrogen-to-argon gas ratio on the
crystal growth orientation, film stress, surface roughness, scandium concentration, and
deposition rate of 760-860 nm thick AlScN thin films on Ti/Pt (111). We utilize the optimized
process conditions from this study to deposit thin layers of AlScN and to explore the
nucleation and orientation of thin AlScN layers on Ti/Pt (111). We report on the ferroelectric …