Roadmap on ferroelectric hafnia-and zirconia-based materials and devices

JPB Silva, R Alcala, UE Avci, N Barrett, L Bégon-Lours… - APL Materials, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Ferroelectric hafnium and zirconium oxides have undergone rapid scientific development
over the last decade, pushing them to the forefront of ultralow-power electronic systems …

Interface-engineered ferroelectricity of epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films

S Shi, H Xi, T Cao, W Lin, Z Liu, J Niu, D Lan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroelectric hafnia-based thin films have attracted intense attention due to their
compatibility with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology. However, the …

Softening of the optical phonon by reduced interatomic bonding strength without depolarization

R Cao, QL Yang, HX Deng, SH Wei, J Robertson… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Softening of the transverse optical (TO) phonon, which could trigger ferroelectric phase
transition, can usually be achieved by enhancing the long-range Coulomb interaction over …

Ferroelectric Orthorhombic ZrO2 Thin Films Achieved Through Nanosecond Laser Annealing

APS Crema, MC Istrate, A Silva, V Lenzi… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A new approach for the stabilization of the ferroelectric orthorhombic ZrO2 films is
demonstrated through nanosecond laser annealing (NLA) of as‐deposited Si/SiOx/W (14 …

Strain as a Global Factor in Stabilizing the Ferroelectric Properties of ZrO2

B Xu, PD Lomenzo, A Kersch, T Schenk… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since the discovery of ferroelectricity in doped HfO2 and ZrO2 thin films over a decade ago,
fluorite‐structured ferroelectric thin films have attracted much research attention due to their …

Crystallinity‐controlled volatility tuning of ZrO2 memristor for physical reservoir computing

DK Lee, G Noh, S Oh, Y Jo, E Park, MJ Kim, DY Woo… - InfoMat, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Memristors have been emerging as promising candidates for computing systems in post‐
Moore applications, particularly electrochemical metallization‐based memristors, which are …

Giant energy storage and power density negative capacitance superlattices

SS Cheema, N Shanker, SL Hsu, J Schaadt, NM Ellis… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Dielectric electrostatic capacitors1, due to their ultrafast charge-discharge capability, are
attractive for high power energy storage applications. Along with ultrafast operation, on-chip …

Mechanism of Antiferroelectricity in Polycrystalline ZrO2

R Ganser, PD Lomenzo, L Collins, B Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The size and electric field dependent induction of polarization in antiferroelectric ZrO2 is the
key to several technological applications that are unimaginable a decade ago. However, the …

Direct growth of ferroelectric orthorhombic ZrO 2 on Ru by atomic layer deposition at 300° C

M Ko, JS Park, S Joo, S Hong, JM Yuk, KM Kim - Materials Horizons, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorite-structured binary oxide ferroelectrics exhibit robust ferroelectricity at a thickness
below 10 nm, making them highly scalable and applicable for high-end semiconductor …

Ultra‐Sensitive, Self‐powered, CMOS‐Compatible Near‐Infrared Photodetectors for Wide‐Ranging Applications

NE Silva, AR Jayakrishnan, A Kaim… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐powered near‐infrared (NIR) photodetectors are essential for surveillance systems,
sensing in IoT electronics, facial recognition, health monitoring, optical communication …