Dimensional scaling of ferroelectric properties of hafnia-zirconia thin films: Electrode interface effects

F Huang, B Saini, L Wan, H Lu, X He, S Qin, W Tsai… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hafnia-based ferroelectric (FE) thin films are promising candidates for semiconductor
memories. However, a fundamental challenge that persists is the lack of understanding …

Field‐Induced Ferroelectric Phase Evolution During Polarization “Wake‐Up” in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Thin Film Capacitors

B Saini, F Huang, YY Choi, Z Yu… - Advanced Electronic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As an emerging nonvolatile memory technology, HfO2‐based ferroelectrics exhibit excellent
compatibility with silicon CMOS process flows; however, the reliability of polarization …

Enhanced Switching Reliability of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Ferroelectric Films Induced by Interface Engineering

F Huang, B Saini, Z Yu, C Yoo, V Thampy… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ferroelectric materials have been widely researched for applications in memory and energy
storage. Among these materials and benefiting from their excellent chemical compatibility …

Wake up and retention in zinc magnesium oxide ferroelectric films

L Jacques, G Ryu, D Goodling, S Bachu… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Zn 0.64 Mg 0.36 O (ZMO) is a newly discovered ferroelectric oxide with the wurtzite structure.
Epitaxial Zn 0.64 Mg 0.36 O films from 0.036 to 0.5 μm in thickness are grown on Pt/sapphire …

Improvement of the Ferroelectric Response of La-Doped Hafnium Zirconium Oxide Employing Tungsten Oxide Interfacial Layer with Back-End-of-Line Compatibility

DS Kwon, J Bizindavyi, G De, A Belmonte… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this work, the impact of a tungsten oxide (WO3) seed and capping layer for ferroelectric La-
doped (Hf, Zr) O2 (La: HZO) based capacitors, designed with back-end-of-line (BEOL) …

Mechanism of polarization “Wake-Up” in ferroelectric Hafnia-Zirconia thin films

B Saini, F Huang, YY Choi, Z Yu, JD Baniecki… - Solid-State …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an emerging non-volatile memory technology, HfO 2-based ferroelectrics exhibit
excellent compatibility with silicon CMOS process flows; however, during repeated …

Strain fluctuations unlock ferroelectricity in wurtzites

SM Baksa, S Gelin, S Oturak… - Advanced Electronic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroelectrics are of practical interest for non‐volatile data storage due to their reorientable,
crystallographically defined polarization. Yet efforts to integrate conventional ferroelectrics …

Antiferroelectric HfZrO With Ferroelectric Properties and Low Voltage Operation of AFeRAM and AFeFET by Using Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition

KT Lin, C Lo, SC Chang, HT Tsai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel method had been demonstrated to induce antiferroelectric (AFE) HZO with 75% Zr
concentrations to become ferroelectric (FE) properties by using low-temperature (150° C) …