Atomic-scale polarization switching in wurtzite ferroelectrics

S Calderon, J Hayden, SM Baksa, W Tzou… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Ferroelectric wurtzites have the potential to revolutionize modern microelectronics because
they are easily integrated with multiple mainstream semiconductor platforms. However, the …

An epitaxial ferroelectric ScAlN/GaN heterostructure memory

D Wang, P Wang, S Mondal, S Mohanty… - Advanced Electronic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrically switchable bistable conductance that occurs in ferroelectric materials has
attracted growing interest due to its promising applications in data storage and in‐memory …

Doping effects on the ferroelectric properties of wurtzite nitrides

Z Liu, X Wang, X Ma, Y Yang, D Wu - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Ferroelectric materials have been explored for a long time for easy integration with state-of-
the-art semiconductor technologies. Doped wurtzite nitrides have been reported as …

Perspectives on nitride ferroelectric semiconductors: Challenges and opportunities

D Wang, S Yang, J Liu, D Wang, Z Mi - Applied Physics Letters, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The recent demonstration of ferroelectricity in nitride materials has enabled a broad
spectrum of applications across electronics, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, photonics …

Perspectives of Ferroelectric Wurtzite AlScN: Material Characteristics, Preparation, and Applications in Advanced Memory Devices

H Qin, N He, C Han, M Zhang, Y Wang, R Hu, J Wu… - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ferroelectric, phase-change, and magnetic materials are considered promising candidates
for advanced memory devices. Under the development dilemma of traditional silicon-based …

Correlation between spontaneous polarization and thermal conductivity in ferroelectric HfO2 from first principles

S Zhang, S Yi, JY Yang, J Liu, L Liu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ferroelectric phase of hafnia (ferroelectric HfO 2) has been considered as a promising
ferroelectric material for nanoscale electronic devices due to its robust ferroelectricity that is …

Ferroelectric AlBN films by molecular beam epitaxy

C Savant, V Gund, K Nomoto, T Maeda… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We report the properties of molecular beam epitaxy deposited AlBN thin films on a recently
developed epitaxial nitride metal electrode, Nb 2 N. While a control AlN thin film exhibits …

Structural characterization of epitaxial ScAlN films grown on GaN by low-temperature sputtering

A Kobayashi, Y Honda, T Maeda, T Okuda… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
ScAlN has garnered substantial attention for its robust piezoelectric and ferroelectric
properties, holding promise for diverse electronic device applications. However, the …

Strain-Controlled Formation Energy and Migration of Nitrogen Vacancy in Al1–xScxN: A First-Principles Study

Q Ren, X Liu, Z Ding, Y Liu, Q Zhou… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The impact of strain on the formation energy and migration behavior of nitrogen vacancies
(VNs) in Al1–x Sc x N has been investigated by first-principles calculations. The formation …

Effect and Regulation Mechanism of Post-deposition Annealing on the Ferroelectric Properties of AlScN Thin Films

M Liu, H Zang, Y Jia, K Jiang, J Ben, S Lv… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Integrating ferroelectric AlScN with III–N semiconductors to enhance the performance and
tunability of nitride devices requires high-quality AlScN films. This work focuses on the effect …