We have investigated the structural and electrical properties of metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) capacitors with Bi3.15Nd0.85Ti3O12 (BNdT) thin film deposited on Si and hafnium oxide (HfO2)/Si substrates. Microstructural analysis reveals the formation of well-crystallized BNdT perovskite film and good interface between BNdT film and HfO2 buffer layer. Pt/BNdT/HfO2/Si structure exhibits a memory window of 1.12 V at an operation voltage of 3.5 V. The width of memory window for the MFIS structure varies with increasing thickness of HfO2 layer, and 4-nm-thickness is optimum. The results from the fatigue test indicate a slight degradation of the memory window after 1010 switching cycles. These properties are encouraging for the development of ferroelectric memory transistors.
Published in:
Journal of Applied Physics
(Volume:106
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Issue:
11
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Date of Publication:
Dec 2009
- Page(s):
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114117
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114117-4
- ISSN :
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0021-8979
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.3267153
- Product Type:
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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18 December 2009
- Issue Date :
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Dec 2009