Fatigue behaviour of ferroelectric thin films for non-volatile memories

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作者
Chiorboli, G [1 ]
Franco, G [1 ]
Leccabue, F [1 ]
Watts, BE [1 ]
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[1] CNR,IST MASPEC,I-43100 PARMA,ITALY
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10.1080/10584589508012304
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The effect of temperature and atmosphere during the crystallization process on electrical and reliability characteristics of ferroelectric capacitors, obtained by sol-gel deposition of lead zirconate titanate films, have been examined for non-volatile memory applications. Films with good ferroelectric properties were achieved after 600 and 650 degrees C, 1 hour crystallization in a O-2 atmosphere: a remanent polarization of about 20 mu C/cm(2) and a coercive field of 125 kV/cm was obtained with a durability factor better than 10(8) cycles. The results point out that in 52/48 lead zirconate/titanate films, where a morphotropic phase boundary exists, fatigue more likely results from a stress relief process than from charge migration.
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