Experimental Ferroelectric Energy Landscapes: Insights into the Origin of Negative Capacitance

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Contributors

  • Michael Hoffmann - , NaMLab - Nanoelectronic materials laboratory gGmbH (Author)
  • Mengcheng Gui - , NaMLab - Nanoelectronic materials laboratory gGmbH (Author)
  • Stefan Slesazeck - , NaMLab - Nanoelectronic materials laboratory gGmbH (Author)
  • Thomas Mikolajick - , Chair of Nanoelectronics, NaMLab - Nanoelectronic materials laboratory gGmbH (Author)

Abstract

The concept of a free energy landscape is vital in describing the physics of ferroelectrics. New experimental methods allow the extraction of such energy landscapes directly from pulsed electrical measurements. This enables the identification of regions of negative energy curvature as a negative capacitance state in the ferroelectric. Here we show, that ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2films with thin dielectric interface layers exhibit two separate regions of negative capacitance in accordance with Landau theory, which provides new insights into the physics of ferroelectrics.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFCS-ISAF 2020 - Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ISBN (electronic)978-1-7281-6430-4
ISBN (print)978-1-7281-6753-4
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (IFCS-ISAF)

Conference

Title2020 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS) & IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF)
Abbreviated titleIFCS-ISAF 2020
Duration19 - 23 July 2020
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationOnline
CityKeystone
CountryUnited States of America

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-3814-0378/work/142256194

Keywords

Keywords

  • ferroelectrics, Landau theory, negative capacitance