Memory Window Enhancement in Antiferroelectric RAM by Hf Doping in ZrO₂
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Abstract
Antiferroelectric random access memory (AFERAM) is one of the newest alternative non-volatile memory technologies to emerge in recent years. ZrO2-based antiferroelectric films are exceptionally well-suited for memory applications with very high cycling endurance (>1010) and low operating voltages (< 2 V). Lightly alloying ZrO2 with HfO2 is performed to assess AFERAM device performance with back-end-of-line compatible thin film Zr1-xHfxO2 (x $\le0.13$ ) capacitors. The transition fields associated with antiferroelectric behavior are reduced with more Hf incorporation, yielding a larger magnitude switching polarization and memory window. Cycling endurance beyond 1010 cycles is conducted on thin film capacitors where wake-up in AFERAM first leads to an increase, then a decrease in the memory window at a cumulative cycle number found to be dependent on the amount of Hf-incorporation. Hf-incorporation into ZrO2 is demonstrated to be a feasible way to improve the memory window in ZrO2-based AFERAM.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1447 - 1450 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE electron device letters |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 9 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2022 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85134211618 |
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unpaywall | 10.1109/led.2022.3189159 |
Mendeley | 8678c5cd-afe3-329e-9b32-fead89c206ef |
WOS | 000845067200018 |
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Keywords
- Nonvolatile memory, antiferroelectric, cycling endurance, ferroelectric, memory window, thin films