DOI: 10.1063/1.1331341. Relaxation mechanism of ferroelectric switching in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films

Relaxation mechanism of ferroelectric switching in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films

10.1063/1.1331341

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Abstract

The polarization reversal process of tetragonal Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films has been intensively studied using conventional hysteresis and rectangle pulse measurements. Decreasing the voltage level of the pulses significantly slows down the polarization switching to the range of milliseconds. The switching current response shows a Curie–von Schweidler behavior over a broad time range. The transient current and the frequency dependence of the P–V loops of these films compared to the properties of ferroelectric single crystals show some similarities but also significant differences. The theoretical models of the classical ferroelectric phase transition and especially the conditions of the pulse measurements in single crystals and thin films are discussed. It leads to the conclusion that it is not the domain wall structure and domain wall motion that determine the polarization reversal but dissipative polarization processes which can take place in both ferroelectric and nonferroelectric high-k dielectric thin films.

Bibliography

Lohse, O., Grossmann, M., Boettger, U., Bolten, D., & Waser, R. (2001). Relaxation mechanism of ferroelectric switching in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films. Journal of Applied Physics, 89(4), 2332â2336.

Authors 5

O. Lohse (first)
M. Grossmann (additional)
U. Boettger (additional)
D. Bolten (additional)
R. Waser (additional)

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Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:24 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 11, 2024, 12:42 a.m.)
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Issued	24 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 15, 2001)
Published	24 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 15, 2001)
Published Print	24 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 15, 2001)

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@article{Lohse_2001, title={Relaxation mechanism of ferroelectric switching in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films}, volume={89}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1331341}, DOI={10.1063/1.1331341}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Lohse, O. and Grossmann, M. and Boettger, U. and Bolten, D. and Waser, R.}, year={2001}, month=feb, pages={2332–2336} }

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