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Abstract
In this letter, the advantages of an antiferroelectric (AFE) and ferroelectric (FE) bilayer stack made of Hf
x
Zr
$_{{1}-{\text {x}}}$
O
2
(HZO) with different compositions were reported. Compared to the monolayer ferroelectric control sample, Mo/FE/Mo, the Mo/FE/AFE/Mo, and Mo/AFE/FE/Mo stacks exhibited a significant decrease in the coercive field (E
$_{\text {c}}\text {)}$
. A higher dielectric constant of AFE increased the voltage distribution across the FE layer in the bilayer HZO structure, leading to a decrease in E
c
. Furthermore, the capacitor with Mo/AFE/FE/Mo exhibited 28% higher polarization, P
r
(2P
$_{\text {r}} \,\, = \,\, 45.9~\mu $
C/cm
$^{{2}}\text {)}$
, than the control sample, while this significant increase of P
r
was not observed in the capacitor with Mo/FE/AFE/Mo. Electrical measurements of the capacitors with FE and AFE having various thicknesses showed that the dielectric constants and phase composition depend on the deposition sequence. A higher orthogonal phase ratio was achieved in the Mo/AFE/FE/Mo stack compared to the Mo/FE/AFE/Mo stack, resulting in higher polarization. Furthermore, bilayer capacitors with Mo/AFE/FE/Mo showed more robust long time reliability, such as endurance and retention.
期刊介绍:
IEEE Electron Device Letters publishes original and significant contributions relating to the theory, modeling, design, performance and reliability of electron and ion integrated circuit devices and interconnects, involving insulators, metals, organic materials, micro-plasmas, semiconductors, quantum-effect structures, vacuum devices, and emerging materials with applications in bioelectronics, biomedical electronics, computation, communications, displays, microelectromechanics, imaging, micro-actuators, nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, power ICs and micro-sensors.