Abstract
AbstractThe negative capacitance (NC) effect, recently discovered in a fluorite‐based ferroelectric thin film, has attracted great attention as a rescue to overcome the scaling limitations of the conventional memory and logic devices of highly integrated circuits. The NC effect manifesting an S‐shaped polarization–voltage (P–V) curve is initially interpreted by a 1‐dimensional Landau Ginzburg Devonshire (LGD) model. However, a series of recent studies have found that this effect can also be explained by the inhomogeneous stray field energy (ISE) model. In this study, by extending the ISE model in the ferroelectric (FE)‐dielectric (DE) layered structure, an analytical model that considers the influence of the interfacial screening charge distribution is presented. This model showed that the NC effect in the FE‐DE heterostructure can be manifested in various forms other than a single S‐shapedP–Vcurve. In particular, a double S‐shapedP–Vcurve is expected from the fully compensated anti‐parallel domain structure, confirmed experimentally in the actual Al2O3/(Hf0.5Zr0.5)O2/Al2O3triple‐layer structure. Furthermore, to reveal the origin of the double S‐shapedP–Vcurve, a multidomain LGD model is presented. It is confirmed that this phenomenon is attributed to the evolution of inhomogeneous stray field energy.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call