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The effect of RuO2/Pt hybrid bottom electrode structure on the leakage and fatigue properties of chemical solution derived Pb(ZrxTi1−x)O3 thin films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Seung-Hyun Kim ,
J. G. Hong ,
S. K. Streiffer  and
Angus I. Kingon
Seung-Hyun Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
J. G. Hong
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
S. K. Streiffer
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
Angus I. Kingon
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
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Abstract

We have investigated the effect of RuO2 (10, 30, 50 nm)/Pt layered hybrid bottom electrode structure and film composition on the leakage and fatigue properties of chemical solution derived Pb(ZrxTi1−x)O3 (PZT) thin films. It was observed that the use of high Ti content (Zr: Ti = 30: 70) films with control of excess PbO at the thin RuO2 (10 nm)/Pt bottom electrode surface reduced leakage current and showed good fatigue properties with high remanent polarization compared to the use of high Zr films (Zr: Ti = 50: 50) or thicker RuO2 (30, 50 nm)/Pt bottom electrodes. Typical P-E hysteresis behavior of PZT films was observed even at an applied voltage of 3 V, demonstrating greatly improved remanence and coercivity. Fatigue and breakdown characteristics of these modified PZT thin films (Zr: Ti = 30: 70) on RuO2 (10 nm)/Pt, measured at 5 V, showed stable behavior, and less than 15% fatigue degradation was observed up to 1010 cycles.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 1018 - 1025
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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