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Contribution of electrodes and microstructures to the electrical properties of Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 thin film capacitors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

H.N. Al-Shareef ,
A.I. Kingon ,
X. Chen ,
K.R. Bellur  and
O. Auciello
H.N. Al-Shareef
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
A.I. Kingon
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
X. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
K.R. Bellur
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
O. Auciello
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907, and MCNC, Electronics Technology Division, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2889
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Abstract

Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 (PZT) thin film capacitors have been fabricated with four electrode combinations: Pt/PZT/Pt/SiO2Si, RuO2/PZT/Pt/SiO2/Si, RuO2/PZT/RuO2/SiO2/Si, and Pt/PZT/RuO2/SiO2/Si. It is shown that polarization fatigue is determined largely by the electrode type (Pt vs RuO2), and microstructure has only a second-order effect on fatigue. If either the top or bottom electrode is platinum, significant polarization fatigue occurs. Fatigue-free capacitors are obtained only when both electrodes are RuO2. In contrast, the bottom electrode is found to have a major effect on the leakage characteristics of the PZT capacitors, presumably via microstructural modifications. Capacitors with bottom RuO2 electrodes show high leakage currents (J = 10−3-10−5 A/cm2 at 1 V) irrespective of the top electrode material. Capacitors with Pt bottom electrodes have much lower leakage currents (J = 10−8 A/cm2 at 1 V) irrespective of the top electrode material. At low voltage, the I-V curves show ohmic behavior and negligible polarity dependence for all capacitor types. At higher voltages, the leakage current is probably Schottky emission controlled for the capacitors with Pt bottom electrodes.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 9 , Issue 11 , November 1994 , pp. 2968 - 2975
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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