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Oxygen Permeability of Ferroelectric Thin Film Top Electrodes and Its Effect on Detectable Fatigue Cycling-Induced Oxygen Isotope Motion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Lawrence F. Schloss ,
Hyoungsub Kim  and
Paul C. McIntyre
Lawrence F. Schloss*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
Hyoungsub Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
Paul C. McIntyre
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: lschloss@stanford.edu
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Abstract

We investigated the discrepancy between the significant 18O isotope motion observed after bipolar voltage cycling used to induce ferroelectric fatigue in unannealed Pt/Pb(Zr,Ti)O3/Ir (PZT) capacitors and the lack of any observable oxygen tracer motion in annealed capacitors. We found that while unannealed Pt electrodes are permeable to oxygen, annealed Pt electrodes are oxygen impermeable. Further, when the initial oxygen tracer profile does not vary strongly with depth, the ability to detect oxygen motion during fatigue voltage cycling depends critically on the oxygen permeability of the capacitor’s top electrode. Our results indicate that oxygen exchange between the PZT film and external oxygen sources and sinks during voltage cycling is not necessary for ferroelectric fatigue to be manifest. In addition, studies of the dependence of ferroelectric materials properties on ambient gases should be accompanied by analysis of the permeability of exposed surfaces to the gases of interest.

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FerroelectricAnnealingBarrier layer
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , pp. 1265 - 1272
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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