Ferroelectric Electroresistance after a Breakdown in Epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Tunnel Junctions
The recent discovery of ferroelectricity in doped HfO2 has opened perspectives on the development of memristors based on ferroelectric switching, including ferroelectric tunnel junctions. In these devices, conductive channels are formed in a similar manner to junctions based on nonferroelectric oxid...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/330980 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/330980 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85147690523 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Epitaxial HfO 2 Ferroelectric Ferroelectric hafnium oxide Ferroelectric tunnel junction Resistive switching |
| Resumo: | The recent discovery of ferroelectricity in doped HfO2 has opened perspectives on the development of memristors based on ferroelectric switching, including ferroelectric tunnel junctions. In these devices, conductive channels are formed in a similar manner to junctions based on nonferroelectric oxides. The formation of the conductive channels does not preclude the presence of ferroelectric switching, but little is known about the device ferroelectric properties after conduction path formation or their impact on the electric modulation of the resistance state. Here, we show that ferroelectricity and related sizable electroresistance are observed in pristine 4.6 nm epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 (HZO) tunnel junctions grown on Si. After a soft breakdown induced by the application of suitable voltage, the resistance decreases by about five orders of magnitude, but signatures of ferroelectricity and electroresistance are still observed. Impedance spectroscopy allows us to conclude that the effective ferroelectric device area after the breakdown is reduced, most likely by the formation of conducting paths at the edge. |
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