Dead Layer Thickness Estimation at the Ferroelectric Film-Metal Interface in PZT
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Different models for estimation of the dead layer thickness at the ferroelectric film-metal interface are discussed, including the small-signal capacitance model and two methods based on dielectric hysteresis analysis—one based on slopes of the hysteresis loops at the coercive field and the other method based on comparison of dielectric hysteresis portraits. It is shown that the latter technique yields more reliable data as it excludes the effect of leakage and relaxation loss. Conductivity may have a pronounced effect on the validity of dead-layer thickness data. This work relates peripherally to negative capacitance in ferroelectric films and to lozenge-shaped hysteresis curves.
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- Authors
- Podgorny, Y. V., Vorotilov, K. A., Sigov, A. S., & Scott, J. F.
- Affiliations
- MIREA - Russian Technological University (RU)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Scott, J. F.
- Venue
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Published
- 2019-04-01
- Volume
- 114
- Issue
- 13
- ISSN
- 0003-6951 (ISSN-L)
- 1077-3118
- OpenAlex
- W2930778639
- Cited by
- 21
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- FWCI
- 0.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Applied Physics Letters (publishedVersion)
- St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (11.2259.2017, 3.5726.2017/8.9)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Dielectric materials and actuators
- Keywords
- dead layer thickness, lead zirconate titanate, leakage current, relaxation losses, conductivity effects, negative capacitance
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