Understanding ferroelectricity in sputtered aluminum nitride thin films on silicon
We report ferroelectric switching at room temperature in sub-100 nm aluminum nitride thin films deposited using radio frequency magnetron sputtering in a metal–insulator–metal configuration. The film microstructures were investigated using transmission electron microscopy. Ferroelectric characterist...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2025-05-01
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| Series: | APL Materials |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0246797 |
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| Summary: | We report ferroelectric switching at room temperature in sub-100 nm aluminum nitride thin films deposited using radio frequency magnetron sputtering in a metal–insulator–metal configuration. The film microstructures were investigated using transmission electron microscopy. Ferroelectric characteristics have been investigated through dynamic hysteresis mode and positive-up-negative-down techniques that underscore contributions from leakage current showing the overestimated remnant polarization (Pr > 100 μC/cm2) values. True ferroelectric switching characterization shows a complete polarization reversal with a Pr of ∼90 μC/cm2. The interface trap density (Dit) at the AlN/Si interface in the metal–insulator–semiconductor configuration is estimated to be 6.91 × 1013 cm−2 eV−1 using conductance spectroscopy, indicating flatband voltage (∆Vfb) shifts dominated by charge trapping. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-532X |