EFFECTS OF OPERATING-CONDITIONS ON THE FAST-DECAY COMPONENT OF THE RETAINED POLARIZATION IN LEAD-ZIRCONATE-TITANATE THIN-FILMS

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BENEDETTO, JM
MOORE, RA
MCLEAN, FB
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[1] Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi
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10.1063/1.355875
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The fast-decay component of the retained polarization in lead zirconate titanate ferroelectric capacitors was examined as a function of write/read voltage, number of cycles (fatigue), and temperature. The percentage of polarization loss within 1 s after the write pulse was found to be independent of the write/read voltage and only somewhat dependent upon the number of read/write cycles and temperature. A preliminary model is presented based on depolarizing fields within the ferroelectric due to nonswitching layers at the top and bottom interfaces.
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