Atomic visualization of the emergence of orthorhombic phase in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2ferroelectric film with in-situ rapid thermal annealing

  • Tianjiao Xin
  • , Yonghui Zheng
  • , Yan Cheng*
  • , Kai Du
  • , Yiwei Wang
  • , Zhaomeng Gao
  • , Diqing Su
  • , Yunzhe Zheng
  • , Qilan Zhong
  • , Cheng Liu
  • , Rong Huang
  • , Chungang Duan
  • , Sannian Song
  • , Zhitang Song
  • , Hangbing Lyu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

For the first time, the dynamic process of orthorhombic (o-) phase emergence during rapid thermal annealing in polycrystalline Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 (HZO) ferroelectric film was directly visualized though in-situ spherical aberration corrected transmission electron microscopy technique. We have the following main observations: (1) o-phase nucleates from centrosymmetric tetragonal (t-) phase at top TiN/HZO interface where the oxygen vacancy (Vo) concentration is rich, identifying that Vo is helpful to lower the free energy of o-phase; (2) o-phase appears in both heating up and cooling down stages. The o-phase formed in the heating stage rapidly transforms into t-phase again as the temperature further increasing, and the one formed in the cooling stage is retained. These findings provide solid evidence on the o-phase origin in fluorite-type ferroelectric materials.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits, VLSI Technology and Circuits 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages343-344
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781665497725
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits, VLSI Technology and Circuits 2022 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: 12 Jun 202217 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - Symposium on VLSI Technology
Volume2022-June
ISSN (Print)0743-1562

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits, VLSI Technology and Circuits 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period12/06/2217/06/22

Keywords

  • HZO film
  • RTA
  • ferroelectric
  • in-situ TEM

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