Description: Correlation between switching and fatigue in PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3 thin films

This title appears in the Scientific Report : 2000

Correlation between switching and fatigue in PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3 thin films

Fast pulse switching experiments with variable width and amplitude of the write pulse were performed on PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3 thin films and the results were correlated to fatigue measurements with varying frequency and amplitude of the fatigue signal. It was found that small amplitudes in combination with...

Personal Name(s):	Grossmann, M.
	Bolten, D. / Lohse, O. / Böttger, U. / Waser, R.
Contributing Institute:	Institut für Festkörperforschung; IFF
Published in:	Applied physics letters, 77 (2000) S. 1894 - 1896
Imprint:	Melville, NY American Institute of Physics 2000
Physical Description:	1894 - 1896
Document Type:	Journal Article
Research Program:	Festkörperforschung für die Informationstechnik
Series Title:	Applied Physics Letters 77
Subject (ZB):	J
Link:	OpenAccess
	Publikationsportal JuSER

Please use the identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/879 in citations.

Fast pulse switching experiments with variable width and amplitude of the write pulse were performed on PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3 thin films and the results were correlated to fatigue measurements with varying frequency and amplitude of the fatigue signal. It was found that small amplitudes in combination with a small pulse width of the write pulse does not provide sufficient switching of the ferroelectric film. Furthermore, for the fatigue measurements, it is shown that the degree of switching caused by the fatigue excitation signal strongly influences the fatigue results. In the case of complete switching, the fatigue behavior is found to be independent of the fatigue frequency and only the number of switching cycles is decisive for the polarization decrease. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)02535-3].