Role of oxygen vacancies in ferroelectric or resistive switching hafnium oxide

Authors
Lee, JaewookYang, KunKwon, Ju YoungKim, Ji EunHan, Dong InLee, Dong HyunYoon, Jung HoPark, Min Hyuk
Issue Date
2023-12
Publisher
Springer | Korea Nano Technology Research Society
Citation
Nano Convergence, v.10, no.1
Abstract
HfO2 shows promise for emerging ferroelectric and resistive switching (RS) memory devices owing to its excellent electrical properties and compatibility with complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology based on mature fabrication processes such as atomic layer deposition. Oxygen vacancy (Vo), which is the most frequently observed intrinsic defect in HfO2-based films, determines the physical/electrical properties and device performance. Vo influences the polymorphism and the resulting ferroelectric properties of HfO2. Moreover, the switching speed and endurance of ferroelectric memories are strongly correlated to the Vo concentration and redistribution. They also strongly influence the device-to-device and cycle-to-cycle variability of integrated circuits based on ferroelectric memories. The concentration, migration, and agglomeration of Vo form the main mechanism behind the RS behavior observed in HfO2, suggesting that the device performance and reliability in terms of the operating voltage, switching speed, on/off ratio, analog conductance modulation, endurance, and retention are sensitive to Vo. Therefore, the mechanism of Vo formation and its effects on the chemical, physical, and electrical properties in ferroelectric and RS HfO2 should be understood. This study comprehensively reviews the literature on Vo in HfO2 from the formation and influencing mechanism to material properties and device performance. This review contributes to the synergetic advances of current knowledge and technology in emerging HfO2-based semiconductor devices.
Keywords
ATOMIC-LAYER DEPOSITION; RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY; CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION; THIN-FILMS; DIELECTRIC-PROPERTIES; CONDUCTIVE FILAMENT; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; ZIRCONIUM-OXIDE; MECHANISM; EVOLUTION; HfO2; Ferroelectricity; Resistive switching; Semiconductor; Memory device
ISSN
2196-5404
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/113037
DOI
10.1186/s40580-023-00403-4
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