학술논문

Enhanced ON/OFF Ratio (4 × 105) and Robust Endurance (> 1010) in an InGaZnO/HfxZr1-xO2 Ferroelectric Diode via Defect Engineering
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices IEEE Trans. Electron Devices Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on. 71(3):2238-2242 Mar, 2024
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Iron
Tunneling
Light emitting diodes
Semiconductor diodes
Zirconium
Leakage currents
Temperature measurement
Endurance
ferroelectric diode (FE diode)
microwave annealing (MWA)
tunneling current
two terminal memory
Language
ISSN
0018-9383
1557-9646
Abstract
In this study, we focused on the electrical and reliability characteristics of a ferroelectric diode (FE diode) composed of an InGaZnO (IGZO)/HfxZr1−xO2 (HZO) stack by controlling the bulk and interface defect of IGZO. Initially, to achieve the high ON/ OFF ratio, we reduced the bulk defects in the IGZO film during deposition by adjusting the oxygen partial pressure. This strategy effectively reduced the OFF-state leakage current in the high-resistance state (HRS), as demonstrated by current–voltage ( ${I}$ – ${V}{)}$ characteristics and ${x}$ -ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Subsequently, to enhance the endurance characteristics, we considered the application of microwave annealing (MWA) as an alternative to the conventional rapid thermal annealing (RTA) to decrease interface traps. Upon assessing interface trap densities, we confirmed an improved interface quality within double-layered structure. Consequently, the IGZO/HZO FE diode device exhibited a remarkable ON/OFF ratio of $4\times 10^{{5}}$ and cycling endurance of $10^{{10}}$ , underlining the importance of defect management in device performance.