We present investigations on the resistive switching effect in SrRuO3∕PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3∕Pt ferroelectric capacitors. Using a conductive atomic force microscope, the out-of-plane piezoelectric response and the capacitive and resistive current were simultaneously measured as a function of applied bias voltage. We observed two independent switching phenomena, one attributed to the ferroelectric switching process and the other to resistive switching.We show that I-V curves alone are not sufficient in ferroelectric materials to clarify the underlying switching mechanism and must be used with sufficient caution.
SrTa2O6 thin films with thickness between 6 and 150nm were deposited in a multi-wafer planetary MOCVD reactor combined with a TRIJET® liquid delivery system using a single source precursor, strontium-tantalum-(methoxyethoxy)-ethoxide dissolved in toluene. A rather narrow process window for the deposition of stoichiometric SrTa2O6 was found for this precursor at low pressures and a susceptor temperature around 500°C. Films were grown on Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si, TiNx/Si, and SiO2/Si substrates. The as-deposited films were X-ray amorphous and could be crystallized by post-annealing at a temperature ≥700°C. The SrTa2O6 phase was dominating within a broad range of compositions (Sr/Ta: 0.4–0.7) and a perovskite type phase was observed for Sr/Ta > 0.7. The electrical properties have been investigated with MIM and MIS capacitors after sputter deposition of Pt top electrodes. The amorphous films had a relative permittivity, ε, in the range of 25–45, and low leakage currents. Crystallized films were investigated with Pt MIM capacitors. For stoichiometric SrTa2O6 the dielectric permittivity reached values of ε = 100–110, but the leakage currents were increased. Remarkably, the permittivity is not very sensitive to deviations from the exact stoichiometry of the SrTa2O6 phase (Sr/Ta: 0.40.7), but a decrease to values of ε = 30–40 is observed along with the phase transition at high Sr contents.
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