Hysteresis relaxation in (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3 thin film capacitors with (La,Sr)CoO3 electrodes
Publication Type
Journal Article
Authors
Aggarwal, S., A.M. Dhote, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, W.L. Warren, G.E. Pike, D. Dimos, M.V. Raymond, B.A. Tuttle, J.T. Jr.
DOI
Abstract
We report on the thermally activated hysteresis relaxation effects in (La,Sr)CoO3/ (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3/(La,Sr)CoO3 thin film ferroelectric capacitors. Films cooled in oxygen deficient ambients exhibit a marked voltage offset in the hysteresis loops. Upon the application of a dc bias voltage or unidirectional pulses of the same polarity as the offset, the loops become more symmetric. Subsequently, holding the capacitors in the original preferred polarization state leads to a relaxation of the hysteresis loop towards its original voltage offset condition. The relaxation process is described by a stretched exponential and is thermally activated. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
69
Year of Publication
1996
ISSN
00036951
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