D. C. Leakage Currents in Ferroelectric Memories,

Abstract

Experimental data on d.c. leakage currents in lead zirconate titanate thin films (210 nm) are presented. The data show a flat, ohmic response up to a threshold of approximately 2.0 V, above which they satisfy a modified Child's Law, with a perfectly quadratic dependence: I = aV2. This suggests that at 5 V operation the film behaves as a fully depleted device. The difficulty in distinguishing between Frenkel-Poole, Schottky emission and true space-charge limited currents is briefly discussed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1991
Accession Number
ADP006651

Entities

People

  • B. M. Melnick
  • C. A. Araujo
  • J. F. Scott
  • L. D. Mcmillan

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Compounds
  • Colorado
  • Electron Emission
  • Emission
  • Experimental Data
  • Films
  • Lead Zirconate Titanates
  • Metallic Compounds
  • Space Charge
  • Thin Films
  • Titanates
  • Zirconates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space