RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Structure and electrical behavior of hafnium-praseodymium oxide thin films Grown by atomic layer deposition A1 Kukli, Kaupo A1 Aarik, Lauri A1 Vinuesa Sanz, Guillermo A1 Dueñas Carazo, Salvador A1 Castán Lanaspa, María Helena A1 García García, Héctor A1 Kasikov, Aarne A1 Ritslaid, Peeter A1 Piirsoo, Helle-Mai A1 Aarik, Jaan K1 Atomic layer deposition K1 Crystals K1 Cristales - Estructura K1 Crystallography K1 Dielectrics K1 Dielectric properties K1 Electric resistors K1 Switching circuits K1 Electronics - Materials K1 Resistencias eléctricas K1 Circuitos eléctricos K1 Electricity K1 Materials science K1 Hafnium oxide K1 Óxido de hafnio K1 Praseodymium oxide K1 Óxido de praseodimio K1 2211.04 Cristalografía K1 2202.03 Electricidad K1 2203 Electrónica K1 3312 Tecnología de Materiales AB Crystal structure and electrical properties of hafnium-praseodymium oxide thin films grown by atomic layer deposition on ruthenium substrate electrodes were characterized and compared with those of undoped HfO2 films. The HfO2 reference films crystallized in the stable monoclinic phase of HfO2. Mixing HfO2 and PrOx resulted in the growth of nanocrystalline metastable tetragonal HfO2. The highest relative permittivities reaching 37–40 were measured for the films with tetragonal structures that were grown using HfO2:PrOx cycle ratio of 5:1 and possessed Pr/(Pr + Hf) atomic ratios of 0.09–0.10. All the HfO2:PrOx films exhibited resistive switching behavior. Lower commutation voltages and current values, promising in terms of reduced power consumption, were achieved for the films grown with HfO2:PrOx cycle ratios of 3:1 and 2:1 and showing Pr/(Pr + Hf) atomic ratios of 0.16–0.23. Differently from the undoped HfO2 films, the Pr-doped films showed low variability of resistance state currents and stable endurance behavior, extending over 104 switching cycles. PB MDPI SN 1996-1944 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63056 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63056 LA eng NO Materials, 2022, Vol. 15, Nº. 3, 877 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 16-jun-2024