Mapping Ferroelectric Fields Reveals the Origins of the Coercivity Distribution.
ACS Nano
; 2024 Jul 17.
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ABSTRACT
Better techniques for imaging ferroelectric polarization would aid the development of new ferroelectrics and the refinement of old ones. Here we show how scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) electron beam-induced current (EBIC) imaging reveals ferroelectric polarization with obvious, simply interpretable contrast. Planar imaging of an entire ferroelectric hafnium zirconium oxide (Hf0.5Zr0.5O2, HZO) capacitor shows an EBIC response that is linearly related to the polarization determined in situ with the positive-up, negative-down (PUND) method. The contrast is easily calibrated in MV/cm. The underlying mechanism is magnification-independent, operating equally well on micrometer-sized devices and individual nanoscale domains. Coercive-field mapping reveals that individual domains are biased "positive" and "negative", as opposed to being "easy" and "hard" to switch. The remanent background E-fields generating this bias can be isolated and mapped. Coupled with STEM's native capabilities for structural identification, STEM EBIC imaging provides a revolutionary tool for characterizing ferroelectric materials and devices.
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