T. Kawakubo et al., NOVEL FERROELECTRIC EPITAXIAL (BA,SR)TIO3 CAPACITOR FOR DEEP-SUBMICRON MEMORY APPLICATIONS, IEEE electron device letters, 18(11), 1997, pp. 529-531
A novel ferroelectric capacitor cell was developed using a (Ba,Sr)TiO3
(BSTO)/SrRuO3 (SRO) heteroepitaxial technique on Si and strontium tit
anate substrates. Distinct ferroelectricity results from the c-axis be
ing elongated due to lattice mismatch between the dielectric and elect
rode. The epitaxial BSTO capacitor showed distinct ferroelectricity ev
en at 30 nm thickness, which is the thinnest ferroelectric film so far
, Its superior ferroelectric properties, reliability, and sub-micron s
ilicon process compatibility were confirmed.