Y. Fujisaki et al., IMPROVED RESISTANCE AGAINST THE REDUCTIVE AMBIENT ANNEALING OF FERROELECTRIC PB(ZR,TI)O-3 THIN-FILM CAPACITORS WITH IRO2 TOP ELECTRODE, IEICE transactions on electronics, E81C(4), 1998, pp. 518-522
Degradation of ferroelectricity in PZT (Pb(Zr-0.52, Ti-0.48)O-3) thin-
film capacitors caused by heat treatment in a reductive ambience is in
vestigated. We have found that the degradation of ferroelectricity dep
ends upon the metal used for the top electrode of the PZT capacitor. T
he increased degradation in the case of a PZT capacitor with Pt electr
odes can be explained by a catalytic reaction on the Pt surface. With
the use of an IrO2 non-catalytic top electrode, we have made the ferro
electricity of an IrO2/PZT/Pt capacitor retained even after the H-2 an
nealing at 400 degrees C, or above.