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high density ferroelectric memory process flow requires the integratio
n of conducting barrier layers to connect the drain of the pass-gate t
ransistor to the bottom electrode of the ferroelectric stack. We are s
tudying the effect of crystallinity of the TiN/Pt barrier layer with S
i wafers on the ferroelectric properties of Sr0.5CoO3/Pb(Nb0.04Zr0.28T
i0.68)O-3/La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 (LSCO/PNZT/LSCO) capacitors. Structural studi
es indicate complete phase purity (i.e., fully perovskite) in both epi
taxial and polycrystalline materials. The polycrystalline capacitors s
how lower remnant polarization and coercive voltages. However, the ret
ention, fatigue, and imprint characteristics are similar, indicating m
inimal influence of crystalline quality on the ferroelectric propertie
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