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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/eem2.12500
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charged defects; ferroelectric polarization; rhombohedral phase; stability; zirconia
In this study, it is found that oxygen vacancies in rhombohedral ZrO2 thin films not only stabilize the phase, but also contribute to the ferroelectric polarization. Experimental investigation, coupled with density functional theory calculations, reveals the importance of oxygen vacancies for stabilizing rhombohedral ZrO2 thin films with superior ferroelectric properties.
Rhombohedral phase HfxZr1-xO2 (HZO, x from 0 to 1) films are promising for achieving robust ferroelectric polarization without the need for an initial wake-up pre-cycling, as is normally the case for the more commonly studied orthorhombic phase. However, a large spontaneous polarization observed in rhombohedral films is not fully understood, and there are also large discrepancies between experimental and theoretical predictions. In this work, in rhombohedral ZrO2 thin films, we show that oxygen vacancies are not only a key factor for stabilizing the phase, but they are also a source of ferroelectric polarization in the films. This is shown experimentally through the investigation of the structural properties, chemical composition and the ferroelectric properties of the films before and after an annealing at moderate temperature (400 degrees C) in an oxygen environment to reduce the V-O concentration compared. The experimental work is supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations which show that the rhombohedral phase is the most stable one in highly oxygen defective ZrO2 films. The DFT calculations also show that V-O contribute to the ferroelectric polarization. Our findings reveal the importance of V-O for stabilizing rhombohedral ZrO2 thin films with superior ferroelectric properties.
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