Polarization of Bi2Te3 Thin Film in a Floating-Gate Capacitor Structure

Published

December 8, 2014

Author(s)

Hui H. Yuan, Kai Zhang, Haitao Li, Hao Zhu, John E. Bonevich, Helmut Baumgart, Curt A. Richter, Qiliang Li

Abstract

Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor capacitors with Bi2Te3 thin film sandwiched and embedded inside the oxide layer have been fabricated and studied. The capacitors exhibit ferroelectric-like hysteresis which is a result of the robust, reversible polarization of Bi2Te3 thin film while the gate voltage sweeps. The temperature-dependent capacitance measurement indicates that the activation energy is about 0.33 eV for separating the electron and hole pairs in the bulk of Bi2Te3, and driving them to either the top or bottom surface of the thin film. Because of the fast polarization speed, potentially excellent endurance, and the CMOS compatibility, the Bi2Te3 embedded MOS structures are very interesting for memory application.

Citation

Applied Physics Letters

Volume

105

Issue

23

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

Topological Insulator, capacitance, Nanoelectronics, Floating-Gate Memory

Citation

Yuan, H. , Zhang, K. , Li, H. , Zhu, H. , Bonevich, J. , Baumgart, H. , Richter, C. and Li, Q. (2014), Polarization of Bi2Te3 Thin Film in a Floating-Gate Capacitor Structure, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4904003 (Accessed April 25, 2024)