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A van der Waals Ferroelectric Tunnel Junction for Ultrahigh‐Temperature Operation Memory

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Facing the constant scaling down and thus increasingly severe self‐heating effect, developing ultrathin and heat‐insensitive ferroelectric devices is essential for future electronics. However, conventional ultrathin ferroelectrics and most 2D ferroelectric… Click to show full abstract

Facing the constant scaling down and thus increasingly severe self‐heating effect, developing ultrathin and heat‐insensitive ferroelectric devices is essential for future electronics. However, conventional ultrathin ferroelectrics and most 2D ferroelectric materials (2DFMs) are not suitable for high‐temperature operation due to their low Curie temperature. Here, by using few‐layer α‐In2Se3, a special 2DFM with high Curie temperature, van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ) memories that deliver outstanding and reliable performance at both room and high temperatures are constructed. The vdW FTJs offer a large on/off ratio of 104 at room temperature and still reveal excellent on/off ratio at an ultrahigh temperature of 470 K, which will fail down other 2DFMs. Moreover, long retention and reliable cyclic endurance at high temperature are achieved, showing robust thermal stability of the vdW FTJ memory. The observations of this work demonstrate an exciting promise of α‐In2Se3 for reliable service in high temperature either from self‐heating or harsh environments.

Keywords: tunnel junction; van der; temperature operation; der waals; temperature; ferroelectric tunnel

Journal Title: Small Methods
Year Published: 2022

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