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most citedAlScN: A III-V semiconductor based ferroelectric

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10 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Beyond the Parasitic Limit: A Nanoprobing Framework for De-embedding Intrinsic Ferroelectric Properties at the Deep Sub-Micrometer Scale

Niklas Kyoushi, Georg Schönweger, Ole Gronenberg +4

The continued scaling of ferroelectric devices is critical for next-generation computing architectures, yet it is fundamentally challenged by a metrological bottleneck: at the deep…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 26 cited

Clarification of the Spontaneous Polarization Direction in Crystals with Wurtzite Structure

Simon Fichtner, Mohamed Yassine, Chris van de Walle +1

The wurtzite structure is one of the most frequently found crystal structures in modern semiconductors and its inherent spontaneous polarization is a defining materials property. D…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 2 cited

Wafer scale reactive sputtering of highly oriented and ferroelectric AlScN from 300 mm AlSc Targets

Tom-Niklas Kreutzer, Muhammad Zubair Ghori, Md Redwanul Islam +4

This paper presents progress towards the large-scale manufacturability of piezo- and ferroelectric AlScN thin films with very high Sc content. AlScN lay…

physics.app-ph2023★ 61 cited

Demonstration and STEM Analysis of Ferroelectric Switching in MOCVD-Grown Single Crystalline AlScN

Niklas Wolff, Georg Schoenweger, Isabel Streicher +10

Wurtzite-type AlScN solid solutions grown by metal organic chemical vapour deposition are for the first time confirmed to be ferroelectric. The film with 230 nm thickne…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 1 cited

The Interplay Between Imprint, Wake-Up Like Effects and Domains in Ferroelectric AlScN

Maike Gremmel, Simon Fichtner

This paper investigates wake-up and imprint in ferroelectric AlScN films. The study employs a series of I-V and P-E measurements with varying electric field amplitudes and voltage…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 2 cited

In-Grain Ferroelectric Switching in Sub-5 nm Thin AlScN Films at 1 V

Georg Schönweger, Niklas Wolff, Md Redwanul Islam +5

Analog switching in ferroelectric devices promises neuromorphic computing with highest energy efficiency, if limited device scalability can be overcome. To contribute to a solution…

physics.app-ph2022★ 54 cited

Ultrathin AlScN for low-voltage driven ferroelectric-based devices

Georg Schönweger, Md Redwanul Islam, Niklas Wolff +4

Thickness scaling of ferroelectricity in AlScN is a determining factor for its potential application in neuromorphic computing and memory devices. In this letter, we report on ultr…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 122 cited

On the exceptional temperature stability of ferroelectric AlScN thin films

MD Redwanul Islam, Niklas Wolff, Mohammed Yassine +7

Through its dependence on low symmetry crystal phases, ferroelectricity is inherently a property tied to the lower temperature ranges of the phase diagram for a given material. Thi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

Ferroelectricity in AlScN: Switching, Imprint and sub-150 nm Films

Simon Fichtner, Georg Schönweger, Tom-Niklas Kreutzer +4

The discovery of ferroelectricity in AlScN allowed the first clear observation of the effect in the wurtzite crystal structure, resulting in a material with a previously unpreceden…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 842 cited

AlScN: A III-V semiconductor based ferroelectric

Simon Fichtner, Niklas Wolff, Fabian Lofink +2

Ferroelectric switching is unambigiously demonstrated for the first time in a III-V semiconductor based material: AlScN -- A discovery which could help to satisfy the urgent demand…