2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Tuning Breakdown-to-Coercive Field Ratio in Ultra-Thin Al1-xScxN Films via Reactive Nitrogen Atmosphere
Yinuo Zhang, Walter J. Smith, Giovanni Esteves +3
Al1-xScxN has attracted significant interest due to its large remnant polarization and low processing temperature when compared to other ferroelectric material systems. However, de…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Nitrogen Vacancies Induce Fatigue in Ferroelectric
Walter J. Smith, Betul Akkopru-Akgun, Erdem Ozdemir +7
Wurtzite ferroelectrics (e.g., ) are being explored for high-temperature and emerging near-, or in-compute, memory architectures due to the material ad…