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The leakage current suppression mechanism in a RuO 2 /SrTiO 3 /Ru capacitor induced by introduction of an ultra-thin GeO 2 interfacial layer at the bottom interface

Heewon Paik, Dohyun Kim, Junil Lim, Haengha Seo, Tae Kyun Kim, Jong Hoon Shin, Haewon Song, Hansub Yoon, Dae Seon Kwon, Dong Gun Kim, Jung-Hae Choi, Cheol Seong Hwang

Journal of Materials Chemistry C· Volume 13· Issue 42
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Abstract

An ultrathin GeO 2 layer effectively passivates the STO/Ru BE interface and compensates oxygen vacancies within the STO layer, thereby significantly suppressing leakage current in an MIM capacitor.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Semiconductor materials and devices · Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials · Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

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Affiliations

Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Inter-University Semiconductor Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea

Electronic and Hybrid Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Korea

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04310, Republic of Korea

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea

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