journal article·2026-02

Seed layer effect on the phase evolution of the La-doped hafnium zirconium oxide with back-end-of-line compatibility

Dae Seon Kwon, Jasper Bizindavyi, Pradyumna Kumar Parida, Gourab De, Hyun-Cheol Kim, Olivier Richard, Paola Favia, Attilio Belmonte, Annelies Delabie, Laura Nyns, Gouri Sankar Kar, Jan Van Houdt, Mihaela Ioana Popovici

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