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    Creating Ferroelectricity in Monoclinic (HfO2)1/(CeO2)1 Superlattices
    August 30, 2024
  • Ferroelectricity in CMOS-compatible hafnia (HfO2) is crucial for the fabrication of high-integration nonvolatile memory devices. However, the capture of ferroelectricity in HfO2 requires the stabilization of thermodynamically metastable orthorhombic or rhombohedral phases, which entails the introduction of defects (e.g., dopants and vacancies) and pays the price of crystal imperfections, causing unpleasant wake-up and fatigue effects. Here, we report a theoretical strategy on the realization of robust ferroelectricity in HfO2-based ferroelectrics by designing a series of epitaxial (HfO2)1/(CeO2)1 superlattices. The designed ferroelectric superlattices are defects free, and most importantly, on the base of the thermodynamically stable monoclinic phase of HfO2. Consequently, this allows the creation of superior ferroelectric properties with an electric polarization >25  μC/cm2 and an ultralow polarization-switching energy barrier at 2.5  meV/atom. Our work may open an avenue toward the fabrication of high-performance HfO2-based ferroelectric devices.