Structural and Ferroelectric Transition in Few-Layer HfO2 Films by First Principles Calculations

Author:

Gao 高 Ruiling 瑞灵,Liu 刘 Chao 超,Shi 施 Bowen 博文,Li 李 Yongchang 永昌,Luo 罗 Bing 兵,Chen 陈 Rui 睿,Ouyang 欧 Wenbin 阳文彬,Gao 高 Heng 恒,Hu 胡 Shunbo 顺波,Wang 王 Yin 音,Li 李 Dongdong 东栋,Ren 任 Wei 伟

Abstract

Abstract The discovery of ferroelectricity in HfO2-based materials with high dielectric constant has inspired tremendous research interest for next-generation electronic devices. Importantly, films structure and strain are key factors in exploration of ferroelectricity in fluorite-type oxide HfO2 films. Here we investigate the structures and strain-induced ferroelectric transition in different phases of few-layer HfO2 films (layer number N = 1–5). It is found that HfO2 films for all phases are more stable with increasing films thickness. Among them, the Pmn21 (110)-oriented film is most stable, and the films of N = 4, 5 occur with a P21 ferroelectric transition under tensile strain, resulting in polarization about 11.8 μC/cm2 along in-plane a-axis. The ferroelectric transition is caused by the strain, which induces the displacement of Hf and O atoms on the surface to non-centrosymmetric positions away from the original paraelectric positions, accompanied by the change of surface Hf–O bond lengths. More importantly, three new stable HfO2 2D structures are discovered, together with analyses of computed electronic structures, mechanical, and dielectric properties. This work provides guidance for theoretical and experimental study of the new structures and strain-tuned ferroelectricity in freestanding HfO2 films.

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IOP Publishing

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