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Metal-oxide heterostructures

Publication Type

Journal Article

Authors

Ramesh, Ramamoorthy, V.G. Keramidas

DOI

10.1146/annurev.ms.25.080195.003243

Abstract

This review provides an introduction to the idea of metal-oxide heterostructures. The potential application of metal-oxide heterostructures is demonstrated with the case study of ferroelectric nonvolatile memories, in which the ferroelectric stack contains a multicomponent metal oxide. The advantages of using metallic oxides as contact electrodes compared with conventional metal electrodes are demonstrated through results of reliability tests. Some novel ideas for the integration of multicomponent metallic oxides with conventional semiconductor electronics are also presented. Finally, a short discussion of the evolution of the general field of metal-oxide heterostructures is provided.

Journal

Annual Review of Materials Science

Volume

Year of Publication

1995

ISSN

00846600

Notes

cited By 21

Research Areas

Ramesh Lab