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- Title
A new non-destructive readout by using photo-recovered surface potential contrast.
- Authors
Le Wang; Kui-juan Jin; Jun-xing Gu; Chao Ma; Xu He; Jiandi Zhang; Can Wang; Yu Feng; Qian Wan; Jin-an Shi; Lin Gu; Meng He; Hui-bin Lu; Guo-zhen Yang
- Abstract
Ferroelectric random access memory is still challenging in the feature of combination of room temperature stability, non-destructive readout and high intensity storage. As a non-contact and non-destructive information readout method, surface potential has never been paid enough attention because of the unavoidable decay of the surface potential contrast between oppositely polarized domains. That is mainly due to the recombination of the surface movable charges around the domain walls. Here, by introducing a laser beam into the combination of piezoresponse force microscopy and Kelvin probe force microscopy, we demonstrate that the surface potential contrast of BiFeO3 films can be recovered under light illumination. The recovering mechanism is understood based on the redistribution of the photo-induced charges driven by the internal electric field. Furthermore, we have created a 12-cell memory pattern based on BiFeO3 films to show the feasibility of such photo-assisted non-volatile and non-destructive readout of the ferroelectric memory.
- Subjects
FERROELECTRIC crystals; FERROELECTRIC materials; SURFACE photovoltage; ELECTRIC potential; KELVIN (Unit of measurement)
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2014, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/srep06980