Ferroelectric capacitor with reduced imprint

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5677825
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08579891

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An improved ferroelectric capacitor exhibiting reduced imprint effects in comparison to prior art capacitors. A capacitor according to the present invention includes top and bottom electrodes and a ferroelectric layer sandwiched between the top and bottom electrodes, the ferroelectric layer comprising a perovskite structure of the chemical composition ABO.sub.3 wherein the B-site comprises first and second elements and a dopant element that has an oxidation state greater than +4. The concentration of the dopant is sufficient to reduce shifts in the coercive voltage of the capacitor with time. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ferroelectric element comprises Pb in the A-site, and the first and second elements are Zr and Ti, respectively. The preferred dopant is chosen from the group consisting of Niobium, Tantalum, and Tungsten. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the dopant occupies between 1 and 8% of the B-sites.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dimos, Duane B 6105 Innsbrook Ct., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87111 6 83
Evans, Jr Joseph T 13609 Verbena Pl., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87112 35 810
Pike, Gordon E 1609 Cedar Ridge, NE., Albuquerque, NM 87112 1 4
Tuttle, Bruce A 12808 Lillian Pl., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87122 6 87
Warren, William L 7716 Wm. Moyers Ave., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87122 46 1589

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