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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • High domain-wall currents in Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) nanodevices are key for fast ferroelectric domain wall random access memory (DWRAM).
  • Nonlinear current increase at higher write voltages leads to significant energy consumption in DWRAM.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To resolve high energy consumption issues in DWRAM by controlling domain forward growth.
  • To achieve both low energy consumption and fast operation speeds in DWRAM devices.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a ferroelectric mesa-like cell on an X-cut LiNbO3 single crystal surface.
  • Utilizing Pt/Ni electrodes to generate an in-plane inhomogeneous electric field.
  • Controlling two-step domain forward growth to form charged and neutral 180° domain walls.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a large readout wall current with an inclined charged 180° domain under a 5 V write voltage.
  • Reduced wall current by 10 times at a 6 V write voltage by forming a neutral 180° domain wall.
  • Maintained an unchanged domain below the mesa-like cell as a reference.

Conclusions:

  • The two-step domain forward growth strategy effectively manages domain wall currents.
  • This approach satisfies the conflicting requirements of low energy consumption and high-speed operation for DWRAM.
  • Demonstrated a viable method for optimizing ferroelectric memory device performance.