钛酸钡铁电隧道结的极化翻转动力学研究

Research on polarization switching dynamics in barium titanate ferroelectric tunnel junctions

  • 摘要: 本文针对冯·诺依曼架构存在的处理器与存储器间数据传输瓶颈所导致的高能耗和低效率问题,探索了基于铁电隧道结的神经形态计算解决方案。铁电隧道结因其独特的极化翻转特性而具备神经形态计算所需的物理基础,其中极化翻转的统计行为直接决定器件性能。本文以钛酸钡铁电材料隧道结存储器为模型,重点探讨了机械边界条件对极化翻转统计行为的调控机制。研究结果表明,由于上下电极材料与铁电层之间的晶格失配所产生的非均匀应力分布,会显著调制铁电层的极化翻转特性,这一发现对优化神经形态计算器件性能具有重要意义。通过自研相场模拟技术,结合非均匀场机理,研究发现铁电隧道结相比上表面无夹持的原生薄膜表现出更快的极化翻转速度和更高的非均匀性,显著提升了神经形态计算性能。研究表明,非均匀应力对铁电隧道结在神经形态计算中的应用具有积极影响。

     

    Abstract: To address the high energy consumption and low efficiency caused by the data transfer bottleneck between processors and memory in von Neumann architectures, this study explores a neuromorphic computing solution based on ferroelectric tunnel junctions (FTJs). FTJs exhibit the essential physical characteristics for neuromorphic computing due to their unique polarization switching behavior, where the statistical properties of polarization reversal directly determine device performance. Using barium titanate-based FTJ memory as a model system, this work investigates the regulatory effects of mechanical boundary conditions on polarization switching statistics. The results demonstrate that the non-uniform stress distribution induced by lattice mismatch between the top/bottom electrodes and the ferroelectric layer significantly modulates the polarization switching dynamics, a finding critical for optimizing neuromorphic computing devices. Through self-developed phase-field simulations combined with non-uniform field theory, we reveal that FTJs exhibit faster polarization switching speeds and higher inhomogeneity compared to unclamped pristine ferroelectric thin films, leading to substantially enhanced neuromorphic computing performance. This study confirms the beneficial role of non-uniform stress engineering in improving FTJ-based neuromorphic computing applications.

     

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