A High-k_{t}{}^{2} Switchable Ferroelectric Al0.7Sc0.3N Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator

  • Jialin Wang
  • , Mingyo Park
  • , Stefan Mertin
  • , Tuomas Pensala
  • , Farrokh Ayazi
  • , Azadeh Ansari

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Abstract

This work demonstrates the hysteresis behavior and temperature characterization of an AlScN Film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) with ∼30% \text{Sc}/(\text{Al}+\text{Sc}) ratio. Operating at ∼3 GHz, the as-fabricated FBAR exhibits a record high effective electromechanical coupling (k_{t}{}^{2}) of 18% with a mechanical quality factor (Q_{m}) of 328. The polarization of the FBAR can be switched from N-polar to Al-polar by using a triangular-wave signal with a peak voltage of -350 V, applied for 6 seconds at 1 kHz across a 900 nm-thick Al0.7Sc0.3N film. It is shown that the polarization switching of AlScN film not only changes the polarity of the piezoelectric coefficient (e33), but also changes the series resistance of the metal-ferroelectric-metal (MFM) stack and leads to an effective 'switching' of the FBAR. The frequency response of the switchable FBAR is investigated after polarization switching during 4 cycles and at elevated temperatures up to 600 K.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIFCS-ISAF 2020 - Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728164304
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Event2020 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, IFCS-ISAF 2020 - Virtual, Keystone, United States
Duration: Jul 19 2020Jul 23 2020

Publication series

NameIFCS-ISAF 2020 - Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, IFCS-ISAF 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Keystone
Period7/19/207/23/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Signal Processing
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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