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This is the first text to cover all aspects of solution processed
functional oxide thin-films. Chemical Solution Deposition (CSD)
comprises all solution based thin- film deposition techniques,
which involve chemical reactions of precursors during the formation
of the oxide films, i. e. sol-gel type routes, metallo-organic
decomposition routes, hybrid routes, etc. While the development of
sol-gel type processes for optical coatings on glass by silicon
dioxide and titanium dioxide dates from the mid-20th century, the
first CSD derived electronic oxide thin films, such as lead
zirconate titanate, were prepared in the 1980's. Since then CSD has
emerged as a highly flexible and cost-effective technique for the
fabrication of a very wide variety of functional oxide thin films.
Application areas include, for example, integrated dielectric
capacitors, ferroelectric random access memories, pyroelectric
infrared detectors, piezoelectric micro-electromechanical systems,
antireflective coatings, optical filters, conducting-, transparent
conducting-, and superconducting layers, luminescent coatings, gas
sensors, thin film solid-oxide fuel cells, and
photoelectrocatalytic solar cells. In the appendix detailed
"cooking recipes" for selected material systems are offered.
The basic and applied science of electroceramic thin films
constitute one of the fast interdisciplinary evolving fields of
research worldwide. A major driving force for the extensive
research being performed in many Universities and Industrial and
National Laboratories is the promise of applications of
electroceramic thin ftlms into a whole new generation of advanced
microdevices that may revolutionize various technologies and create
new multibillion dollar markets. Properties of electroceramic thin
films that are being intensively investigated include electrical
conductivity, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity,
electro-optic activity, and magnetism. Perhaps the most publicized
application of electroceramics is that related to the new high
temperature superconducting (HTSC) materials, which has been
extensively discussed in numerous national and international
conferences, including NATO/ASI's and ARW's. Less glamorously
publicized applications, but as important as those of HTSC
materials, are those involving the other properties mentioned
above, which were the subject of this ARW. Investigation on
ferroelectric thin films has experienced a tremendous development
in recent years due to the advent of sophisticated film synthesis
techniques and a substantial improvement in the understanding of
the related materials science and implementation of films in
various novel devices. A major driving force behind the progress in
this interdisciplinary field of research is the promise of the
development of a new generation of non-volatile memories with long
endurance and fast access time that can overcome the problems
encountered in the semiconductor non-volatile memory of
ferroelectric materials as high technology.
The basic and applied science of electroceramic thin films
constitute one of the fast interdisciplinary evolving fields of
research worldwide. A major driving force for the extensive
research being performed in many Universities and Industrial and
National Laboratories is the promise of applications of
electroceramic thin ftlms into a whole new generation of advanced
microdevices that may revolutionize various technologies and create
new multibillion dollar markets. Properties of electroceramic thin
films that are being intensively investigated include electrical
conductivity, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity,
electro-optic activity, and magnetism. Perhaps the most publicized
application of electroceramics is that related to the new high
temperature superconducting (HTSC) materials, which has been
extensively discussed in numerous national and international
conferences, including NATO/ASI's and ARW's. Less glamorously
publicized applications, but as important as those of HTSC
materials, are those involving the other properties mentioned
above, which were the subject of this ARW. Investigation on
ferroelectric thin films has experienced a tremendous development
in recent years due to the advent of sophisticated film synthesis
techniques and a substantial improvement in the understanding of
the related materials science and implementation of films in
various novel devices. A major driving force behind the progress in
this interdisciplinary field of research is the promise of the
development of a new generation of non-volatile memories with long
endurance and fast access time that can overcome the problems
encountered in the semiconductor non-volatile memory of
ferroelectric materials as high technology.
This third book in a series on nonvolatile memories builds on
fundamental materials properties, materials integration,
demonstration, and industrial devices gathered in those previous. A
strong and increasing interest in nonvolatile memories, both
domestic and international, indicates the worldwide importance of
these materials and memory devices. The book features research on
advanced flash memories, including nanoparticle floating gate FETs,
MRAM, FeRAM, ReRAM and phase change RAMs, as well as memories using
polymer materials. Papers from a joint session with Symposium FF,
Novel Materials and Devices for Spintronics, are also included.
This third book in a series on nonvolatile memories builds on
fundamental materials properties, materials integration,
demonstration, and industrial devices gathered in those previous. A
strong and increasing interest in nonvolatile memories, both
domestic and international, indicates the worldwide importance of
these materials and memory devices. The book features research on
advanced flash memories, including nanoparticle floating gate FETs,
MRAM, FeRAM, ReRAM and phase change RAMs, as well as memories using
polymer materials. Papers from a joint session with Symposium FF,
Novel Materials and Devices for Spintronics, are also included.
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