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Phase‐Selective MOCVD of Orthorhombic Ferroelectric Gallium Oxide: Temperature‐Pressure Control of Phase Stability, Crystallinity, and Ferroelectricity for Memristor Applications
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Phase‐Selective MOCVD of Orthorhombic Ferroelectric Gallium Oxide: Temperature‐Pressure Control of Phase Stability, Crystallinity, and Ferroelectricity for Memristor Applications

Po‐Kai Kung, Hsin‐Yu Chou, Wei‐Hsiang Chiang, Anoop Kumar Singh, Wen‐Hao Lee, Tung‐Han Wu, Po‐Liang Liu, Ying‐Hao ChuDong‐Sing Wuu
Advanced electronic materials, 卷.12(8), e00747
01/04/2026
Web of Science ID: WOS:001733348200001

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ferroelectric ε(κ)‐Ga2O3 gallium oxide memristor phase‐selective MOCVD temperature‐pressure phase map
Orthorhombic ferroelectric gallium oxide ε(κ)‐Ga2O3 holds significant promise for non‐volatile functionality in ultra‐wide‐bandgap electronics, yet achieving scalable epitaxy remains a challenge. This study establishes a quantitative materials‐to‐device framework by mapping the temperature‐pressure landscape of metal‐organic chemical vapor deposition, delineating a phase transformation map from amorphous to ε(κ) and β phases. A narrow stability window for phase‐pure ε(κ)‐Ga2O3 is identified between 560–590∘C and 7–23 Torr. Within this regime, phase boundaries are shown to follow an inverse T‐P trade‐off and an Ostwald step rule pathway. A critical kinetic threshold is established: when the growth rate exceeds ∼11‐12 nm/min, the system bypasses the metastable ε(κ) phase in favor of the thermodynamically stable β phase. At the optimized condition of 570°C, the films exhibit a minimum oxygen‐vacancy fraction of 2.1% and peak c‐axis crystalline coherence (rocking‐curve FWHM = 0.56°), which directly amplifies the ferroelectric response. Positive‐Up‐Negative‐Down (PUND) measurements confirm a switchable polarization of 60 nC/cm2 after excluding leakage contributions. Lateral memristors fabricated from these optimized films deliver an Ion/Ioff ratio of ∼200 and robust synaptic functions, with the spike‐voltage‐dependent plasticity index increasing by 70 percentage points. This work provides a transferable blueprint linking process kinetics to defect chemistry and device‐level performance for ε(κ)‐Ga2O3 ferroelectric memristors. A quantitative temperature–pressure phase map for MOCVD‐grown ferroelectric ε(κ)‐Ga2O3 is established, identifying a narrow stability window (560–590°C, 7‐23 Torr) governed by an Ostwald step rule pathway and a critical growth‐rate threshold of ∼11–12 nm/min. Optimized films achieve a 2.1% oxygen‐vacancy fraction, 60 nC/cm2 switchable polarization, and robust synaptic memristor operation with Ion/Ioff = 200.

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