The physics of ferroelectric and high dielectric constant memories.

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Phys. Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.882324· OSTI ID:938384

Auciello, O; Scott, J F; Ramesh, R

Imagine you are in the last stages of typing your thesis, the year is 1980, and it's a hot, hazy summer afternoon, a thunderstorm brews on the horizon. Tense and tired, you have forgotten to save the document on your hard disk. Suddenly, lightning strikes! Your computer shuts down. Your final chapter is lost.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: ER
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 938384
• Report Number(s): ANL/MSD/JA-29992; PHTOAD; TRN: US200908%%318
• Journal Information: Phys. Today, Journal Issue: Jul. 1998; ISSN 0031-9228
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COMPUTERS
LIGHTNING
PERMITTIVITY
PHYSICS
FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS
MEMORY DEVICES
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS