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Title: CRADA Final Report: Tailored Microstructures in Advanced Materials for Information Storage

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1157020· OSTI ID:1157020

A number of tunnel junctions using aluminum nitride and aluminum oxide as barriers were investigated by cross-sectional TEM using electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Kramer-Kronig analysis resulted in the ability to obtain the complete dielectric spectrum of the 1-2nm thick barrier layer. The goal of the study was to correlate the barrier dielectric properties with the performance of the tunnel junctions. The study was inconclusive.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Materials Sciences Division
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1157020
Report Number(s):
LBNL-6751E
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English