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Parameters

8.1 Geometry / phase composition

Parameter Description Unit Default Range
area Device area (instance) 1e-12 [1e-18, ∞)
p_ferro Ferroelectric (orthorhombic) area fraction 1 0.6 [0, 1]

8.2 Material stack

Parameter Description Unit Default Range
t_fe Ferroelectric film thickness m 9.8e-9 [1e-9, 5e-8]
t_int Interface (dead) layer thickness m 2e-9 [1e-10, 2e-8]
eps_fe Rel. permittivity, orthorhombic HZO 1 70 [1, 100]
eps_de Rel. permittivity, monoclinic HZO 1 20 [1, 100]
eps_int Rel. permittivity, interface layer 1 70 [1, 500]
eps_depl Rel. permittivity, electrode-side depletion region 1 2.2 (0, 100]

8.3 Polarization dynamics

Parameter Description Unit Default Range
w_b Switching energy barrier height eV 1.05 (0, ∞)
d_e Ion/jump distance (see §3 unit note) m (declared m²) 7.5e-9 (0, ∞)
e_off Offset (built-in) electric field V/m 0 [-1e9, 1e9]
p_s Saturation polarization density C/m² 0.27 [1e-3, 1]

8.4 Depletion / screening

Parameter Description Unit Default Range
n_depl Carrier density, interface depletion region m⁻³ 1.4e28 [1e25, 1e30]
q_fix_depl_u Fixed interface charge, "up" state (norm.) -0.08 [-1, 1]
q_fix_depl_d Fixed interface charge, "down" state (norm.) 0.20 [-1, 1]

8.5 TAT — ferroelectric layer

Parameter Description Unit Default Range
m_eff_fe Electron effective mass (×m₀) 1 0.1 [0.01, ∞)
phi_b_fe Electrode/HfO₂ barrier height eV 2.0 (0, 5]
n_tr_fe Trap density m⁻³ 1e25 [1e18, 1e28]
w_tr_t_fe Trap depth eV 2.1 [0, 5]
w_tr_rel_fe Trap relaxation energy eV 1.19 [0, 5]
dos_trap_fe Trap DOS m 1e-8 [1e-10, 1e40]
x_c_fe TAT characteristic hop length m 5e-9 [1e-10, 1e-7]

8.6 TAT / FN — interface layer

Parameter Description Unit Default Range
m_eff_int Electron effective mass (×m₀) 1 0.4 [0.01, ∞)
phi_b_int Electrode/interface barrier height eV 3.1 (0, 5]
n_tr_int Trap density m⁻³ 1e23 [1e18, 1e28]
w_tr_t_int Trap depth eV 3.0 [0, 5]
w_tr_rel_int Trap relaxation energy eV 0.4 [0, 5]
dos_trap_int Trap DOS m 1e-8 [1e-10, 1e40]
x_c_int TAT characteristic hop length m 1e-9 [1e-10, 1e-7]

8.7 Monte-Carlo (inherited)

Parameter Perturbs Default
area_mc area 0
t_fe_mc t_fe 0
t_int_mc t_int 0
p_s_mc p_s (also used deterministically, see §4) 0
n_depl_mc n_depl 0