A Pulse Generation Circuit for Improved Measurement of Current Transients in Ferroelectric Thin Films

Terje K. Gloerstad; Lawrence T. Clark; Robert O. Grondin; Sandwip Dey

doi:10.1109/19.177350

A Pulse Generation Circuit for Improved Measurement of Current Transients in Ferroelectric Thin Films

Terje K. Gloerstad, Lawrence T. Clark, Robert O. Grondin, Sandwip Dey

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The design and construction of a circuit using Hg-wetted relays to deliver a high current (1A) at high amplitude (±50 V) with short pulse rise and fall times (<1.5 ns) to a 50-ohm load resistor are presented. The pulse switching transient in ferroelectric 0.52 PbZrO, - 0.48 PbTiO₃ or PZT (52/48) thin-film sample using this circuit is compared with commercial pulse generators. Most importantly, the output of this Hg-wetted pulse generator is independent of the ferroelectric thin-film sample being probed, which is essential for comparing measured results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	716-719
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume	41
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/19.177350
State	Published - Oct 1992

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