Experimental Investigation of Pulsed Laser Deposition of Ferroelectric Gd:HfO2 in a CMOS BEOL Compatible Process

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Experimental Investigation of Pulsed Laser Deposition of Ferroelectric Gd:HfO2 in a CMOS BEOL Compatible Process

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