US Patent 11056508 Ferroelectric memory device

A ferroelectric memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a ferroelectric layer and a gate electrode layer that are sequentially stacked on the substrate, and an oxygen vacancy barrier layer disposed at least between the substrate and the ferroelectric layer or between the ferroelectric layer and the gate electrode layer. The oxygen vacancy barrier layer includes a metal oxide with formula unit components that satisfy a stoichiometric ratio.