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arxiv: 2602.02957 · v2 · pith:PMCEF2ZGnew · submitted 2026-02-03 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Ferroelectric dynamic-field-driven nucleation and growth model for predictive materials-to-circuit co-design

Yi Liang , Soohyeon Kim , Tony Chiang , Megan K. Lenox , Ian Mercer , John J. Plombon , Jon-Paul Maria , Jon F. Ihlefeld
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keywords ferroelectric switchingnucleation and growthdomain wall velocitydynamic fieldswitching transientscircuit co-designmemory windowdisturb error
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A compact model fits ferroelectric switching data under arbitrary time-varying voltages to extract domain wall velocity and growth parameters for direct use in circuit simulations.

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Standard models for how ferroelectric materials switch assume a constant electric field, yet real devices experience mixed and distorted voltages that change over time. The paper introduces a dynamic-field-driven nucleation and growth model that quantitatively fits observed switching transients across multiple materials even when the voltage waveform is arbitrary. From these fits the model extracts time-varying domain wall velocity and the dimensionality of domain growth. These extracted quantities are then fed into device-level simulations under complex signals to forecast circuit metrics such as memory window size, disturb errors, switching speed, and energy dissipation. A sympathetic reader would care because the approach creates a direct link between material-level measurements and the performance of actual memory circuits without requiring separate calibration for each waveform.

Core claim

The central claim is that a compact dynamic-field-driven nucleation and growth model enables quantitative fits to switching transients across multiple ferroelectric materials to extract time-varying domain wall velocity and growth dimensionality even under arbitrary voltage waveforms, and that coupling this model to application-related waveforms and a circuit-level simulation platform creates a predictive materials-circuit co-design framework linking the nucleation and growth parameters to memory window, disturb error, speed, and energy dissipation.

What carries the argument

The dynamic-field-driven nucleation and growth (DFNG) model, which relaxes the constant-field assumption of earlier frameworks so that time-dependent electric fields can be incorporated when fitting switching data and extracting velocity and dimensionality parameters.

If this is right

  • The model supports quantitative device modeling under complex signals that span disparate time and frequency scales.
  • Nucleation and growth parameters extracted from transients can be linked directly to memory window and disturb error in circuit simulations.
  • The framework enables predictive co-design by connecting material parameters to speed and energy dissipation for next-generation ferroelectric technologies.
  • Fits remain possible even when the driving voltage waveform is arbitrary rather than a simple pulse.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The extracted parameters could be used to simulate and optimize voltage waveforms that minimize energy dissipation in larger memory arrays.
  • The same fitting procedure might be applied to switching data from additional ferroelectric compositions to test how broadly the velocity and dimensionality trends generalize.
  • Circuit-level simulations built on this model could reveal trade-offs between disturb immunity and write speed that are not apparent from material characterization alone.

Load-bearing premise

Parameters such as time-varying domain wall velocity extracted from fits to switching transients can be transferred directly into circuit simulations to predict quantities like memory window and disturb error without additional calibration or independent experimental checks.

What would settle it

Fabricate a ferroelectric capacitor or memory cell, apply a complex non-constant voltage waveform, measure its actual memory window and disturb error rates, then compare those measurements to the model's predictions that use only the parameters fitted from simple switching transients; systematic mismatch without refitting would show the transfer does not hold.

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Real ferroelectric devices operate under mixed and distorted time-varying voltages, yet the standard nucleation-growth frameworks used to interpret ferroelectric switching - most notably the Kolmogorov-Avrami-Ishibashi (KAI) and nucleation-limited switching models (NLS) - are derived under the critically limiting assumption of a constant electric field. Thus, the prevailing interpretation of ferroelectric switching dynamics fails under real operating conditions. Here we introduce a compact dynamic-field-driven nucleation and growth (DFNG) model that enables quantitative fits to switching transients across multiple ferroelectric materials to extract time-varying domain wall velocity and growth dimensionality, even under arbitrary voltage waveform. This capability then motivates its use in device modeling under complex signals spanning disparate time and frequency scales. Coupling the compact model to application-related waveforms and circuit-level simulation platform facilitates a predictive materials-circuit co-design framework by linking nucleation and growth parameters to memory window, disturb error, speed, and energy dissipation for next-generation ferroelectric technologies.

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Referee Report

2 major / 3 minor

Summary. The manuscript introduces a compact dynamic-field-driven nucleation and growth (DFNG) model for ferroelectric switching under arbitrary time-varying electric fields. It claims this enables quantitative fits to polarization switching transients across multiple materials to extract time-varying domain wall velocity v(t) and growth dimensionality n(t), overcoming limitations of constant-field models like KAI and NLS. The extracted parameters are then coupled to application waveforms and circuit-level simulations to enable predictive materials-to-circuit co-design, linking nucleation/growth parameters to device metrics including memory window, disturb error, speed, and energy dissipation.

Significance. If the transferability and predictive accuracy claims are substantiated, this work would be significant for ferroelectric device engineering. It directly addresses the mismatch between standard models (derived for constant E) and real-device operation under mixed/distorted signals spanning disparate timescales. The compact formulation and explicit linkage to SPICE-style circuit platforms represent a practical advance for co-design workflows in next-generation ferroelectric memories and related technologies. The multi-material applicability and focus on waveform-independent extraction are strengths if supported by clear validation.

major comments (2)
  1. [§4] §4 (Circuit co-design and simulation results): The central predictive claim—that parameters v(t) and n(t) extracted from fits to switching transients can be directly transferred to forecast memory window and disturb error under complex application waveforms—lacks independent experimental validation. The presented circuit predictions appear generated from the same fitted quantities used for the transient fits, creating a circularity risk for the co-design framework as the model may embed waveform-specific effects (e.g., nucleation statistics or inhomogeneity) not explicitly separated.
  2. [Model formulation] Model formulation and fitting procedure (around the DFNG equations): While the model relaxes the constant-field assumption, the manuscript does not demonstrate that the extracted time-varying v(t) and n(t) remain invariant when the input waveform changes in frequency content or shape. A concrete cross-validation test—fitting on one set of transients and predicting an independent set under a dissimilar waveform with quantitative error metrics—is required to support the transferability needed for the co-design application.
minor comments (3)
  1. [Figures] Figure captions and axis labels should explicitly state the voltage waveforms (e.g., pulse shape, frequency range) used for each transient fit and simulation to improve reproducibility.
  2. [Abstract/Introduction] The abstract and introduction would benefit from a brief quantitative example (e.g., one material, one error metric) rather than only qualitative assertions about 'quantitative fits'.
  3. [Methods] Notation for time-dependent quantities (v(t), n(t)) should be consistently distinguished from their constant-field counterparts in the methods or appendix to avoid reader confusion.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed comments, which help clarify the scope and limitations of our claims. We address each major point below, indicating where revisions will be made to improve the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [§4] §4 (Circuit co-design and simulation results): The central predictive claim—that parameters v(t) and n(t) extracted from fits to switching transients can be directly transferred to forecast memory window and disturb error under complex application waveforms—lacks independent experimental validation. The presented circuit predictions appear generated from the same fitted quantities used for the transient fits, creating a circularity risk for the co-design framework as the model may embed waveform-specific effects (e.g., nucleation statistics or inhomogeneity) not explicitly separated.

    Authors: We agree that the current presentation risks appearing circular because the circuit-level forecasts in §4 rely on parameters fitted to the same class of transients. The DFNG formulation is intended to be waveform-agnostic by extracting instantaneous v(t) and n(t) from the local field history, but this transferability is not yet demonstrated against independent device-level measurements under complex signals. In the revised manuscript we will add a dedicated paragraph in §4 explicitly stating that the reported memory-window and disturb-error results are model-based projections rather than experimentally validated predictions, and we will include a forward-looking statement on the experimental data sets required for full validation. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Model formulation] Model formulation and fitting procedure (around the DFNG equations): While the model relaxes the constant-field assumption, the manuscript does not demonstrate that the extracted time-varying v(t) and n(t) remain invariant when the input waveform changes in frequency content or shape. A concrete cross-validation test—fitting on one set of transients and predicting an independent set under a dissimilar waveform with quantitative error metrics—is required to support the transferability needed for the co-design application.

    Authors: The referee correctly notes that invariance of the extracted v(t) and n(t) across waveform shapes has not been shown. Although the model equations are written to accept arbitrary E(t), the manuscript presents fits only to the waveforms used for parameter extraction. We will therefore add a new subsection (or appendix) that performs the requested cross-validation: the DFNG parameters will be fitted to transients recorded under one waveform family and then used to predict the polarization response under a second, dissimilar waveform (different frequency content and shape). Quantitative metrics (RMSE and maximum deviation) between predicted and measured transients will be reported to quantify the degree of transferability. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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Fitted DFNG parameters directly linked to circuit predictions without independent validation

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  1. fitted input called prediction [Abstract]
    "This capability then motivates its use in device modeling under complex signals spanning disparate time and frequency scales. Coupling the compact model to application-related waveforms and circuit-level simulation platform facilitates a predictive materials-circuit co-design framework by linking nucleation and growth parameters to memory window, disturb error, speed, and energy dissipation for next-generation ferroelectric technologies."

    Nucleation and growth parameters (time-varying domain wall velocity and dimensionality) are obtained via quantitative fits to switching transients; these same parameters are then directly linked to circuit quantities in the co-design framework. The circuit predictions are therefore generated from the fitted inputs by construction rather than from independent measurements on the target waveforms.

full rationale

The paper extracts time-varying domain wall velocity and growth dimensionality by fitting the DFNG model to polarization switching transients under given waveforms. These fitted quantities are then used without additional calibration or separate experimental checks to predict circuit-level metrics such as memory window and disturb error under complex application waveforms. This matches the fitted-input-called-prediction pattern: the co-design outputs are generated from the same fitted parameters, reducing the predictive claim to model application rather than new empirical support. The derivation chain is therefore partially circular at the materials-to-circuit transfer step, though the underlying model equations themselves are not self-referential.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on two fitted quantities extracted from data and one domain-level assumption that the nucleation-growth picture remains valid when the field varies with time.

free parameters (2)
  • time-varying domain wall velocity
    Extracted by fitting the model to switching transients under arbitrary waveforms.
  • growth dimensionality
    Fitted parameter that describes the spatial expansion of domains.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The nucleation and growth process in ferroelectrics remains describable by the same physical framework when the electric field is time-varying rather than constant.
    This premise is required to extend KAI/NLS models to the DFNG form described in the abstract.

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