Patent ID: 7768050

Claim:
A ferroelectric structure, comprising: a first electrode comprising a first layer having a periodic atomic arrangement; a ferroelectric thin film comprising a first termination and a second termination; and a second electrode comprising a second layer having a periodic atomic arrangement, wherein at least a portion of the first layer of the first electrode is in epitaxial contact with at least a portion of the first termination of the ferroelectric thin film; wherein the first termination of the ferroelectric thin film has a periodic atomic arrangement that approximately matches the periodic atomic arrangement of the first layer of the first electrode wherein at least a portion of the second layer of the second electrode is in contact with at least a portion of the second termination of the ferroelectric thin film; wherein the second termination of the ferroelectric thin film has a periodic atomic arrangement that approximately matches the periodic atomic arrangement of the second layer of the second electrode, and wherein the first electrode and the second electrode comprise platinum.