“…Lim · Z. Lockman · K.Y. Cheong [3][4][5], ZrO 2 [6,7], HfO 2 [8][9][10], La 2 O 3 [11][12][13][14], Y 2 O 3 [15][16][17], and CeO 2 [18][19][20]. Among the aforementioned high-k oxides, La 2 O 3 is the most unstable oxide due to its hygroscopic nature to form La(OH) 3 upon reaction with ambient water [14,21,22].…”