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High-performance stacked TiO2-ZrO2 and Si-doped ZrO2 metal-insulator-metal capacitors
, N. Bhat, Y. Morozumi, S. Mohan, S. Kaushal
Published in IEEE Computer Society
2014
Pages: 1 - 4
Abstract
Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors for DRAM applications have been realised using stacked TiO2-ZrO2(TiO2/ZrO 2 and ZrO2/TiO2) and Si-doped ZrO2 (TiO2/Si-doped ZrO2) dielectrics. High capacitance densities (> 42 fF/ μm2), low leakage current densities (< 5×10-7A/cm2 at -1 V), and sub-nm EOT (< 0.8 nm) have been achieved. The effects of constant voltage stress on the device characteristics is studied. The structural analysis of the samples is performed by X-ray diffraction measurements, and this is correlated to the electrical characteristics of the devices. The surface chemical states of the films are analyzed through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. The doped-dielectric stack (TiO2/Si-doped ZrO2) helps to reduce leakage current density and improve reliability, with a marginal reduction in capacitance density; compared to their undoped counterparts (TiO2/ZrO2 and ZrO2/TiO2). We compare the device performance of the fabricated capacitors with other stacked high-k MIM capacitors reported in recent literature. © 2014 IEEE.
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