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Microstructural evolution of ZrO2–HfO2 nanolaminate structures grown by atomic layer deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Hyoungsub Kim ,
Paul C. McIntyre  and
Krishna C. Saraswat
Hyoungsub Kim*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
Paul C. McIntyre
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
Krishna C. Saraswat
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: hsubkim@stanford.edu
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Abstract

Zirconia–hafnia (ZrO2–HfO2) nanolaminate structures were grown using the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique with different stacking sequences and layer thickness layer thicknesses. The microstructural evolution and surface roughness were compared with those of single-layer ZrO2 or HfO2 films using transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Thin single-layer ALD-ZrO2 films were polycrystalline and composed of the tetragonal ZrO2 phase as-deposited, whereas thicker (>14 nm) films were composed mainly of the monoclinic phase. HfO2 films were amorphous as-deposited and crystallized into primarily monoclinic during subsequent anneals at temperatures over 500 °C. All the nanolaminate structures having individual layer thicknesses greater than approximately 2 nm were crystalline (mixture of tetragonal and monoclinic phases) independent of layer sequence and also exhibited a layer-to-layer epitaxy relationship within each grain. However, the identity of the starting layer determined the final grain size and surface roughness of the nanolaminates. A qualitative model for the observed microstructure evolution of the laminate films is proposed.

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Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)MicrostructureTransmission electron microscopy (TEM)
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , February 2004 , pp. 643 - 650
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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