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High-Performance MIM Capacitors based on TiO2/ZrO2/TiO2 and AlO-doped TiO2/ZrO2/TiO2 Dielectric Stacks for DRAM Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2013

Revathy Padmanabhan ,
Navakanta Bhat ,
S. Mohan ,
Y. Morozumi  and
Sanjeev Kaushal
Revathy Padmanabhan
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Navakanta Bhat
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
S. Mohan
Affiliation:
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Y. Morozumi
Affiliation:
Tokyo Electron Tohoku Limited, Yamanashi, Japan.
Sanjeev Kaushal
Affiliation:
Tokyo Electron Santa Clara Labs, Santa Clara, CA, United States.
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Abstract

Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors for DRAM applications have been realized using TiO2/ZrO2/TiO2 (TZT) and AlO-doped TZT (TZAZT and TZAZAZT) dielectric stacks. High capacitance densities of about 46.6 fF/μm2 (for TZT stacks), 46.2 fF/μm2 (for TZAZT stacks), and 46.8 fF/μm2 (for TZAZAZT stacks) have been achieved. Low leakage current densities of about 4.9×10−8 A/cm2, 5.5×10−9 A/cm2, and 9.7×10−9 A/cm2 (at -1 V) have been obtained for TZT, TZAZT, and TZAZAZT stacks, respectively. We analyze the leakage current mechanisms at different electric field regimes, and compute the barrier heights. The effects of constant current stress and constant voltage stress on the device characteristics are studied, and excellent device reliability is demonstrated. We compare the device performance of the fabricated capacitors with other stacked high-k MIM capacitors reported in recent literature.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1561: Symposium CC – Gate Stack Technology for End-of-Roadmap Devices in Logic, Power and Memory , 2013 , mrss13-1561-cc05-07
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