应用于DRAM的BST薄膜制备与性能研究

BaxSr1-xTiO3(BST)是动态随机存取存储器(DRAM)中常规电容介质SiO2的替代材料。用溶胶-凝胶(Sol-Gel)法在Si及Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si基片上制备出了较高品质的BST薄膜。系统地研究了在不同退火条件下薄膜的结晶情况、微结构和电学性能。在室温100kHz下,薄膜的介电常数为230。在3V的偏压下,薄膜的漏电流密度为1.6×10-7A/cm2。利用HCl/HF刻蚀溶液成功获得了分辨率达到微米量级的BST薄膜微图形。     

溅射法制备BST纳米薄膜电学性能的研究

采用射频磁控溅射与微细加工技术,制得Cu/BST/Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si的MIM(金属-绝缘体-金属)微电容结构。研究了不同退火时间、薄膜厚度对钛酸锶钡(BST)纳米薄膜介电常数和漏电流密度的影响,结果表明,随着退火时间的延长,BST纳米薄膜结晶度提高,介电常数增加,退火30 min的纳米薄膜具有最高的介电常数和较小的漏电流密度。同时还得出介电常数随薄膜厚度的减少而减少,在0.1 MV/cm下,90 nm和50 nm薄膜的漏电流密度分别为5.35×10-8A/cm2和6×10-6A/cm2。     

BST薄膜的Sol-Gel法制备及其电学性能的研究

应用溶胶-凝胶（Sol-Gel)工艺制备了组分为r（Ba:Sr)=0.65:0.35的BST薄膜，研究了BST薄膜的显微结构、介电特性和漏电流特性，实验结果表明：BST薄膜经650℃热处理后，巳形成完整的立方钙钛矿结构，薄膜经900℃热处理后，其表面光滑、致密、无裂纹、无针孔，圆球形的小颗粒均匀分布。当偏置电压为0时，BST薄膜的介电常数和损耗因子分别为542和0.035。漏电流特性分析结果表明：采用RuO2作为底电极，在1.5V的偏压下BST薄膜的漏电流密度为0.52μA/Cm^2，该值比Pt/RuO2混合底电极上制备的BST薄膜的漏电流密度（72nA/cm^2)大1个数量级，因此，Pt/RuO2混合底电极既克服了RuO2底电极漏电流大的缺点，又解决了Pt底电极难以刻蚀的困难，是制备大规模动态随机存取存储器的电容器列阵的最低底电极材料。     

Co掺杂对BST薄膜介电性能的影响

用sol-gel法在Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si(100)衬底上制备了掺Co的钛酸锶钡(BST)薄膜,研究了Co的掺杂量x(Co)对BST薄膜的晶相结构和电学性能的影响。结果表明:随着x(Co)的增加,BST薄膜的介电常数εr,介质损耗tgδ和漏电流密度JL均降低;当x(Co)为5%时,BST薄膜的εr、tgδ、JL、可调性和品质因子分别为:228.3、0.013、3.69×10–7 A/cm2、15.4%、12.03。     

BST溶胶及其纳米晶铁电薄膜特性研究

考察了在溶胶-凝胶(Sol-Gel)工艺中化学添加剂对钛酸锶钡(BST)溶胶的粒度分布的影响。通过对化学添加剂的优选,制备出具有优异电性能的BST薄膜。X-射线衍射(XRD)表明在Pt/Cr/SiO2/Si衬底上制备的BST薄膜具有完整的钙钛矿结构,AFM表面形貌显示BST薄膜表面致密、平整、无裂纹,平均晶粒尺寸约50 nm。漏电流测试表明BST薄膜在0~9 V的外加偏压下始终保持着较低的漏电流,在外加偏压为8.8 V时,漏电流密度为2.9×10-6A/cm2。     

Au/PLT/Pt铁电薄膜电容的电学性能

用 Sol- Gel方法研制了 PL T[(Pb0 .83 L a0 .17) Ti O3 ]铁电薄膜 ,结合非挥发性铁电存储器对铁电电容的要求 ,研究了 Au/ PL T/ Pt铁电电容和漏电流、剩余极化、疲劳、开关特性和揭电常数等性能。对厚度为 0 .4 μm的薄膜 ,5 V时的剩余极化强度 Pr=2 2 μC/ cm2 ,矫顽场强度 Ec=6 0k V/ cm,相对介电常数约 130 0 ,漏电流 Id=3.2× 10 -8A/ mm2 ,开关特性优良。疲劳测试表明 ,对Vpp=10 V的锯齿信号 ,经 4 .5× 10 11周期后 ,剩余极化强度衰减 2 0 %。上述性能表明 ,该 PL T膜能用于非挥发性铁电存储器的试制     

退火温度对ZrO_2高介电薄膜电学性能的影响

利用反应磁控溅射法沉积了ZrO2介电薄膜,研究了退火温度对ZrO2介电薄膜电学性能的影响,并对漏电流最小的样品的漏电流机制进行了分析。结果表明,随着退火温度的升高,漏电流先减小后增大,退火温度为300℃时所制备薄膜的漏电流最小,当所加电压为–1.4 V时,漏电流密度为8.32×10–4 A/cm2。当所加正偏压为0-0.8 V和0.8-4.0 V时,该样品的漏电流主导机制分别为肖特基发射和直接隧穿电流;当所加负偏压为–1.7-0 V和–4.0-–1.7 V时,其主导机制分别为肖特基发射和空间电荷限制电流。     

R.F.溅射Ba_(0.5)Sr_(0.5)TiO_3/RuO_2薄膜及其介电特性研究

用R.F.磁控溅射法在p—Si(100)衬底上沉积Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3/RuO2异质结,BST薄膜的晶相和表面形貌用XRD和SEM分析,表明在衬底温度为550℃时,薄膜的结晶度高、表面粗糙、晶粒较大.电容器InGa/BST/RuO2的介电特性由ε-V特性和I—V特性描述.薄膜在零偏压下ε=230、tgδ≈0.03.低电场条件下,薄膜的漏电流随电压呈饱和特性,属电子跳跃传导,且通过改善薄膜的结晶度可减小该漏电流.高电场条件下,漏电流符合肖特基发射规律.     

TiO_2过渡层对Bi_(3.54)Nd_(0.46)Ti_3O_(12)薄膜微观结构及电性能的影响

选取厚度为5、10和20nm的TiO2薄膜为过渡层,采用sol-gel法在Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si衬底上制备了Bi3.54Nd0.46Ti3O12(BNT)铁电薄膜,研究了过渡层厚度对铁电薄膜微观结构及电学性质的影响。结果表明,加入TiO2过渡层后,BNT薄膜微观结构得到改善,εr及2Pr值大幅提高,介电损耗及漏电流密度都有降低。过渡层厚度为20nm时,BNT薄膜的εr、tanδ及2Pr值分别为325、0.025(测试频率为10kHz)和36.1×10–6C/cm2,漏电流密度为8.45×10–7A/cm2(外加电场为100×103V/cm)。     

ITO玻璃衬底上PLZT铁电薄膜的制备与电性能

用sol-gel法在掺Sn的In2O3导电透明膜(ITO)衬底上,制备了La掺杂的PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3(PLZT)铁电薄膜。研究了La掺杂量对薄膜的铁电、介电和漏电性质的影响。结果表明,x(La)为5%的PLZT薄膜经650℃退火,有优良的铁电特性,外加15V电压下,剩余极化强度为35.4×10–6C/cm2,矫顽场强为111×103V/cm。100kHz时的εr和tgδ分别为984和0.13。在外加电场小于9V时,薄膜的漏电流密度不超过10–8A/cm2。     

溶胶-凝胶法制备外延Ba1-xSrxTiO3薄膜及其结构与性能研究

应用溶胶-凝胶技术在Pt/MgO(100)衬底上成功地制备了Ba0.65Sr0.35TiO3外延薄膜.XRD和SEM分析结果表明该薄膜在O2气氛中650℃热处理1h后,其(001)面是沿着Pt(100)和MgO(100)面外延取向生长的;薄膜表面均匀致密,厚度为260nm,平均晶粒大小为48.5nm.当测试频率为10kHz时,BST薄膜的介电常数和损耗因子分别为480和0.02.介电常数-温度关系测试结果表明sol-gel工艺制备的Ba0.65Sr0.35TiO3薄膜其居里温度在35℃左右,且在该温度下Ba0.65Sr0.35TiO3薄膜存在扩散铁电相变特征.当外加偏置电压为3V时,BST薄膜的漏电流密度为1.5×10-7A/cm2.该薄膜可作为制备新型非制冷红外焦平面阵列和先进非制冷红外热像仪的优选材料.     

Structural and Electrical Characters of Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3/La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 Thin Films by Plus Laser Deposition

Epitaxial Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 (BST) thin films were deposited on LaAlO3 (LAO) substrates with the conductive metallic oxide La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 (LSCO) film as a bottom electrode by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). X-ray diffraction ~2 and Ф scan showed that the epitaxial relationship of BST/LSCO/LAO was [001] BST//[001] LSCO//[001] LAO. The atomic force microscope (AFM) revealed a smooth and crack-free surface of BST films on LSCO-coated LAO substrate with the average grain size of 120 nm and the RMS of 1.564 nm for BST films. Pt/BST/LSCO capacitor was fabricated to perform CapacitanceVoltage measurement indicating good insulating characteristics. For epitaxial BST film, the dielectric constant and dielectric loss were determined as 471 and 0.03, respectively. The tunabilty was 79.59% and the leakage current was 2.6310-7 A/cm2 under an applied filed of 200 kV/cm. Furthermore, it was found that epitaxial BST (60/40) films demonstrate well-behaved ferroelectric properties with the remnate polarization of 6.085 C/cm2 and the coercive field of 72 kV/cm. The different electric properties from bulk BST (60/40) materials with intrinsic paraelectric characteristic are attributed to the interface effects.     

Effect of bottom electrode materials on the electrical andreliability characteristics of (Ba, Sr)TiO3 capacitors

The dielectric constant and the leakage current density of (Ba, Sr)TiO₃ (BST) thin films deposited on various bottom electrode materials (Pt, Ir, IrO₂/Ir, Ru, RuO₂/Ru) before and after annealing in O₂ ambient were investigated. The improvement of crystallinity of BST films deposited on various bottom electrodes was observed after the postannealing process. The dielectric constant and leakage current of the films mere also strongly dependent on the postannealing conditions. BST thin film deposited on Ir bottom electrode at 500°C, after 700°C annealing in O₂ for 20 min, has the dielectric constant of 593, a loss tangent of 0.019 at 100 kHz, a leakage current density of 1.9×10 ^-8 A/cm² at an electric field of 200 kV/cm with a delay time of 30 s, and a charge storage density of 53 fC/μm² at an applied field of 100 kV/cm. The BST films deposited on Ir with post-annealing can obtain better dielectric properties than on other bottom electrodes in our experiments. And Ru electrode is unstable because the interdiffusion of Ru and Ti occurs at the interface between the BST and Ru after postannealing. The ten year lifetime of time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) studies indicate that BST on Pt, Ir, IrO₂/Ir, Ru, and RuO₂/Ru have long lifetimes over ten gears on operation at the voltage bias of 2 V     

Structural and Electrical Characters of Ba0.6Sro.4TiO3/La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 Thin Films by Plus Laser Deposition

Epitaxial Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 (BST) thin films were deposited on LaAlO3 (LAO) substrates with the conductive metallic oxide La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 (LSCO) film as a bottom electrode by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Xray relationship of BST/LSCO/LAO was [001] BST//[001]LSCO//[001] LAO. The atomic force microscope (AFM)revealed a smooth and crackfree surface of BST films on LSCOcoated LAO substrate with the average grain size of 120 nm and the RMS of 1.564 nm for BST films.Pt/BST/LSCO capacitor was fabricated to perform CapacitanceVoltage measurement indicating good insulating characteristics. For epitaxial BST film, the dielectric constant and dielectric loss were determined as 471 and 0.03, respectively. The tunabilty was 79.59% and the leakage current was 2.63×107 A/crm2 under an applied filed of 200 kV/cm. Furthermore, it was found that epitaxial BST (60/40) films demonstrate wellbehaved ferroelectric properties with the remnate polarization of 6.085 μC/cm2 and the coercive field of 72 kV/cm. The different electric properties from bulk BST (60/40)materials with intrinsic paraelectric characteristic are attributed to the interface effects.     

纳米尺度压电薄膜PZT的结构特征和性能

采用改进的溶胶-凝胶(Sol-Gel)方法在Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si基片上制备锆钛酸铅(PZT)纳米晶薄膜,研究了不同的热处理方式对PZT薄膜的晶粒结构、尺寸及电学性能的影响。X-射线衍射(XRD)分析表明:传统的热处理方式更有利于得到具有一定择优取向性的PZT薄膜。原子力显微镜(AFM)显示:快速热处理方式使PZT薄膜的晶粒具有自形晶结构,晶粒的排布更为有序,从而改善了薄膜的致密性。阻抗分析仪的测试结果表明:经快速热处理的薄膜,漏电流大约比传统热处理处理的薄膜的漏电流降低了20倍左右。     

Effects of Ir electrodes on barium strontium titanate thin-filmcapacitors for high-density memory application

Excellent electrical characteristics of RF-sputtered Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) thin-film capacitors with iridium (Ir) electrodes were obtained and the influence of Ir on device properties was investigated. In contrast to conventional Pt-electroded system, BST capacitors with Ir electrodes exhibit higher polarization and slightly higher leakage current. The stronger crystallinity of a thin BST layer (~70 Å) initially grown on Ir substrate is believed to be the cause for higher charge storage density of the Ir-electroded capacitors. However, this higher polarization is accompanied by higher dielectric dispersion (3.12% per decade for Ir versus 1.98% for Pt electrodes). On the other hand, leakage current appears to be dominated by the Schottky barrier formed by Ir-BST and Pt-BST contacts, respectively, at high field. The analysis from temperature-dependent J-V data indicates a lower barrier height for the Ir-BST contact than Pt-BST contact. The slightly higher leakage current density of the BST capacitors with Ir electrodes can thus be attributed to the lower barrier height     

Thermo-Sensitive Ba0.64Sr0.36TiO3 Thin Film Capacitors for Dielectric Type Uncooled Infrared Sensors

Ba_0.64Sr_0.36TiO₃ (BST) thin films are prepared on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si₃N₄/SiO₂/Si substrates by a sol-gel method. Thermo-sensitive BST thin film capacitors with a Metal-Ferroelectrics-Metal (M-F(BST)-M) structure are fabricated as the active elements of dielectric type uncooled infrared sensors. XRD are employed to analyze the crystallographic structures of the films. AFM observations reveal a smooth and dense surface of the films with an average grain size of about 35 nm. Rapid temperature annealing (RTA) process is a very efficient way to improve crystallization quality. The preferable annealing temperature is 800°C for 1 min. The butterfly shaped C-V curves of the capacitors indicate the films have a ferroelectric nature. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the films at 100 kHz are 450 and 0.038, respectively. At 25°C, where the thermo-sensitive capacitors work, the temperature coefficient of dielectric constant (TCD) is about 5.9 %/°C. These results indicate that the capacitors with sol-gel derived BST thin films are promising to develop dielectric type uncooled infrared sensors.     

Microstructure and electrical characteristics of Ba0.65Sr0.35TiO3 thin films etched in CF4/Ar/O2 plasma

Radio frequency magnetron sputtered Ba_0.65Sr_0.35TiO₃ (BST) thin films were etched in CF₄/Ar/O₂ plasma by magnetically enhanced reactive ion etching technique. The etching characteristics of BST films were characterized in terms of microstructure and electrical properties. Atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction results indicate that the microstructure of the etched BST film is degraded because of the rugged surface and lowered intensities of BST (1 0 0), (1 1 0), (1 1 1) and (2 0 0) peaks compared to the unetched counterparts. Dielectric constant and dielectric dissipation of the unetched, etched and postannealed-after-etched BST film capacitors are 419, 346, 371, 0.018, 0.039 and 0.031 at 100 kHz, respectively. The corresponding dielectric tunability, figure of merit and remnant polarization are 19.57%, 11.56%, 17.25%, 10.87, 2.96, 5.56, 3.62 μC/cm², 2.32 and 2.81 μC/cm² at 25 V, respectively. The leakage current density of 1.75 × 10⁻⁴ A/cm² at 15 V for the etched BST capacitor is over two orders of magnitude higher than 1.28 × 10⁻⁶ A/cm² for the unetched capacitor, while leakage current density of the postannealed-after-etched capacitor decreases slightly. It means that the electrical properties of the etched BST film are deteriorated due to the CF₄/Ar/O₂ plasma-induced damage. Furthermore, the damage is alleviated, and the degraded microstructure and electrical properties are partially recovered after the etched BST film is postannealed at 923 K for 20 min under a flowing O₂ ambience.     

Electrical properties of sputtered (Ba, Sr)TiO3 thin films prepared by two-step deposition method

The influence of two-step deposition on the electrical properties of sputtered (Ba,Sr)TiO₃ thin films was investigated. BST thin films with thickness 40 nm were deposited by a simple two-step radio frequency-magnetron sputtering technique, where the BST thin film consisted of a seed layer and a main layer. The dielectric constant was strongly dependent on the thickness of seed layer, but there was no dependence on deposition temperature of the seed layer. For a 2 nm seed layer, the dielectric constants were higher by about 29% than those of single-step BST thin films due to higher crystallinity and the leakage current was nearly the same as that of a single-step sample in bias voltage from −2 to 2.5 V. However, an improvement of the dielectric constant was not observed for samples having above 4 nm thick seed layers. A 40 nm thick BST film with 2 nm thick seed layer deposited by a two-step method exhibited a SiO₂ equivalent thickness of 0.385 nm and a leakage current density of 2.74 × 10⁻⁸A/cm²at+1.5V after post-annealing under an atmosphere of flowing N₂ for 30 min at 750°C.     

宽带双周期性BST电容加载共面波导移相器

提出了一种双周期性BST电容加载共面波导传输线的移相器结构。基于这种结构设计制作的铁电薄膜移相器较好地解决了整个电路的阻抗匹配问题,其反射损耗的波纹在较宽的工作频带内趋于同一幅度。在沉积有钛酸锶钡(BST)薄膜的氧化镁基片上设计并制作了一个宽带双周期性BST叉指电容加载共面波导移相器,测试结果显示该移相器的反射损耗在0~15GHz内保持在–15dB,其中在14.5GHz处,在30V的外加偏压下其移相能力可达35o。