Abstract
Rutile TiO2, a high temperature phase, has attracted interest as a capacitor dielectric in dynamic random-access memories (DRAMs). Despite its high dielectric constant of >80, large leakage currents caused by a low Schottky barrier height at the TiO2/electrode interface have hindered the use of rutile TiO2 as a commercial DRAM capacitor. Here, we propose a new Ru-Pt alloy electrode to increase the height of the Schottky barrier. The Ru-Pt mixed layer was grown by atomic layer deposition. The atomic ratio of Ru/Pt varied in the entire range from 100 at.% Ru to 100 at.% Pt. Rutile TiO2 films were inductively formed only on the Ru-Pt layer containing ≤43 at.% Pt, while anatase TiO2 films with a relatively low dielectric constant (∼40) were formed at Pt compositions > 63 at.%. The Ru-Pt (40-50 at.%) layer also attained an increase in work function of ∼0.3-0.4 eV, leading to an improvement in the leakage currents of the TiO2/Ru-Pt capacitor. These findings suggested that a Ru-Pt layer could serve as a promising electrode for next-generation DRAM capacitors.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 455202 |
Journal | Nanotechnology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 45 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Sept 14 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Future Semiconductor Device Technology Development Program (10047231) funded by MOTIE (Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy) and KSRC (Korea Semiconductor Research Consortium); and by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF-2018R1A2B2007525).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Keywords
- DRAM
- RuPt electrode
- capacitor
- rutile TiO2
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering