Rugged metal electrode (RME) for high density memory devices

被引:6
作者
Joo, JH [1 ]
Kim, WD [1 ]
Jeong, YK [1 ]
Won, SJ [1 ]
Park, SY [1 ]
Yoo, CY [1 ]
Kim, ST [1 ]
Moon, JT [1 ]
机构
[1] Samsung Elect Co Ltd, Semicond R&D Div, Proc Dev Team, Youngin City 449900, Kyouggi Do, South Korea
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 2001年 / 40卷 / 8A期
关键词
rugged films; ruthenium; capacitor; capacitance; reduction; DRAM;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.40.L826
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Rugged metal electrode (RME) was suggested and evaluated as a bottom electrode of high-density memory, capacitors. Rugged ruthenium films (RME-Ru) were successfully fabricated through volume shrinking of ruthenium oxide films under reduction ambient (RuOx + H-2 = Ru + H2O). The effective surface area of RME-Ru films was significantly enlarged due to the formation of wrinkle on its surface, which resulted in low SiO2 equivalent thickness (Tox) as low as similar to 6 Angstrom with Ru/TaOx(110 Angstrom)/RME-Ru capacitor. It is believed that RME technique will be very useful to realize and extend MIM (Metal-Insulator-Metal) capacitor era in the mass production of high density memory devices.
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页码:L826 / L828
页数:3
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