Interlayer oxide containing thin films for high dielectric constant application
US6495878B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/02282
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high dielectric constant insulator including a thin film of a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of tungsten-bronze-type oxides, pyrochlore-type oxides, and combinations of Bi2O3 with an oxide selected from the group consisting of perovskites and pyrochlore-type oxides. An embodiment contains metal oxides represented by the general stoichiometric formulas AB2O6, A2B2O7 and A2Bi2B2O10, wherein A represents A-site atoms selected from the group of metals consisting of Ba, Bi, Sr, Pb, Ca, K, Na and La; and B represents B-site atoms selected from the group of metals consisting of Ti, Zr, Ta, Hf, Mo, W and Nb. Preferably, the metal oxides are (BaxSr1−x)(TayNb1−y)2O6, where 0≦x≦1.0 and 0≦y≦1.0; (BaxSr1−x)2(TayNb1−Y)2O7, where 0≦x≦1.0 and 0≦y≦1.0; and (BaxSr1−x)2Bi2(TayNb1−y)2O10, where 0≦x≦1.0 and 0≦y≦1.0. Thin films according to the invention have a relative dielectric constant ≧40, and preferably about 100. The value of Vcc in the metal oxides of the invention is close to zero. The value of Tcc is <1000 ppm, preferably <100.
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