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Constructions comprising hafnium oxide and/or zirconium oxide

US8049304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2009
Grant dateNov 1, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/68
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention includes ALD-type methods in which two or more different precursors are utilized with one or more reactants to form a material. In particular aspects, the precursors are hafnium and aluminum, the only reactant is ozone, and the material is hafnium oxide predominantly in a tetragonal crystalline phase.

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