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Fabrication and Structural Properties of Ge-Sb-Te Thin Film by MOCVD for PRAM Application

상변화 메모리 응용을 위한 MOCVD 방법을 통한 Ge-Sb-Te 계 박막의 증착 및 구조적인 특성분석

  • 김난영 (한국과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 김호기 (한국과학기술원 신소재공학과) ;
  • 윤순길 (충남대학교 재료공학과)
  • Published : 2008.05.01

Abstract

The germanium films were deposited by metal organic chemical vapor deposition using $Ge(allyl)_4$ precursors on TiAlN substrates. Deposition of germanium films was only possible with a presence of $Sb(iPr)_3$, which means that $Sb(iPr)_3$ takes a catalytic role by a thermal decomposition of $Sb(iPr)_3$ for Ge film deposition. Also, as Sb bubbler temperature increases, deposition rate of the Ge films increases at a substrate temperature of $370^{\circ}C$. The GeTe thin films were fabricated by MOCVD with $Te(tBu)_2$ on Ge thin film. The GeTe films were grown by the tellurium deposition at $230-250^{\circ}C$ on Ge films deposited on TiAlN electrode in the presence of Sb at $370^{\circ}C$. The GeTe film growth on Ge films depends on the both the tellurium deposition temperature and deposition time. Also, using $Sb(iPr)_3$ precursor, GeSbTe films with hexagonal structures were fabricated on GeTe thin films. GeSbTe films were deposited in trench structure with 200 nm*120 nm small size.

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