• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.329-337
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• 2001

It has been known that the leakage current in the low field region consists of the dielectric relaxation current and intrinsic leakage current, which cause the charge loss in dynamic random access memory (DRAM) storage capacitor using (Ba,Sr)TiO$_{3}$ (BST) thin film. Especially, the dielectric relaxation current should be seriously considered since its magnitude is much larger than that of the intrinsic leakage current in giga-bit DRAM operation voltage (~IY). In this study, thermally stimulated current (TSC) measurement was at first applied to investigate the activation energy of traps and relative evaluation of the density of traps according to process change. And, through comparing TSC to early methods of I-V or I-t measurement and analyzing, we identify the origin of the dielectric relaxation current and investigate the reliability of TSC measurement. First, the polarization condition such as electric field, time, temperature and heating rate was investigated for reliable TSC measurement. From the TSC measurement, the energy level of traps in the BST thin film has been investigated and evaluated to be 0.20($\pm$0.01) eV and 0.45($\pm$0.02) eV. Based on the TSC measurement results before and after rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process, oxygen vacancy is concluded to be the origin of the traps. TSC characteristics with thermal annealing in the MIM BST capacitor have shown the same trends with the current-voltage (I-V) and current-time (I-t) characteristics. This means that the TSC measurement is one of the effective methods to characterize the traps in the BST thin film.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.449-456
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• 1996

BaO, SrCI2.6H2O 그리고 Ti(OPri)4를 출발 원료로 사용하여 균일한 BaxSr1-xTiO3(BST) 솔을 합성하였고, BST 박막을 회전 코팅 법으로 Si 및 Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si 기판위에 제조하였다. 적외선 및 NMR 스펙트럼 분석으로 킬레이션 조제로 사용한 acetylacetone(AcAc)이 엔올 형태로 Ti-알콕사이드와 결합하여 솔 안정화에 기여함을 확인하였다. Xedrogel에 대한 DT/TGA 및 적외선 스펙트럼 결과로부터 페로브스카이트 상생성이 $600^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 이루어짐을 관찰하였다. $700^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 박마은 -300(10 KHz)의 상대유전율을 나타내었고, 결정립의 저항 및 입계의 병렬 RC 성분으로 등가회로를 구성할 수 있었다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.13-17
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• 2005

The Pb(Zr/sub 0.52/Ti/sub 0.48/)O₃/(Ba/sub 0.6/Sr/sub 0.4/)TiO₃[PZT/BST] heterolayered thin films were deposited on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrates by using the RF sputtering method with different RF power. The PZT/BST heterolayered thin films had the tetragonal structure of the PZT phase and BST phase. Increasing the RF power. the intensity of the PZT (100), (110) peaks and BST (111) peaks were decreased and the intensity of the BST (100), (110) peaks were increased. The thickness ratio of the top layered BST thin film and the bottom layered PZT thin film was 2 to1. The atomic concentration of the Ba, Sr, Pb. Zr, Ti atoms were constant in the PZT thin films and BST thin films, respectively. The Pt atom was diffused to the PZT region in the PZT/BST heterolayered thin films deposited at condition of 60[W] RF power. Increasing the frequency, dielectric constant and loss of the PZT/BST heterolayered thin films were decreased. The dielectric constant and loss of the PZT/BST heterolayered thin films deposited with RF power of 90[W] were 406 and 3%, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.45-48
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• 2000

High dielectric (Ba,Sr)TiO$_3$thin films were etched in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) as a function of C1$_2$/Ar gas mixing ratio. Under Cl$_2$(20)/Ar(80), the maximum etch rate of the BST films was 400$\AA$/min and selectivities of BST to Pt and PR were obtained 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. We investigated the etched surface of BST by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). From the result of XPS analysis, we found that residues of Ba-Cl and Ti-Cl bonds remained on the surface of the etched BST for high boiling point. The surface roughness decreased as Cl$_2$increases in C1$_2$/Ar plasma because of non-volatile etching products. This changed the nature of the crystallinity of BST. From the result of XRD analysis, the crystallinity of etched BST film maintained as similar to as-deposited BST under Ar only and Cl$_2$(20)/Ar(80). However, (100) orientation intensity of etched BST film abruptly decreased at Cl$_2$only plasma. It was caused that Cl compounds were redeposited on the etched BST surface and damaged to crystallinity of BST film during the etch process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.45-48
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• 2000

High dielectric (Ba,Sr)TiO$_3$ thin films were etched in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) as a function of C1$_2$/Ar gas mixing ratio. Under Cl$_2$(20)/Ar(80), the maximum etch rate of the BST films was 400$\AA$/min and selectivities of BST to Pt and PR were obtained 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. We investigated the etched surface of BST by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). From the result of XPS analysis, we found that residues of Ba-Cl and Ti-Cl bonds remained on the surface of the etched BST for high boiling point. The surface roughness decreased as Cl$_2$ increases in Cl$_2$/Ar plasma because of non-volatile etching products. This changed the nature of the crystallinity of BST. From the result of XRD analysis, the crystalliility of etched BST film maintained as similar to as-deposited BST under Ar only and Cl$_2$(20)/Ar(80). However, (100) orientation intensity of etched BST film abruptly decreased at Cl$_2$ only plasma. It was caused that Cl compounds were redeposited on the etched BST surface and damaged to crystallinity of BST film during the etch process.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.52-52
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• 2003

Gbit급 DRAM 커패시터의 고유전물질로 각광받고 있는 (Ba,Sr)TiO$_3$〔BST〕의 하부전극 물질로서 (Ba,Sr)RuO$_3$〔BSR〕의 적용 가능성을 연구하였다. BSR은 BST와의 구조적, 화학적 유사성으로 인하여, BST와 하부전극사이의 저유전 계면반응 충의 생성을 최소화함으로서 향상된 전기적 특성을 구현 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 methoxyethoxytetramethylheptanedionate(METHD) 소스를 적용한 유기 화학 기상 증착법(MOCVD)법을 이용하여 BSR을 증착하였으며, 증착된 BSR의 특성을 x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) 분석법으로 기화기 온도 변화에 따른 BSR박막의 특성을 분석하였다. 증착온도 55$0^{\circ}C$에서 소스의 기화효율에 영향을 미치는 기화기온도를 변화시켜가며 BSR박막의 증착실험을 진행하였으며 소스 유입 속도 0.075sccm, 증착 온도 55$0^{\circ}C$, Ar/O2 = 200/350 sccm일 때 기화기 온도를 260~28$0^{\circ}C$까지 1$0^{\circ}C$간격의 변화로 증착실험을 수행하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.52.2-52.2
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.127-127
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• 1997

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.37-37
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• 1996

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 1994.05a
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• pp.112-112
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• 1994