• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2002

The growth characteristics of metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) $Pb(Zr_xTi_{1-x})O_3 (PZT) thin films were investigated for the application of high-density ferroelectric random access memories (FRAM) devices beyond 64Mbit density. The supply control of Pb precursor plays the most critical role in order to achieve a reliable process for PZT thin film deposition. We have monitored the changes in the microstructure and electrical properties of films on increasing the Pb precursor supply into the reaction chamber. Under optimized conditions, $Ir/IrO_2/PZT(100nm)/Ir capacitor shows well-saturated hysteresis loops with a remanent polarization (Pr) of $~28{\mu}C/textrm{cm}^2$ and coercive voltage of 0.8V at 2.5V. Other issues such as step coverage, compositional uniformity and low temperature deposition was discussed in viewpoint of actual device application.

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2000년도 춘계총회,특별강연,심포지움,연구발표회
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• pp.53.1-53.1
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• 2000

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.21-25
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• 2001

In this study, recovery of plasma etching damage in PZT thin film with additive gas and re-annealing after etching have been investigated. The PZT thin films were etched as a function of Cl$_2$/CF$_4$ with addition of Ar and $O_2$ with inductively induced plasma. The etch rates of PZT thin films were 1450$\AA$/min at 30% additive Ar into (Cl$_2$(80%)+CF$_4$ (20%)) and 1100$\AA$/min at 10% additive $O_2$ into C(Cl$_2$(80%)+CF$_4$ (20%)). In order to recovery properties of PZT thin films after etching, the etched PZT thin films were re-annealed at various temperatures in at $O_2$ atmosphere. From the hysteresis curves, ferroelectrical properties are improved by $O_2$ re-annealing process. The improvement of ferroelectric behavior at annealed sample is consistent with the increase of the (100) and (200) PZT peaks revealed by x-ray diffraction (XRD). From x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, intensity of Pb-O, Zr-O and Ti-O peak are increased and the chemical residue peak is reduced by $O_2$ re-annealing. The ferroelectric behavior consistent with the dielectric nature of Ti$_{x}$O$_{y}$ is recovered by $O_2$ recombination during rapid thermal annealing process.s.s.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.101-106
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• 1999

Pb$(Zr_{0.5},Ti_{0.5})O_3$ 박막을 $Pt/Ti/SiO_2/Si$ 기판 위에 spin-coating법으로 제조하였다. 제조된 sol을 초음파 bath 내에서 초음파 처리하여 균일화를 촉진시킨 다음, 박막을 제조하여 초음파 처리되지 않은 sol로 제조된 박막과의 비교를 통해 초음파의 영향을 고찰하였다. 초음파 처리된 sol로 제조된 박막의 경우, $550^{\circ}C$에서 perovskite 단일상을 얻을 수 있었고, "rosette" 구조가 사라졌음을 관찰할 수 있엇따. 초음파 처리되지 않은 sol로 제조된 박막의 유전상수(10kHz), 잔류분극(Pr) 및 항전계(Ec) 값은 335, 12.3$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$, 168.4 kV/cm 였고, 초음파 처리된 sol로 제조된 박막은 각각 443, 172$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$, 153,5kVcm 로 전기적 특성이 개선되어 졌음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.187-191
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• 1995

Thin film of the (Pb$\_$1-x/La.sub x/)(Zr$\_$0.25/Ti/Sub 0.48/) O$_3$(x=0~13[at%]) were prepared by Sol - Gel method. Multi-layer PLZT thin films were fabricated by spin-coating on Pt/Ti/SiO$_2$/Si substrate. The crystallinity and microstructure of the films were investigated with the sintering condition. At the sintering temperature of of 600[$^{\circ}C$], the perovskite phase was dominat. PLZT(11/52/48)thin films sintered at 600[$^{\circ}C$], 1[hr] had good dielectric constant (1236), dielectric loss (2.2[%]), remanent polarization (1.38[${\mu}$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$] and coercive field(16.86[ kV/cm]) respectively.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 1998

이 연구의 목적은 lead zirconate 박막을 sol-gel 법으로 제작하는데 있어 Pb와 Zr의 혼합비에 따라 결정의 형성에 있어서 변화와 이에 따른 결정의 성장 선호 방향을 조사하였다. 기판으로는 Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si를 사용하였으며, 결정 형성을 위한 온도는 $800^{\circ}C$로 1분간 유지하였다. Pb가 부족할 경우는 <221>방향으로의 성장이 두드러지고, Pb가 화학당량적 비를 만족한 이후는 <100>와 <221>이 같이 성장하게 된다. 그러나 이들은 모두 반강유전체로서의 특성을 나타내지만 뚜렷한 domain switching을 나타내지는 않는다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.769-775
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• 2001

High quality PZT piezoelectric thin films were sputter- deposited on$ RuO_2$/$SiO_2$/Si substrates by using 2-step deposition method. As the first step, PZT seed layers were fabricated at a low temperature($475^{\circ}C$ ) to form a pure perovskite phase by reducing the volatility of Pb oxide. and then, as the second step, the PZT films were deposited at high temperatures ($530^{\circ}C$~$570^{\circ}C$) to reduce the defect density in the films. By this method, the pure perovskite phase was obtained at high deposition temperature range ($530^{\circ}C$~$570^{\circ}C$) and the superior electrical properties of PZT films were obtained on $RuO_2$substrate : 2Pr : 60$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$, $E_c: 60kV/cm, \;J_t: 10^{-6}A/cm^2\; at\; 250kV/cm$. The residual stress of PZT films fabricated by the 2-step deposition method was tensile and below 150MPa. It was attempted to control the residual stress in the PZT films by applying a negative bias to the substrate. As the amplitude of the substrate bias was increased, the residual tensile stress was slightly decreased, however, the ferroelectric properties of PZT films were degraded by ion bombardment.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.375-378
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• 2002

We investigated the reduction of etching damage by additive O$_2$ in etching gas and recovery of etching damage by O$_2$ annealing. The PZT thin films were etched using additive Ar or O$_2$ into Cl$_2$/CF$_4$ gas mixing ratio of 8/2. In order to recover ferroelectric properties of PZT thin films after etching, the etched PZT thin films were annealed at 600 C in O$_2$ atmosphere for 10 min. The remanent polarization is decreased seriously and fatigue is accelerated in the PZT sample etched in Ar/(C1$_2$+CF$_4$) plasma, whereas these characteristics are improved in O$_2$/(Cl$_2$/CF$_4$). From x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, the intensities of Pb-O, Zr-O and Ti-O peaks are changed and the etch byproducts such as metal chloride and metal fluoride are reduced by O$_2$ annealing. From electron probe micro analyzer (EPMA) and auger electron spectroscopy(AES), O$_2$ vacancy is observed after etching. In x-ray diffraction (XRD), the structure damage in the additive O$_2$ into C1$_2$/CF$_4$ is reduced and the improvement of ferroelectric behavioral annealed sample is consistent with the increase of the (100) and (200) PZT peaks.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.232-238
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• 2000

PZT thin films(3500 ) have been prepared onto $Pt/Ti/SiO_2/Si$ substrates with a RF magnetron sputtering system using PB1.05(Zr0.52,Ti0.48)O3 ceramic target. We used two-step annealing techniques. As the RTA times and temperatures were increased, crystallization of PZT thin films were enhanced. The ferroelectric characteristics of PZT capacitors fabricated at $700^{\circ}C$ for 60 seconds were like these remanent polarization were $12.1 \muC/cm^2$, coercive field were 110 kV/cm, leakage current density were $4.1\times10-7 A/cm^2,\; \varepsilonr=442,$ and remanent polarization were decreased by 22% after 1010 cycles, respectively.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.640-644
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• 2003

NiCr thin films were fabricated by rf magnetron sputtering for applying to both the top electrode and absorption layer on Pb(Zr, Ti)O$_3$(PZT) thin films for infrared sensors. The rms roughness and resistivity of NiCr films prepared with Ni power of 80 W and Cr power of 50 W showed the most stable oxidation resistance after annealing at $600^{\circ}C$ for 5 min in oxygen ambient. The rms roughness and resistivity of NiCr films annealed at $V^{\circ}C$ in oxygen ambient were about 2$0\AA$ and $70 \mu$Ω-cm, respectively. As-deposited Ni/PZT/Pt and NiCr (Ni 80 W, Cr 50 W)/PZT/Pt structures showed well saturated hysteresis loops. However, in case of the samples annealed at $500^{\circ}C$ in oxygen ambient, only NiCr/PZT/Pt showed saturated loops having a remanent polarization of 20$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$. Ultra-thin NiCr films showed a possibility as a top electrode for infrared sensors.