Laser annealed dielectric for dual dielectric capacitor
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1. A method of forming a capacitor on a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- depositing a bottom electrode on the substrate;
depositing an amorphous thin film layer of a ferroelectric forming titanate or zirconate on said bottom electrode;
depositing a leakage current preventing dielectric layer on said amorphous thin film layer;
laser annealing said amorphous thin film layer to a crystalline ferroelectric; and
depositing a top electrode on said dielectric layer.
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Abstract
A thin film capacitor having a high dielectric constant and low leakage current includes a dual dielectric structure. The dual dielectric comprises a leakage current blocking first dielectric layer and a high dielectric constant second dielectric layer. The high dielectric constant second dielectric layer is formed by laser annealing a ferroelectric forming titanate or zirconate into a ferroelectric. A leakage current blocking first dielectric layer may also serve as an antireflective coating for the titanate or zirconate layer so that better coupling of the laser energy to the titanate or zirconate layer is obtained.
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1. A method of forming a capacitor on a substrate, comprising the steps of:
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depositing a bottom electrode on the substrate; depositing an amorphous thin film layer of a ferroelectric forming titanate or zirconate on said bottom electrode; depositing a leakage current preventing dielectric layer on said amorphous thin film layer; laser annealing said amorphous thin film layer to a crystalline ferroelectric; and depositing a top electrode on said dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of forming a capacitor on a substrate, comprising the steps of:
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depositing a bottom electrode on the substrate; depositing an amorphous thin film layer of a ferroelectric forming titanate or zirconate on said bottom electrode; laser annealing said amorphous thin film layer to a crystalline ferroelectric; depositing a leakage current preventing dielectric layer on said amorphous thin film layer; and depositing a top electrode on said dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of forming a capacitor on a substrate, comprising the steps of:
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depositing a bottom electrode on the substrate; depositing a leakage current preventing dielectric layer on said bottom electrode; depositing an amorphous thin film layer of a ferroelectric forming titanate or zirconate on said bottom electrode; laser annealing said amorphous thin film layer to a crystalline ferroelectric; and depositing a top electrode on said dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A capacitor structure comprised of a dual dielectric between two electrodes wherein said dual dielectric comprises:
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a first leakage current preventing dielectric layer adjacent a first one of said electrodes; and a second dielectric layer between said first dielectric layer and a second one of said electrodes, said second dielectric layer being an amorphous thin film layer of a ferroelectric forming titanate or zirconate which is laser annealed to a crystalline ferroelectric. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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