Metallized oxide structure and fabrication
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1. An adherent metal electrode structure comprising:
- an oxide material having a surface;
a metal layer contacting said surface of said oxide material, said metal layer selected for providing an abrupt electrical interface with said oxide material, said metal layer having openings exposing areas of said surface of said oxide material; and
a layer of material contacting said metal layer and said exposed areas of said surface of said oxide material, said material for said layer of material selected to adhere to said oxide material whereby no interfacial layer forms between said areas of said surface of said oxide material exposed in said openings of said metal layer and said metal layer and whereby an interfacial layer forms between said areas of said surface of said oxide material exposed in said openings of said metal layer and said material for said layer of material.
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Abstract
A structure for providing an interface with an oxide surface which exhibits both high adhesion and preferred electrical properties. An embodiment includes a capacitor structure having one or two electrodes abutting a high dielectric thin film, whereby the electrodes comprise first partial layers of metal having favorable electrical properties and second continuous layers adjacent the first partial layers, with the second layer material having been chosen for its physical properties, and wherein the second material adheres to exposed areas of the thin film through openings in the partial metal layer.
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1. An adherent metal electrode structure comprising:
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an oxide material having a surface; a metal layer contacting said surface of said oxide material, said metal layer selected for providing an abrupt electrical interface with said oxide material, said metal layer having openings exposing areas of said surface of said oxide material; and a layer of material contacting said metal layer and said exposed areas of said surface of said oxide material, said material for said layer of material selected to adhere to said oxide material whereby no interfacial layer forms between said areas of said surface of said oxide material exposed in said openings of said metal layer and said metal layer and whereby an interfacial layer forms between said areas of said surface of said oxide material exposed in said openings of said metal layer and said material for said layer of material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A capacitor structure on a substrate comprising:
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a first layer of conducting material deposited on said substrate; a partial first metal layer deposited on said first layer of conducting material, said partial first layer having openings exposing areas of the said conducting material; a thin film of high permittivity material overlaying said partial first layer and said areas of said conducting material; a partial second metal layer deposited on said thin film, said partial second metal layer having second openings exposing areas of said thin film; and a second layer of conducting material overlaying said partial second layer and said exposed areas of thin film. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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