Atomic layer-deposited LaAlO3 films for gate dielectrics
First Claim
1. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
- pulsing a lanthanum containing precursor into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing an aluminum containing precursor into the reaction chamber; and
controlling the pulsing of the lanthanum containing precursor and the pulsing of the aluminum containing precursor to form by atomic layer deposition a dielectric layer containing LaAlO3 with a predetermined dielectric constant.
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Abstract
A dielectric film containing LaAlO3 and method of fabricating a dielectric film contained LaAlO3 produce a reliable gate dielectric having a thinner equivalent oxide thickness than attainable using SiO2. The LaAlO3 gate dielectrics formed are thermodynamically stable such that these gate dielectrics will have minimal reactions with a silicon substrate or other structures during processing. A LaAlO3 gate dielectric is formed by atomic layer deposition employing a lanthanum sequence and an aluminum sequence. A lanthanum sequence uses La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) and ozone. An aluminum sequence uses either trimethylaluminum, Al(CH3)3, or DMEAA, an adduct of alane (AlH3) and dimethylethylamine [N(CH3)2(C2H5)], with distilled water vapor.
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53 Claims
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1. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
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pulsing a lanthanum containing precursor into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing an aluminum containing precursor into the reaction chamber; and
controlling the pulsing of the lanthanum containing precursor and the pulsing of the aluminum containing precursor to form by atomic layer deposition a dielectric layer containing LaAlO3 with a predetermined dielectric constant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
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pulsing a lanthanum containing source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber; and
controlling the pulsing of the lanthanum containing precursor and the pulsing of the aluminum containing precursor to form by atomic layer deposition a dielectric layer containing LaAlO3 with a predetermined dielectric constant. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
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pulsing a La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into the reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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16. The method of claim 16, wherein pulsing a La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) source gas into a reaction chamber is perfonned with the substrate maintained at a temperature ranging from about 180 °
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C. - View Dependent Claims (17)
- C. to about 425 °
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20. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
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pulsing a lanthanum containing source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a trimethylaluminum source gas into the reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
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pulsing a lanthanum containing source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a DMEAA source gas into the reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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30. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
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pulsing a La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a trimethylaluminum source gas into the reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition. - View Dependent Claims (29, 31, 32)
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33. A method of forming a dielectric film comprising:
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pulsing a La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a DMEAA source gas into the reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method of forming a transistor, comprising:
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forming first and second source/drain regions in a substrate;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a lanthanum containing precursor into a reaction chamber containing the substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing precursor into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing precursor into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a second oxygen containing precursor into the reaction chamber; and
controlling the pulsing of the lanthanum containing precursor and the pulsing of the aluminum containing precursor to form by atomic layer deposition a dielectric layer containing LaAlO3 with a predetermined dielectric constant; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of forming a memory array, comprising:
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forming a number of access transistors, comprising;
forming first and second source/drain regions;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film containing LaAlO3 on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a lanthanum containing source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into a reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber; and
controlling the pulsing of the lanthanum containing source gas and the pulsing of the aluminum containing source gas to form by atomic layer deposition a dielectric layer containing LaAlO3 with a predetermined dielectric constant; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3;
forming a number of word lines coupled to a number of the gates of the number of access transistors;
forming a number of source lines coupled to a number of the first source/drain regions of the number of access transistors; and
forming a number of bit lines coupled to a number of the second source/drain regions of the number of access transistors. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of forming an information handling system, comprising:
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providing a processor;
providing a memory array, wherein the memory array is formed by a method comprising;
forming a number of access transistors, comprising;
forming first and second source/drain regions;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film containing LaAlO3 on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a lanthanum containing source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into a reaction chamber; and
controlling the pulsing of the lanthanum containing source gas and the pulsing of the aluminum containing source gas to form by atomic layer deposition a dielectric layer containing LaAlO3 with a predetermined dielectric constant; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3;
forming a number of word lines coupled to a number of the gates of the number of access transistors;
forming a number of source lines coupled to a number of the first source/drain regions of the number of access transistors;
forming a number of bit lines coupled to a number of the second source/drain regions of the number of access transistors; and
coupling the processor to the memory array using a system bus. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of forming a transistor, comprising:
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forming first and second source/drain regions in a substrate;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) precursor into a reaction chamber containing the substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing precursor into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing precursor into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a second oxygen containing precursor into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3.
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49. A method of forming a transistor, comprising:
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forming first and second source/drain regions in a substrate;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a lanthanum containing precursor into a reaction chamber containing the substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing precursor into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing precursor into the reaction chamber;
pulsing a second oxygen containing precursor into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition, wherein the aluminum containing precursor is selected from a group consisting of a DMEAA precursor and a trimethylaluminum precursor and coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3.
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50. A method of forming a memory array, comprising:
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forming a number of access transistors, comprising;
forming first and second source/drain regions;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into a reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3;
forming a number of word lines coupled to a number of the gates of the number of access transistors;
forming a number of source lines coupled to a number of the first source/drain regions of the number of access transistors; and
forming a number of bit lines coupled to a number of the second source/drain regions of the number of access transistors.
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51. A method of forming a memory array, comprising:
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forming a number of access transistors, comprising;
forming first and second source/drain regions;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a lanthanum containing source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing a first oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into a reaction chamber; and
pulsing a second oxygen containing source gas into the reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition, wherein the aluminum containing source gas is selected from a group consisting of a DMEAA source gas and a trimethylaluminum source gas; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3;
forming a number of word lines coupled to a number of the gates of the number of access transistors;
forming a number of source lines coupled to a number of the first source/drain regions of the number of access transistors; and
forming a number of bit lines coupled to a number of the second source/drain regions of the number of access transistors.
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52. A method of forming an information handling system, comprising:
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providing a processor; and
coupling a memory array to the processor using a system bus, wherein forming the memory array includes;
forming a number of access transistors, comprising;
forming first and second source/drain regions;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a La(thd)3 (thd=2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into a reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3;
forming a number of word lines coupled to a number of the gates of the number of access transistors;
forming a number of source lines coupled to a number of the first source/drain regions of the number of access transistors; and
forming a number of bit lines coupled to a number of the second source/drain regions of the number of access transistors.
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53. A method of forming an information handling system, comprising:
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providing a processor; and
coupling a memory array to the processor using a system bus, wherein forming the memory array includes;
forming a number of access transistors, comprising;
forming first and second source/drain regions;
forming a body region between the first and second source/drain regions;
forming a film on the body region between the first and second source/drain regions, comprising;
pulsing a lanthanum containing source gas into a reaction chamber containing a substrate;
pulsing an aluminum containing source gas into a reaction chamber to form a dielectric film containing LaAlO3 by atomic layer deposition, wherein the aluminum containing source gas is selected from a group consisting of a DMEAA source gas and a trimethylaluminum source gas; and
coupling a gate to the film containing LaAlO3;
forming a number of word lines coupled to a number of the gates of the number of access transistors;
forming a number of source lines coupled to a number of the first source/drain regions of the number of access transistors; and
forming a number of bit lines coupled to a number of the second source/drain regions of the number of access transistors.
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