Single-step reactive ion etching process for device integration of hafnium-zirconium-oxide (HZO)/titanium nitride (TiN) stacks
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Abstract
The integration of new materials such as high-k dielectrics or metals into advanced CMOS gate stacks has led to major developments in plasma etching. The authors present a study which is dedicated to the etching of amorphous hafnium zirconium oxide (HZO) and titanium nitride (TiN) layers with Ar/Cl2 chemistry in one single step. By adjusting the gas ratio and the inductively coupled plasma power, the etching process is shown to have a slow and well controllable etch rate for HZO and TiN. Additionally, a high selectivity between both materials and SiO2 can be achieved. Gate stack etching was successfully demonstrated and transmission electron microscopy-images revealed good anisotropic etching for HZO and TiN with an etch stop in SiO2 without damaging the silicon underneath. The process is further applied for the fabrication of metal-ferroelectric-metal capacitors, here TiN-HZO-TiN, and the feasibility of the chosen material combination is proven by electrical characterization. The strategy of using low temperature plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition for TiN-deposition and forming gas anneal after structuring leads to high remanent polarization-values.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 095025 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Semiconductor science and technology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2021 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| Scopus | 85113377492 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0002-4859-4325/work/142253208 |
| ORCID | /0000-0003-3814-0378/work/142256089 |