A comparative study on lanthanide oxide thin films grown by atomic layer deposition

被引：159

作者：

Päiväsaari, J ^{[1
]}

Putkonen, M ^{[1
]}

Niinistö, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Aalto Univ, Dept Chem Technol, FIN-02015 Espoo, Finland

来源：

THIN SOLID FILMS | 2005年 / 472卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

atomic layer deposition; lanthanides; oxides; electrical properties and measurements;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tsf.2004.06.160

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Lanthanide oxide (Ln=Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm) thin films were grown onto silicon (100) substrates by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using volatile beta-diketonate-type Ln(thd)(3) (thd-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) compounds and ozone as precursors. The depositions were carried out at approximately 300 degreesC under a reduced pressure of 2-3 mbar. X-ray diffraction studies showed all Ln(2)O(3) films to be cubic (C-type) and polycrystalline. Nd2O3 was observed to contain hexagonal phase as well. Compositional studies by time-of-flight elastic recoil detection analysis (TOF-ERDA) revealed the films to be nearly stoichiometric having carbon, fluorine and hydrogen as impurities. According to the infrared spectroscopy measurements, the carbon contamination in the films was mainly caused by a carbonate-type impurity. Electrical characterization showed that thin films were resistive having relative permittivities between 8.4 and 11. 1. Leakage current densities through ca. 50 nm thick Ln(2)O(3) were in the order of 10-910-7 A/cm(2) and breakdown field strengths were in the range of 0.4-2.1 MV/cm. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：275 / 281

页数：7

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