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Abstract
The invention discloses a preparation method of a Ge/Sb superlattice phase-change thin film material for a phase-change memory, wherein the Ge/Sb superlattice phase-change thin film material is of a multilayer film structure and is formed by alternately depositing and compounding Ge layers and Sb layers, one Ge layer and one Sb layer are used as an alternate period, and the Ge layer in the latter alternate period is deposited above the Sb layer in the former alternate period. The Ge/Sb superlattice phase-change thin film material utilizes the clamping effect of a plurality of layers of interfaces in the superlattice-like structure to reduce crystalsThe grain size is reduced, thereby shortening the crystallization time, inhibiting crystallization, improving the thermal stability of the material and simultaneously accelerating the phase change speed. The RESET voltage of the Ge/Sb superlattice phase-change thin film material is higher than the Ge under the same voltage pulse2Sb2Te5The RESET voltage of the film is lower than 30 percent, which shows that the GeSb superlattice phase change film material has lower power consumption.
Description
The application is application No. is 201510206563.0, and the applying date is on 04 27th, 2015, and invention and created name is
The patent of invention Shen of " the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials and preparation method thereof for being used for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory "
Divisional application please.
Technical field
The present invention relates to the phase change film materials of microelectronics technology, and in particular to one kind is for high speed, low-power consumption phase
The preparation method of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of transition storage.
Background technology
Phase transition storage(Phase Change Random Access Memory, are abbreviated as PCRAM)With cycle life
It is long(>1013It is secondary), component size is small, storage density is high, reading speed is fast, stability is strong, high-low temperature resistant(- 55 DEG C~125 DEG C)、
Anti-vibration and it is mutually compatible with existing integrated circuit technology the advantages that, thus paid close attention to by more and more researchers and enterprise
(Kun Ren etc., Applied Physics Letter, 2014,104(17):173102).PCRAM using material in crystalline state and
Amorphous huge resistance difference realizes information storage, has high electrical resistance when phase-change material is in amorphous state, has in crystalline state
Have compared with low resistance, the resistance difference between binary states reaches 2 orders of magnitude or more.By the Joule heat of current induced, may be implemented
Fast transition of the phase-change material between two Resistance states.PCRAM is with its big advantage, by International Semiconductor Industry Association
It is considered most possibly to replace current flash memory and become future memory main product and become the next of commercial product at first
For nonvolatile memory.
Phase-change material is the core of PCRAM, and performance directly determines every technical performance of PCRAM.Phase transition storage
Service speed is primarily limited to the crystallization process of phase change film material, therefore the phase velocity for accelerating phase change film material can just carry
The service speed of high phase transition storage.Ge2Sb2Te5It is current widely used phase-change storage material, although the property of its various aspects
Can be balanced, without too big disadvantage, but there is place that is many to be improved and improving(Zhou Xilin etc., Acta
Materialia, 2013,61(19):7324-7333).Ge first2Sb2Te5Crystallization Mechanism of the film based on forming core makes it
Phase velocity is slower, cannot be satisfied the following high speed, the message storage requirement in big data epoch;Secondly, Ge2Sb2Te5The heat of film
Stability is poor, and crystallization temperature only has 160 DEG C or so, is only capable of under 85 DEG C of environment temperature keeping data 10 years, can't
Fully meet the requirement of the semiconductor chip of the following high integration.
In recent years, class superlattices phase-change material is given more sustained attention, with traditional single layer Ge2Sb2Te5Phase-change material is compared,
Class superlattice structure has lower thermal conductivity, it is possible to reduce the heat loss in heating process, to improve the efficiency of heating surface.
For example, 101271960 B of Chinese patent literature CN(Application number 200710185759.1)Disclose a kind of phase transformation
Layer and forming method thereof, phase change memory device and preparation method thereof, phase-change material layers are single layer, including top section and lower layer part
Point, top section is different with the lattice of underclad portion.Underclad portion is the chalcogenide material of impurity, lower layer part sorting
Freely adulterate the Ge-Sb-Te layers of nitrogen, Ge-Sb-Te-N layers, one kind in the groups such as As-Ge-Sb-Te-N layers;Top section right and wrong
The chalcogenide material of nitrogen is adulterated, top section is selected from by Ge-Sb-Te layers, As-Ge-Sb-Te layers, Sn-Sb-Te layers etc.
One kind in group.The characteristics of using multilayered structure, such anti-diffusion film can reduce or reduce Ti from the bonding comprising Ti
It is diffused into phase change layer in layer, reduces the defect of phase change layer.Simultaneously as anti-diffusion film is provided, it is viscous with adequate thickness
Knot layer can be formed between phase change layer and top electrodes, and the cohesive force between phase change layer and top electrodes can be improved,
Inhibit the micro-creping at interface.
In another example Chinese patent literature CN103794723 A(Application number 201410077462.3)Disclose a kind of phase transformation
Storage unit and preparation method thereof, the phase-change material layers are by single layer phase-change material SbxTe1-xLayer and single layer compound
TiyTe1-yLayer alternating orthogonal stacks growth and the phase transformation superlattice thin film structures of formation, wherein 0.4≤x≤0.8,0.33≤y≤
0.56.The preparation process of superlattice thin film structures in the phase-change material layers is compatible with existing CMOS technology, and has and GST
(Ge-Sb-Te)The different phase-change mechanism of material, has the following advantages:First, the crystal of the Ti-Te in selected section can be used as
The stable structure layer of amorphous Sb-Te, makes Sb-Te be not easy spontaneous crystallization, improves the thermal stability and retentivity of phase-change material layers,
Ten annual data retentivity corresponding temperatures of phase-change material layers are made to be higher than 120 DEG C;Secondly, the crystal of selected section Ti-Te is applying
It can be used as the crystallization inducing layer of amorphous Sb-Te after external energy, ensure the phase velocity of phase-change material floor height, make phase transition storage
The erasable operating time with picosecond, improve the service speed of phase transition storage;Again, the easy disordering of SbxTe1-x phase change layers
And there is lower thermal conductivity, the electric current that erasable operation needs more can be reduced, in favor of reducing power consumption;Finally, phase change region only goes out
The present interfaces superlattice thin film structures TiTe/SbTe, control the thickness of each layer film, can obtain the memory list of low-power consumption
Member, and then thermal shock is reduced, extend the service life of device cell, cycle-index is made to be higher than 105, ensure the reliability of device.
Invention content
That technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a kind of phase velocities is fast, power consumption is lower is used for high-speed low-power-consumption
The preparation method of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of phase transition storage.
Realize that the technical solution of the object of the invention is a kind of Ge/Sb class superlattices for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory
Phase change film material, it is characterised in that:Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials are multi-layer film structure, by Ge layers and Sb layers friendship
It is combined for deposition, is used as an alternate cycle, the Ge layers of the latter alternate cycle to deposit by one layer Ge layers and one layer Sb layers
Above the Sb layers of previous alternate cycle.
The membrane structure of the Ge/Sb classes superlattices phase change film material is with general formula [Ge (a)/Sb (b)]xIt indicates, wherein a is
The thickness that Ge layers of single layer, 1nm≤a≤50nm;B is the thickness of Sb layers of single layer, 1nm≤b≤50nm;The friendship that x is Ge layers and Sb layers
For periodicity, x is positive integer.
As optional, 6nm≤(a+b)*x≤80nm.
It is further alternative, 45nm≤(a+b)*x≤80nm.
The preparation method of the above-mentioned Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory,
It is characterized in that including the following steps:
1. it is for use to be cleaned drying by the preparation of substrate for substrate.
2. the preparation of magnetron sputtering, by step, 1. clean substrate to be sputtered is placed on base, using Ge and Sb as
Sputtering target material is separately mounted in magnetron RF sputtering system target, and the sputtering chamber of magnetron sputtering coating system is vacuumized,
Using high-purity argon gas as sputter gas.
3. magnetron sputtering is prepared [Ge (a)/Sb (b)]xMulti-layer compound film cleans Ge targets and Sb target material surfaces first,
After cleaning, by SiO to be sputtered2/Si(100)Substrate rotates to Ge target position;Open the radio-frequency power supply on Ge target position, sputtering
After obtain Ge layers;After the completion of Ge layers of sputtering, the DC power supply applied on Ge target position is closed, Ge layers of base will have been sputtered
Piece rotates to Sb target position, opens the radio-frequency power supply on Sb target position, Sb layers are obtained after sputtering;Repeat above-mentioned sputtering Ge layers and Sb
To the film thickness needed, sputtering terminates to obtain GeSb class superlattices phase change film materials for the operation of layer.
Above-mentioned steps 2. in percent by volume >=99.999%, Ar throughput of high-purity argon gas be 25~35SCCM, argon gas splashes
Pressure of emanating is 0.28Pa~0.35Pa.
3. middle Ge layers of sputter rate are 1~2s/nm to above-mentioned steps, and Sb layers of sputter rate are 2~4s/nm.
The present invention has the effect of positive:
(1)The Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present invention utilize the clamping effect at multilayer interface in class superlattice structure,
Reduce crystallite dimension, so as to shorten crystallization time, inhibits crystallization, accelerate phase velocity while improving material thermal stability.
(2)Stereomutation of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present invention in phase transition process is smaller, Ke Yibao
The effective good contact for demonstrate,proving phase change layer and electrode material, to improve the reliability of PCRAM devices.
(3)The RESET voltage of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present invention is than under identical voltage impulses
Ge2Sb2Te5The RESET voltage low 30% or more of film illustrates that the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present invention have more
Low power consumption.
(4)The Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film material [Ge (a)/Sb (b)] of the present inventionxIn with Ge layers of relative thickness
Increase, the crystallization temperature of material is gradually increased, and higher crystallization temperature means that phase change film material has better amorphous
Thermal stability.In addition with the increase of Ge layers of relative thickness, the amorphous state of film and the resistance of crystalline state increase, bigger
Resistance helps to improve the efficiency of heating process, to reduce operation power consumption.
(5)The Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present invention by Ge layer of magnetron sputtering alternating deposit and Sb layers,
Nanometer scale is combined.When preparation, the thickness of each Ge layers and Sb layers are controlled by controlling sputtering time and sputter rate, respectively
The thickness control of layer is accurate.
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Fig. 1 is the embodiment of the present invention 1 to the original position of Ge/Sb the class superlattices phase change film material and comparative example 1 of embodiment 7
The relation curve of resistance and temperature, the Temperature of abscissa is temperature in figure, and the Resistance of ordinate is resistance,
The curve that the dot of the top is linked to be in Fig. 1 is the In-situ resistance and temperature of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of embodiment 1
The relation curve of degree, the straight line that the dot of bottom is linked to be are the relation curve of the In-situ resistance and temperature of comparative example 1.
Fig. 2 is the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials and tradition Ge of the embodiment of the present invention 22Sb2Te5Thin-film material existsElectricityPress under impulse action that resistance is with the variation relation of voltage, the Voltage of abscissa is voltage in figure, ordinate
Resistance is resistance.
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The Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory of the present embodiment are multilayer film knot
Structure, thickness are 6~80nm;Be combined by Ge layers and Sb layers of alternating deposit, i.e., in the film, according to Ge layers-Sb layers-Ge layers-
Sb layers ... of sequence repeats to be alternately arranged.It is used as an alternate cycle, the latter alternate cycle by one layer Ge layers and one layer Sb layers
Ge layers be deposited on above the Sb layers of previous alternate cycle.
The membrane structure of above-mentioned GeSb classes superlattices phase change film material is with general formula [Ge (a)/Sb (b)]xIt indicates, wherein a is
The thickness that Ge layers of single layer, 1nm≤a≤50nm;B is the thickness of Sb layers of single layer, 1nm≤b≤50nm;The friendship that x is Ge layers and Sb layers
For periodicity, one layer Ge layers and one layer Sb layers are one group in other words, and thin-film material is made of the Ge layers of x group single layers and Sb layers;X is
Positive integer, 6nm≤(a+b)*x≤80nm.
The membrane structure of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present embodiment is [Ge (5nm)/Sb (1nm)]8, i.e., often
One layer Ge layers of thickness is 5nm, and each layer Sb layers of thickness is 1nm, and Ge layers and Sb layers of alternate cycle number is super for 8, Ge/Sb classes
The thickness of lattice phase change film material is 48nm.
The Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present embodiment are made using magnetron sputtering method;Specific preparation method packet
Include following steps:
1. the preparation of substrate.Choose the SiO that size is 5mm × 5mm2/Si(100)Substrate, first by substrate in supersonic cleaning machine
In acetone(Purity is 99% or more)It is middle to be cleaned by ultrasonic 3~5 minutes, it washes complete taking-up and is rinsed with deionized water;Then it is being cleaned by ultrasonic
By substrate in ethyl alcohol in machine(Purity is 99% or more)It is middle to be cleaned by ultrasonic 3~5 minutes, it washes complete taking-up and is rinsed with deionized water, rinsed
High-purity N is used after clean2Dry up surface and the back side;Substrate after drying, which is sent into baking oven, dries steam, and the substrate after drying is for use,
Wherein oven temperature is set as 120 DEG C, drying time 20 minutes.
2. the preparation of magnetron sputtering.
In magnetron sputtering coating system(JGP-450 types)In, 1. SiO to be sputtered that step is prepared2/Si(100)Base
Piece is placed on base, by Ge(Atomic percent 99.999%)And Sb(Atomic percent 99.999%)Distinguish as sputtering target material
Mounted on magnetic control radio frequency(RF)In sputtering target, and the sputtering chamber of magnetron sputtering coating system vacuumize until in chamber
Vacuum degree reaches 1 × 10-4 Pa。
Use high-purity argon gas(Percent by volume reaches 99.999%)As sputter gas, Ar throughputs are set as 30SCCM,
And sputtering pressure is adjusted to 0.3Pa.
The sputtering power of radio-frequency power supply is set as 20W~50W(It is 30W in the present embodiment).
3. magnetron sputtering is prepared [Ge (a)/Sb (b)]xMulti-layer compound film.
Ge targets and Sb target material surfaces are cleaned first.Space base support is rotated into Ge target position, opens the direct current on Ge target position
Source sets sputtering time 100s, starts to sputter Ge target material surfaces, cleans Ge target material surfaces;Ge target material surfaces have cleaned
Bi Hou closes the radio-frequency power supply applied on Ge target position, and space base support is rotated to Sb target position, opens the radio-frequency power supply on Sb target position,
Sputtering time 100s is set, starts to sputter Sb target material surfaces, cleans Sb target material surfaces, the cleaning of Sb target material surfaces finishes
Afterwards, the DC power supply applied on Sb target position is closed, by SiO to be sputtered2/Si(100)Substrate rotates to Ge target position.
Then start the Ge layers of first alternate cycle of sputtering:The radio-frequency power supply on Ge target position is opened, Ge layers of sputtering are set
Rate is 1.44s/nm, sputtering time 7.2s, and the Ge layers of 5nm thickness are obtained after sputtering.
After the completion of Ge layers of sputtering, the radio-frequency power supply applied on Ge target position is closed, the substrate for having sputtered Ge layers is rotated
To Sb target position, the radio-frequency power supply on Sb target position is opened, sets Sb layers of sputter rate as 3s/nm, sputtering time 3s, after sputtering
Obtain the Sb layers of 1nm thickness.
Above-mentioned sputtering Ge layers and Sb layers of operation 7 is repeated on the substrate for having sputtered one layer Ge layers and one layer Sb layers
Secondary, it is [Ge (5)/Sb (1)] to obtain the membrane structure with 8 alternate cycles8Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials.
(Embodiment 2)
The membrane structure of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory of the present embodiment is
[Ge(5nm)/Sb(3nm)]6, i.e., each layer Ge layers of thickness is 5nm, and each layer Sb layers of thickness is 3nm, Ge layers and Sb layers
Alternate cycle number is that the thickness of 6, Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials is 48nm.
Remaining is same as Example 1 for preparation method, the difference is that:3. magnetron sputtering prepares [Ge (a)/Sb to step
(b)]xWhen multi-layer compound film, each layer Sb layers of sputtering time is 9s.Ge layers and Sb layers of alternating sputtering 6 times.
(Embodiment 3)
The membrane structure of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory of the present embodiment is
[Ge(5nm)/Sb(5nm)]6, i.e., each layer Ge layers of thickness is 5nm, and each layer Sb layers of thickness is 5nm, Ge layers and Sb layers
Alternate cycle number is that the thickness of 6, Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials is 60nm.
Remaining is same as Example 1 for preparation method, the difference is that:3. magnetron sputtering prepares [Ge (a)/Sb to step
(b)]xWhen multi-layer compound film, each layer Sb layers of sputtering time is 15s.Ge layers and Sb layers repeat alternating sputtering 6 times.
(Embodiment 4)
The membrane structure of the GeSb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory of the present embodiment is [Ge
(5nm)/Sb(7nm)]5, i.e., each layer Ge layers of thickness is 5nm, and each layer Sb layers of thickness is 7nm, Ge layers and Sb layers of friendship
It is 60nm for the thickness that periodicity is 5, Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials.
Remaining is same as Example 1 for preparation method, the difference is that:3. magnetron sputtering prepares [Ge (a)/Sb to step
(b)]xWhen multi-layer compound film, each layer Sb layers of sputtering time is 21s.Ge layers and Sb layers repeat alternating sputtering 5 times.
(Embodiment 5)
The membrane structure of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory of the present embodiment is
[Ge(5nm)/Sb(9nm)]4, i.e., each layer Ge layers of thickness is 5nm, and each layer Sb layers of thickness is 9nm, Ge layers and Sb layers
Alternate cycle number is that the thickness of 4, Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials is 56nm.
Remaining is same as Example 1 for preparation method, the difference is that:3. magnetron sputtering prepares [Ge (a)/Sb to step
(b)]xWhen multi-layer compound film, each layer Sb layers of sputtering time is 27s.Ge layers and Sb layers repeat alternating sputtering 4 times.
(Embodiment 6)
The membrane structure of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory of the present embodiment is
[Ge(5nm)/Sb(11nm)]4, i.e., each layer Ge layers of thickness is 5nm, and each layer Sb layer of thickness is 11nm, Ge layers with Sb layers
Alternate cycle number be the thickness of 4, Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials be 64nm.
Remaining is same as Example 1 for preparation method, the difference is that:3. magnetron sputtering prepares [Ge (a)/Sb to step
(b)]xWhen multi-layer compound film, each layer Sb layers of sputtering time is 33s.Ge layers and Sb layers repeat alternating sputtering 4 times.
(Embodiment 7)
The membrane structure of the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for high-speed low-power-consumption phase change memory of the present embodiment is
[Ge(5nm)/Sb(13nm)]4, i.e., each layer Ge layers of thickness is 5nm, and each layer Sb layer of thickness is 13nm, Ge layers with Sb layers
Alternate cycle number be the thickness of 4, Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials be 72nm.
Remaining is same as Example 1 for preparation method, the difference is that:3. magnetron sputtering prepares [Ge (a)/Sb to step
(b)]xWhen multi-layer compound film, each layer Sb layers of sputtering time is 39s.Ge layers and Sb layers repeat alternating sputtering 4 times.
(Comparative example 1)
That prepared by this comparative example is single layer Sb phase change film materials, thickness 50nm.According to the method for embodiment 1, setting Sb sputterings
Rate is 3s/nm, sputtering time 150s, and the single layer Sb phase change film materials of 50nm thickness are obtained after sputtering.
(Comparative example 2)
That prepared by this comparative example is Ge2Sb2Te5Phase change film material, thickness 50nm.According to the method for embodiment 1, selection
Ge2Sb2Te5As sputtering target material, sputtering terminates to obtain Ge alloy2Sb2Te5Phase change film material.
(Experimental example 1)
In order to understand the performance of Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the invention, made from embodiment 1 to embodiment 7
Made from thin-film material and comparative example 1 thin-film material is tested, and obtains the In-situ resistance and temperature of each phase change film material
Relation curve.
See that Fig. 1, the single layer Sb films of comparative example 1 do not have resistance switching performance, show Sb materials during heating
Thermal stability is poor, and crystallization just has occurred in deposition process, cannot be satisfied the application demand of PCRAM.
For the Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials of the present invention, with [Ge (a)/Sb (b)]xClass superlattices phase transformation
The increase of Ge layers of relative thickness in film, the crystallization temperature of phase-change thin film are gradually increased, and higher crystallization temperature means phase transformation
The better amorphous thermal stability of film.Secondly, with the increase of Ge layers of relative thickness, the amorphous state of film and the resistance of crystalline state
It increases, the resistance of bigger helps to improve the efficiency of heating process, to reduce operation power consumption.
(Experimental example 2)
This experimental example uses [Ge (5nm)/Sb (3nm)] of embodiment 2 according to existing method6Class superlattices phase change film material and
The Ge of comparative example 22Sb2Te5Phase change film material is prepared for PCRAM device cells respectively, and tests its R-V curve, such as Fig. 2
It is shown.
See Fig. 2, under the voltage pulse effect of 200ns wide, [Ge (5nm)/Sb (3nm)]6And Ge2Sb2Te5Device it is equal
Realize SET and RESET invertible operations.It is transformed into low-resistance operation from high resistance and is known as SET processes, and from low resistance to height
The process of resistance is known as RESET operation.Since the switching current of RESET processes in PCRAM is larger, PCRAM power consumptions are evaluated
Mainly RESET size of current.Fig. 2, which is shown, is based on [Ge (5nm)/Sb (3nm)]6The RESET voltage of film is 2.32V, than
Ge under identical voltage impulses2Sb2Te5The RESET voltage 3.62V of film wants low, it was demonstrated that [Ge (5nm)/Sb of the invention
(3nm)]6Superlattice film has lower power consumption.
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1. a kind of preparation method of Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials for phase transition storage, it is characterised in that described
The membrane structure of Ge/Sb class superlattices phase change film materials is with general formula [Ge (a)/Sb (b)]xIt indicates, wherein a is the thickness of Ge layers of single layer
Degree, a=5nm;B is the thickness of Sb layers of single layer, b=1 or 3;The alternate cycle number that x is Ge layers and Sb layers, x=6 or 8, preparation method
Include the following steps:
1. it is for use to be cleaned drying by the preparation of substrate for substrate;
2. 1. substrate to be sputtered that step is cleaned is placed on base by the preparation of magnetron sputtering, using Ge and Sb as sputtering
Target is separately mounted in magnetron RF sputtering system target, and the sputtering chamber of magnetron sputtering coating system is vacuumized, and is used
High-purity argon gas is as sputter gas;
3. magnetron sputtering is prepared [Ge (a)/Sb (b)]xMulti-layer compound film cleans Ge targets and Sb target material surfaces, has cleaned first
Bi Hou, by SiO to be sputtered2/Si(100)Substrate rotates to Ge target position;The radio-frequency power supply on Ge target position is opened, after sputtering
Ge layers are obtained, Ge layers of sputter rate are 1~2s/nm;After the completion of Ge layers of sputtering, the DC power supply applied on Ge target position is closed, it will
It has sputtered Ge layers of substrate and has rotated to Sb target position, opened the radio-frequency power supply on Sb target position, Sb layers are obtained after sputtering, Sb
Layer sputter rate is 2~4s/nm;The operation for repeating above-mentioned sputtering Ge layers and Sb layers sputters and terminates to the film thickness needed
To GeSb class superlattices phase change film materials.
2. preparation method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Step 2. in high-purity argon gas percent by volume >=
99.999%, Ar throughput are 25~35SCCM, and argon sputter air pressure is 0.28Pa~0.35Pa.
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