CN112951989A - Preparation method of memristor combined type cross array - Google Patents

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CN112951989A
CN112951989A CN202110129845.0A CN202110129845A CN112951989A CN 112951989 A CN112951989 A CN 112951989A CN 202110129845 A CN202110129845 A CN 202110129845A CN 112951989 A CN112951989 A CN 112951989A
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The invention belongs to the field of semiconductor device preparation, and particularly relates to a preparation method of a memristor combined type cross array. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) sequentially depositing a bottom electrode, a resistance change layer and a top electrode on a substrate to obtain a plurality of single-device memristors; (2) performing electrical preprocessing on each single-device memristor; (3) and depositing metal on the substrate, and connecting the single-device memristors through the metal to obtain the memristor cross array. According to the preparation method, the memristors of a large number of crossed electrodes are firstly prepared by adopting a photoetching technology and a physical or chemical deposition technology, and each device is subjected to electrical pretreatment to obtain the stable state of a single device, so that the influence caused by large voltage of the electrical pretreatment is avoided, and the device is simple in structure, good in performance and stable.

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Preparation method of memristor combined type cross array
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of semiconductor device preparation, and particularly relates to a preparation method of a memristor combined type cross array.
Background
Since the first preparation of memristors in 2008 by Hewlett packard laboratory, memristors have become the field of information storage and brain-like computing in recent yearsIs a hot point of research. It is well known that the human brain is composed of about 1011One neuron passes through 1015The synapses are interconnected to form a complex neural network with information storage and computation functions. At present, a single memristor can replace a CMOS device formed by combining dozens of transistors and capacitors, and the functional simulation of the nerve synapse is realized. However, a single memristor is only limited to function simulation of a single synapse, and a corresponding memristor array is composed of more devices, so that the density of an artificial neural network can be improved, and more brain calculation functions can be operated.
In the conductive filament type memristor, the initial resistance value of the device is high, and the device needs to be electrically preprocessed to form a stable and adjustable conductive filament, so that a stable resistance change phenomenon is generated. Generally, the voltage of electrical pretreatment is large, so that unrecoverable damage is easily caused to devices, and the direct electrical pretreatment of the devices in the array can affect other parallel devices, so that the performance of the devices in the array is unstable. Compared with the method of directly preparing the memristor cross array and then performing electric pretreatment, the method of preparing the memristor cross array by firstly performing electric pretreatment on a single device to obtain a stable-performance device and then connecting the single device avoids the influence caused by large voltage of the electric pretreatment, and simultaneously can select the stable-performance device to perform electrode connection combination to realize the high-density memristor array. The method has great prospective significance in application of the technology to preparation and function development of memristor arrays.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a method for preparing a memristor cross array by first electrically pretreating a memristor and then connecting electrodes, so that the influence caused by large voltage of electrical pretreatment is avoided, and the device is simple in structure, good in performance and stable. The detailed technical scheme of the invention is as follows.
A preparation method of a memristor combined type cross array comprises the following steps:
(1) sequentially depositing a bottom electrode, a resistance change layer and a top electrode on a substrate to obtain a plurality of single-device memristors;
(2) performing electrical preprocessing on each single-device memristor;
(3) and depositing metal on the substrate, and connecting the single-device memristors through the metal to obtain the memristor cross array.
Preferably, the deposition in step (1) refers to physical deposition or chemical deposition, and the deposition refers to photolithography on the substrate and then deposition in the pattern area.
Preferably, the pattern is developed by a developer using a photolithographic technique.
Preferably, in step (1), projections of the top electrode and the bottom electrode on the substrate are perpendicular to each other, so as to form a single-device memristor with orthogonally crossed electrodes.
Preferably, the physical deposition method is magnetron sputtering.
Preferably, in the electrical pretreatment in step (2), a forward scan or pulse voltage is applied to the top electrode, and the bottom electrode is grounded, so that stable resistance change performance is obtained.
Preferably, the substrate is cleaned before deposition, wherein the cleaning is to sequentially put the substrate into acetone, alcohol and deionized water, respectively ultrasonically clean the substrate for 10-20 minutes, circulate the substrate for a plurality of times, and blow-dry the substrate with nitrogen for later use.
Preferably, the metal in the step (3) is one of titanium metal and platinum metal or a mixture of two metals.
The invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) according to the preparation method of the memristor combined type cross array, the memristors of a large number of cross electrodes are firstly prepared by adopting a photoetching technology and a physical or chemical deposition technology, each device is subjected to electrical pretreatment, the stable state of a single device is obtained, the array with stable performance is manufactured, the influence caused by large voltage of the electrical pretreatment is avoided, and the device is simple in structure, good in performance and stable.
(2) The preparation method can expand the construction scheme of the memristor array, has a simple device structure and good and stable performance, and has a good application prospect in improving the performance stability and function development of the memristor array.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a single device memristor in embodiment 1 of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a memristor crossbar array after connecting electrodes in example 1 of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a current-voltage (I-V) curve of a single device memristor electrical preconditioning in example 1 of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a device simulated synaptic plasticity curve for a memristor crossbar array in example 1 of the present disclosure.
FIG. 5 is a device simulated synaptic plasticity curve for a memristor crossbar array in comparative example 1.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. In addition, the technical features involved in the embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.
Example 1
The preparation method of the memristor array comprises the following steps:
(1) substrate cleaning treatment: sequentially putting the silicon wafer into acetone, alcohol and deionized water, respectively ultrasonically cleaning for 10 minutes, circulating for 3 times, and drying by using nitrogen;
(2) preparing a bottom electrode: after photoetching a bottom electrode pattern on a substrate, placing the substrate on a tray of a magnetron sputtering cavity, respectively mounting a titanium target material and a platinum target material on a target source of the cavity, and pumping the background vacuum degree of the cavity to be less than 2 multiplied by 10- 6Torr, introducing argon with the purity of 99.999 percent as working gas, wherein the sputtering pressure is 3mTorr, the sputtering power of titanium metal is 90W, the sputtering time is 10 minutes, and the thickness is 5 nm; the sputtering power of the platinum metal is 45W, the sputtering time is 10 minutes, and the thickness is 15 nm;
(3) preparing a resistance change layer: lithography resist on a substrateAfter changing the layer pattern, the substrate is placed on a tray of a magnetron sputtering cavity, a tantalum target material is arranged on a target source of the cavity, and the background vacuum degree of the cavity is pumped to be less than 2 multiplied by 10-6Torr, introducing argon and oxygen as working gas, wherein the flow ratio of argon to oxygen is 12:2, the sputtering pressure is 10mTorr, the sputtering power is 140W, the sputtering time is 25 minutes, and the thickness is 20 nm;
(4) preparing a top electrode: after photoetching a top electrode pattern on a substrate, placing the substrate on a tray of a magnetron sputtering cavity, respectively mounting a tantalum target material and a platinum target material on a target source of the cavity, and pumping the background vacuum degree of the cavity to be less than 2 multiplied by 10- 6Torr, introducing argon with the purity of 99.999 percent as working gas, the sputtering pressure is 3mTorr, the sputtering power of tantalum metal is 80W, the sputtering time is 20 minutes, and the thickness is 40 nm; the sputtering power of the platinum metal is 45W, the sputtering time is 20 minutes, the thickness is 50nm, and a device with the structure of Ti/Pt/TaOx/Ta/Pt is prepared to obtain the single-device memristor.
(5) Single device memristor electrical preconditioning: forward scanning is applied to the top electrode by adopting a Gisley 4200 semiconductor tester, the bottom electrode is grounded, and each single-device memristor is subjected to electrical pretreatment to obtain stable resistance change performance;
(6) preparing a memristor cross array: photoetching a connecting electrode pattern on a substrate, placing the substrate on a tray of a magnetron sputtering cavity, respectively mounting a titanium target material and a platinum target material on a target source of the magnetron sputtering cavity, and pumping the background vacuum degree of the cavity to be less than 2 x 10-6Torr, introducing argon with the purity of 99.999 percent as working gas, wherein the sputtering pressure is 3mTorr, the sputtering power of titanium metal is 90W, the sputtering time is 35 minutes, and the thickness is 20 nm; the sputtering power of the platinum metal was 45W, the sputtering time was 15 minutes, and the thickness was 30 nm.
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Comparative example 1 a crossbar array was obtained and then electrically pretreated, comprising the following steps:
(1) substrate cleaning treatment: sequentially putting the silicon wafer into acetone, alcohol and deionized water, respectively ultrasonically cleaning for 10 minutes, circulating for 3 times, and drying by using nitrogen;
(2) preparing a bottom electrode: after photoetching a bottom electrode pattern on a substrate, placing the substrate on a tray of a magnetron sputtering cavity, respectively mounting a titanium target material and a platinum target material on a target source of the cavity, and pumping the background vacuum degree of the cavity to be less than 2 multiplied by 10- 6Torr, introducing argon with the purity of 99.999 percent as working gas, wherein the sputtering pressure is 3mTorr, the sputtering power of titanium metal is 90W, the sputtering time is 10 minutes, and the thickness is 5 nm; the sputtering power of the platinum metal is 45W, the sputtering time is 10 minutes, and the thickness is 15 nm;
(3) preparing a resistance change layer: photoetching a resistance-change layer pattern on a substrate, placing the substrate on a tray of a magnetron sputtering cavity, mounting a tantalum target material on a target source of the cavity, and pumping the background vacuum degree of the cavity to be less than 2 multiplied by 10-6Torr, introducing argon and oxygen as working gas, wherein the flow ratio of argon to oxygen is 12:2, the sputtering pressure is 10mTorr, the sputtering power is 140W, the sputtering time is 25 minutes, and the thickness is 20 nm;
(4) preparing a top electrode: after photoetching a top electrode pattern on a substrate, placing the substrate on a tray of a magnetron sputtering cavity, respectively mounting a tantalum target material and a platinum target material on a target source of the cavity, and pumping the background vacuum degree of the cavity to be less than 2 multiplied by 10- 6Torr, introducing argon with the purity of 99.999 percent as working gas, the sputtering pressure is 3mTorr, the sputtering power of tantalum metal is 80W, the sputtering time is 20 minutes, and the thickness is 40 nm; the sputtering power of the platinum metal is 45W, the sputtering time is 20 minutes, the thickness is 50nm, a device with the structure of Ti/Pt/TaOx/Ta/Pt is prepared, and the memristor cross array is obtained.
(5) Memristor electrical preprocessing: and applying forward scanning on the top electrode by adopting a Gisley 4200 semiconductor tester, grounding the bottom electrode, and performing electrical pretreatment on each single-device memristor to obtain the resistance change performance.
Fig. 1 is a plan top view of a single device memristor in embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. TE is the top electrode and BE is the bottom electrode.
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a memristor crossbar array after connecting electrodes in example 1 of the present disclosure. The top plan view of the memristor crossbar array prepared directly in the comparative example is identical to the top plan view of inventive example 1.
FIG. 3 is a current-voltage (I-V) curve of a single device memristor electrical preconditioning in example 1 of the present disclosure. In fig. 3, the forming is the electrical pretreatment, and 1st is the resistance change performance of the memristor in the first turn after the electrical pretreatment, so that it can be known that the single-device memristor with stable performance is obtained through the electrical pretreatment.
FIG. 4 is a device simulated synaptic plasticity curve for a memristor crossbar array in example 1 of the present disclosure.
The device simulates a synaptic plasticity curve by applying the pulse excitation parameters shown in the figure to the top electrode and grounding the bottom electrode. The device conductance value is read by a read pulse (0.2V,10 μ s) after each actuation. Location is the increase in conductance and suppression is the decrease in conductance.
It can be seen from fig. 4 that the devices in the prepared memristor crossbar array can well simulate some functions of synapses.
FIG. 5 is a device simulated synaptic plasticity curve for a memristor crossbar array in comparative example 1. As can be seen from FIG. 5, the conductance perturbation is severe and the randomness is too large to simulate synaptic plasticity. This is because the initial difference between devices is a common phenomenon in the preparation process of the memristor at present, and when one device in the array is electrically preprocessed, the large voltage damages the devices with large difference around.
The usable yield of the array prepared by the method is more than 90%, while the peripheral devices of the comparative example are easily influenced by large voltage of electric pretreatment, and the yield is lower and less than 20%.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the invention, and that any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. A preparation method of a memristor combined type cross array is characterized by comprising the following steps:
(1) sequentially depositing a bottom electrode, a resistance change layer and a top electrode on a substrate to obtain a plurality of single-device memristors;
(2) performing electrical preprocessing on each single-device memristor;
(3) and depositing metal on the substrate, and connecting the single-device memristors through the metal to obtain the memristor cross array.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the deposition in step (1) is physical deposition or chemical deposition, and the deposition is performed by first patterning a substrate and then depositing in a pattern region.
3. A method of manufacturing as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pattern is produced by developing with a developer using a photolithographic technique.
4. The method for preparing the memory resistor, according to claim 2 or 3, wherein in the step (1), the projections of the top electrode and the bottom electrode on the substrate are mutually at right angles, so that the single-device memory resistor with orthogonal crossed electrodes is formed.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the physical deposition method is magnetron sputtering.
6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electrical pretreatment in step (2) is to apply a forward scan or pulse voltage to the top electrode and ground the bottom electrode to obtain stable resistance change performance.
7. The preparation method of claim 1, wherein the substrate is cleaned before deposition, and the cleaning is carried out by sequentially placing the substrate into acetone, alcohol and deionized water, respectively carrying out ultrasonic cleaning for 10-20 minutes, circulating for several times, and drying with nitrogen for standby.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the metal in step (3) is one or a mixture of two of titanium metal and platinum metal.
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