JP6532946B2 - 半導体デバイス、磁気トンネル接合およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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本出願は、2015年1月15日に出願された、米国特許出願整理番号14/597,903“Semiconductor Devices,Magnetic Tunnel Junctions,and Methods of Fabrication Thereof”の出願日の利益を享受する権利を主張する。
過すると、電子の有効なスピン分極を減少させ、MTJを通るトンネル現象を減少させる。
図9は、従来の方法によって形成されたMTJに対して、本開示の実施形態により形成されたMTJのRAとTMRとを比較するグラフ図である。MgOトンネルバリア材料は、CoFeB磁気材料の上に約20℃でRFスパッタリングによって形成された。MgOおよびCoFeBは、MgOと同一の結晶配向でCoFeB磁気材料を結晶化するために、約500℃の温度でアニールされた。第二のMgOトンネルバリア材料は、アニールされたMgOの上に約500℃でRFスパッタリングによって形成された。別のCoFeB材料は、第二のMgOトンネルバリア材料の上に形成された。タンタル材料は、CoFeB磁気材料の上に形成され、コバルト/パラジウム磁気材料は、MTJ構造を完成させるためにタンタルの上に形成された。従来のMTJは、室温でCoFeB磁気材料の上にMgOトンネルバリア材料を形成することによって形成された。MgOおよびCoFeBは、約500℃の温度でアニールされた。別のCoFeB磁気材料は、MgOの上に形成された。MTJ構造のTMRおよびRAは従来技術を用いて測定された。図9の左上の線は、本開示の実施形態により形成されたMTJのTMRおよびRAを示し、右下の線は、従来の方法によって形成されたMTJのTMRおよびRAを示す。グラフに示されるように、本明細書に開示された方法によって形成されたMTJは、従来の方法によって形成されたMTJよりも高いTMRおよび低いRAを示す。
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- 電子デバイスを形成する方法であって、
ベース材料上の電極の上に磁気材料を形成することと、
前記磁気材料が結晶化されない温度で、前記磁気材料の上に第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することと、
前記磁気材料および前記第一のトンネルバリア材料をアニールすることにより、前記磁気材料の結晶構造を前記第一のトンネルバリア材料の結晶構造に整合させることと、
前記アニールされた第一のトンネルバリア材料の上に第二のトンネルバリア材料を前記第一のトンネルバリア材料よりも高い温度で形成することと、
前記第二のトンネルバリア材料の上に別の磁気材料を形成することと、
前記別の磁気材料の上に別の電極を形成することと、
を含む、
方法。 - 前記ベース材料の上にメモリセルのアレイを形成することをさらに含み、各メモリセルは、前記磁気材料と、前記第一のトンネルバリア材料と、前記第二のトンネルバリア材料と、前記別の磁気材料とを含む、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記磁気材料の上に第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、酸化マグネシウム、酸化アルミニウム、二酸化チタン、酸化タンタル、酸化ルテニウムのうちの少なくとも一つを前記磁気材料の上に形成することを含む、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、スパッタ蒸着によって酸化マグネシウムを形成することを含む、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記磁気材料および前記第一のトンネルバリア材料をアニールすることは、同一の結晶構造を示すように前記磁気材料および前記第一のトンネルバリア材料を結晶化することを含む、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記アニールされた第一のトンネルバリア材料の上に第二のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、前記第一のトンネルバリア材料と同一の材料を含む前記第二のトンネルバリア材料を形成することを含む、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、前記第二のトンネルバリア材料の約1.0倍から約1.5倍の厚さに前記第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することを含む、
請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記磁気材料の上に第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、約20℃から約25度の間の温度で前記第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することを含む、
請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記磁気材料および前記第一のトンネルバリア材料をアニールすることは、約300℃から約600℃の間の温度に前記磁気材料および前記第一のトンネルバリア材料を晒すことを含む、
請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記磁気材料および前記第一のトンネルバリア材料をアニールすることは、前記第一のトンネルバリア材料の上に前記第二のトンネルバリア材料を形成する前に、前記磁気材料および前記第一のトンネルバリア材料をアニールすることを含む、
請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記アニールされた第一のトンネルバリア材料の上に第二のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、約300℃から約600℃の温度で前記第二のトンネルバリア材料を形成することを含む、
請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、約0℃から約25℃の間の温度で前記第一のトンネルバリア材料を形成することを含み、
第二のトンネルバリア材料を形成することは、約300℃から約600℃の間の温度で前記第二のトンネルバリア材料を形成することを含む、
請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 磁気セル構造のアレイであって、各磁気セル構造は、ベース材料の上の電極の上に磁気トンネル接合を含み、各磁気トンネル接合は、
前記ベース材料の上の磁気材料と、
前記磁気材料の結晶構造と同じ結晶構造を有する前記磁気材料の上の第一のトンネルバリア材料と、
前記第一のトンネルバリア材料の上の第二のトンネルバリア材料であって、前記第二のトンネルバリア材料は前記第一のトンネルバリア材料よりも高い温度で形成され、前記第一のトンネルバリア材料層よりも酸素空孔が少なくて密度が高い、第二のトンネルバリア材料と、
前記第二のトンネルバリア材料の上の別の磁気材料であって、各磁気トンネル接合は、約8Ωμm2未満の抵抗面積積で、約180%から約600%の間のトンネル磁気抵抗を示すように構成される、別の磁気材料と、
前記別の磁気材料の上の別の電極と、
を含む、
電子デバイス。 - 前記磁気材料の上の前記第一のトンネルバリア材料は、酸化マグネシウムを含む、
請求項13に記載の電子デバイス。 - 前記第一のトンネルバリア材料および前記第二のトンネルバリア材料の各々は酸化マグネシウムを含む、
請求項13に記載の電子デバイス。 - 各磁気トンネル接合は、約4Ωμm2から約8Ωμm2の間の抵抗面積積で、約180%から約205%の間のトンネル磁気抵抗を示すように構成される、
請求項13から15のいずれか一項に記載の電子デバイス。 - 各磁気トンネル接合は、約6Ωμm2から約7Ωμm2の間の抵抗面積積で、約180%から約300%の間のトンネル磁気抵抗を示すように構成される、
請求項13から15のいずれか一項に記載の電子デバイス。 - 前記第二のトンネルバリア材料の厚さに対する前記第一のトンネルバリア材料の厚さの比率は、約1.0から約1.5の間である、
請求項13から15のいずれか一項に記載の電子デバイス。 - 前記第二のトンネルバリア材料は、前記第一のトンネルバリア材料よりも高密度を示す、
請求項13から15のいずれか一項に記載の電子デバイス。
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