KR20200141377A - 반도체 소자 및 그 형성 방법 - Google Patents
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도 1은 비교 하부-자유-층(또는 상부-고정-층; top-pinned-layer) 자기 터널 접합(BMTJ; 10)을 도시한다.
도 2는 본 개시의 일 실시예에 따른 하부-자유-층 (또는 상부-고정-층; top-pinned-layer) 자기 터널 접합(BMTJ; 20)의 개략도이다.
도 3은 본 개시의 일 실시예에 따른 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합(BMTJ)의 형성 방법을 나타내는 흐름도이다.
도 4는 본 개시의 일 실시예에 따른 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층을 증착하는 방법을 나타내는 흐름도이다.
도 5는 비교예 1 과 실시예 1 및 2의 RA 및 TMR을 나타낸다.
도 6은 비교예 2 와 실시예 3 및 4의 RA 및 TMR을 나타낸다.
도 7은 비교예 3 과 실시예 5의 RA 및 TMR을 나타낸다.
도 8은 비교예 4 및 실시예 6의 RA 및 TMR을 나타낸다.
11: 하부 전극
12: 시드 층 스택
12-1: 아몰퍼스 금속 층
12-2: 산화 마그네슘
13: 자유 층
14: 메인 터널링 배리어 층(main tunneling barrier layer)
15: 합성 반 강자성 고정 층(synthetic antiferromagnetic pinned layer; SAF-PL) 스택
15-1: 상부 고정 층
15-2: 스페이서 층
15-3: 하부 고정 층
15-4: 편광 강화 층(polarization enhancing layer; PEL)
16: 캐핑 층
17: 상부 전극
20: 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합(BMTJ)
21: 하부 전극
22: 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층
22-1: 제 1 금속 층
22-2: 금속 산화물 층
22-3: 제 2 금속 층
23: 자유 층
24: 메인 터널링 배리어 층(main tunneling barrier layer)
25: 합성 반 강자성 고정 층(synthetic antiferromagnetic pinned layer; SAF-PL) 스택
25-1: 상부 고정 층
25-2: 스페이서 층
25-3: 하부 고정 층
25-4: 편광 강화 층(polarization enhancing layer; PEL)
26: 캐핑 층
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- 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층; 및
상기 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층 상에 붕소(B)를 포함하는 자유 층을 포함하되,
상기 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층은
제 1 금속 층;
상기 제 1 금속 층 상의 금속 산화물 층; 및
상기 금속 산화물 층 상의 제 2 금속 층을 포함하고,
상기 제 2 금속 층은 산소 처리된 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합(bottom-free-layer magnetic tunnel junction). - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 금속 산화물 층은 MgO, MgAlO, MgAl2O4 및 / 또는 (MgAl)3O4를 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 제2 금속 층은 Nb, Ta, Hf, Zr 또는 Zr-X를 포함하되, 여기서 X는 Nb, Ta 또는 Hf 인 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 제2 금속 층은 금속-Ox를 포함하고,
여기서 x는 상기 제 2 금속 층에서 산소 원자 및 금속 원자의 몰비(molar ratio)를 나타내고, x는 Y 값보다 작고, Y는 상기 금속 원자의 원자가를 2로 나눔으로써 얻어지는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 4 항에 있어서,
x는 0보다 크고 Y보다 작은 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 4 항에 있어서,
x는 Y의 80 % 이하인 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 제 2 금속 층은 금속을 포함하고 상기 제 2 금속 층의 상기 금속은 부분적으로 산화된 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 금속 산화물 층은 MgO를 포함하고, 상기 제 2 금속 층은 Nb, Ta 또는 Hf를 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제1 항에 있어서,
상기 금속 산화물 층은 MgAl2O4를 포함하고, 상기 제 2 금속 층은 Ta, Zr 또는 Zr-X를 포함하되, 여기서 X는 Nb, Ta 또는 Hf인 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 제 2 금속 층의 두께는 3.5Å이하인 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 자유 층은 FeB, FeB-X, FeCoB, FeCoB-X, Fe, Fe-X, FeCo 및 FeCo-X에서 선택된 하나 또는 다수의 층들을 포함하되, 여기서 X는 Be, Ni, Mo, Mg, Zr, Ta, V, Cr, W, Hf, Nb, 또는 Tb 인 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 제1 금속 층은 Ta, W, Mo, Hf, NiW, NiTa, NiCrW, FeCo-Y, FeCoB, FeCoB-Y, FeB-Y, 및 CoB-Y 에서 선택된 하나 또는 다수의 층들을 포함하되, 여기서 Y는 Ta, Zr, Mo, W, V 또는 Ni의 하나 또는 다수의 원소인 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합. - 제 1 항의 상기 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합을 포함하는 수직 하부-자유-층 에스티티-엠램 셀(perpendicular bottom-free-layer STT-MRAM cell).
- 하부 전극 상에 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층을 증착하고,
상기 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층 상에 붕소(B)를 포함하는 자유 층을 증착하는 것을 포함하되,
상기 복합 금속 산화물 시드 층을 증착하는 것은
상기 하부 전극 상에 제 1 금속 층을 증착하고,
상기 제 1 금속 층 상에 금속 산화물 층을 증착하고,
상기 금속 산화물 층 상에 제 2 금속 층을 증착하고,
상기 제 2 금속 층에 산소 처리를 수행하는 것을 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합 형성 방법. - 제 14 항에 있어서,
상기 산소 처리를 수행하는 것은 자연(natural) 또는 라디칼(radical) 산화 공정을 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합 형성 방법. - 제 14 항에 있어서,
상기 산소 처리를 수행하는 것은 주위 온도(ambient temperature)에서 수행되는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합 형성 방법. - 제 14 항에 있어서,
상기 산소 처리를 수행하는 것은 상기 제 2 금속 층을 증착하기 전에 상기 금속 산화물 층을 산소에 노출시키는 것을 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합 형성 방법. - 제 17 항에 있어서,
산소가 상기 금속 산화물 층으로부터 상기 제 2 금속 층으로 이동하도록 상기 제 2 금속 층의 증착 후에 어닐링(annealing)을 수행하는 것을 더 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합 형성 방법. - 제 14 항에 있어서,
상기 산소 처리를 수행하는 것은
상기 제 2 금속 층을 증착하기 전에 상기 금속 산화물 층을 산소에 노출시키고,
상기 제 2 금속 층을 증착한 후 상기 제 2 금속 층을 산소에 노출시키는 것을 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합 형성 방법. - 제 19 항에 있어서,
산소가 상기 금속 산화물 층에서 상기 제 2 금속 층으로 이동하도록 어닐링(annealing)을 수행하는 것을 더 포함하는 하부-자유-층 자기 터널 접합 형성 방법.
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