TW503459B - Magnetoresistive structure and process for fabricating same - Google Patents
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503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(1503459 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (1
本專利申請於2000年7月24日提出美國專利申請,專利申請案號為 09/624699。 ^ 發明範, 本發明通常與磁阻裝置及其製造方法有關,尤其,本發 明與超巨磁阻裝置及其製造方法有關,甚至於,本發明^一種含有半導體基板之單片集成超巨磁阻材料的結構及方 法有關。 發明背景 在稱為鈣鈦礦(perovskite)材料等級中的電阻抗會因磁場 出現近10,000次而降低。這個效應(稱為超巨磁阻 (colossal magnetoresistance ; CMR))會於近250 K的溫 度發生,其中材料的電阻抗會突然下降。廣泛已知的CMR 材料的每個立方鈣鈦礦型結構(例如,鑭.、鈣、錳和氧的合 成物)的中心含有錳原子。然而,近年來,已在其他合成物 中發現CMR,如燒綠石(pyrochlore)、硫族尖晶石類 (chalcogenides spinel)和硫族化銀(silver chalcogenide)。 由於CMR材料對磁場的響應非常強,所以通常會用來製 成絕佳的磁場感測器,除了別的應用以外,以供在電腦中 使用(例如’電腦磁碟機的讀取/寫入磁頭)。資訊係以精微 的磁化區被儲存在電腦磁碟機上。若要擷取資訊,讀取磁 頭偵測旋轉磁碟上的磁化區,並依此變更其電阻抗。使用 磁阻之磁頭的運作比傳統,,電感讀取磁頭”更快更佳,因此 允許增加磁碟上儲存的資訊量。例如,具有CMR材料磁頭 的磁碟機每磁碟機可儲存大約一百六十億位元資訊。 -4 - 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210X297公釐)This patent application filed a US patent application on July 24, 2000, and the patent application number was 09/624699. ^ Invention, The present invention is generally related to a magnetoresistive device and a manufacturing method thereof. In particular, the present invention is related to a giant giant magnetoresistive device and a manufacturing method thereof, and even, the invention is a single-chip integrated giant giant magnetism containing a semiconductor substrate. The structure and method of the resistance material are related. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Electrical impedance in a class of materials called perovskite is reduced by the occurrence of a magnetic field nearly 10,000 times. This effect, known as colossal magnetoresistance (CMR), occurs at a temperature of approximately 250 K, where the electrical impedance of the material drops suddenly. The center of each cubic perovskite-type structure of widely known CMR materials (for example, a combination of lanthanum, calcium, manganese, and oxygen) contains a manganese atom. However, in recent years, CMR has been found in other composites, such as pyrochlore, chalcogenides spinel, and silver chalcogenide. Because CMR materials have a very strong response to magnetic fields, they are often used to make excellent magnetic field sensors, among other applications, for use in computers (such as 'read / write to a computer drive' magnetic head). Information is stored on computer drives in subtle magnetized areas. To retrieve the information, the read head detects the magnetized area on the rotating disk and changes its electrical impedance accordingly. Magnetic heads that use magnetoresistance operate faster and better than traditional, inductive read heads, thus allowing the amount of information stored on the disk to be increased. For example, a drive with a CMR material head can store approximately one per drive Sixteen billion bits of information. -4-This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210X297 mm)
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503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(3 ) 圖1顯示根據本發明一項具體實施例之磁阻結構20之一部 份的斷面原理圖。磁阻結構20包括單結晶基板22、包含單 結晶材料的容納緩衝層24以及磁阻材料層26。在此上下文 中,術語”單結晶”應具有半導體產業内常用的意義。術語” 單結晶”應代表屬於單晶或大體上屬於單晶的材料,並且應 包含具有相當少量缺陷(諸如矽或矽化鍺或混合物之基板中 常發現的位錯等等)的材料,以及半導體產業中常發現之此 類材料的蠢晶層。 根據本發明一項具體實施例,結構20還包括位於基板22 與容納缓衝層24之間的非結晶介面層28。結構2Q還可包括 位於容納緩衝層24與磁阻層26之間的模板層30。如下文中 詳細的說明,模板層有助於在容納緩衝層上開始生長磁阻 層。非結晶中間層有助於減緩容納缓衝層應變,並藉此協 助生長高結晶品質容納緩衝層。 根據本發明一項具體實施例,基板22是單結晶矽晶圓, 最好是大尺寸單結晶矽晶圓。晶圓可能屬於周期表第IV族 材料,並且最好是第IVA族材料。第IV族半導體材料的實 例包括矽、鍺、混合矽與鍺、混合矽與碳、混合矽、鍺與 礙等等。基板22最好是包含石夕或鍺的晶圓,並且最好是如 半導體業產中使用的高品質單結晶矽晶圓。 容納緩衝層24最好是基礎基板上磊晶生長的單結晶氧化 物或氮化物材料。根據本發明一項具體實施例,非結晶中 間層2 8係在基板2 2上生長’並位於基板2 2與生長的容納缓 衝層24之間,其方式是在生長容納緩衝層24期間氧化基板 -6- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297.公釐)503459 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (3) Fig. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a part of a magnetoresistive structure 20 according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. The magnetoresistive structure 20 includes a single crystal substrate 22, a containing buffer layer 24 containing a single crystal material, and a magnetoresistive material layer 26. In this context, the term "single crystal" should have a meaning commonly used in the semiconductor industry. The term "single crystal" shall represent materials that are single crystals or substantially single crystals, and shall include materials with a relatively small number of defects (such as dislocations commonly found in substrates of silicon or germanium silicide or mixtures, etc.), as well as the semiconductor industry A stupid layer of this type of material often found in. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the structure 20 further includes an amorphous interface layer 28 between the substrate 22 and the receiving buffer layer 24. The structure 2Q may further include a template layer 30 between the containing buffer layer 24 and the magnetoresistive layer 26. As explained in detail below, the template layer helps start the growth of the magnetoresistive layer on the containment buffer layer. The amorphous intermediate layer helps to reduce the strain on the containment buffer layer, and thereby assists the growth of a high crystalline quality containment buffer layer. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the substrate 22 is a single crystal silicon wafer, preferably a large-size single crystal silicon wafer. The wafer may be a Group IV material of the periodic table, and is preferably a Group IVA material. Examples of Group IV semiconductor materials include silicon, germanium, mixed silicon and germanium, mixed silicon and carbon, mixed silicon, germanium and silicon, and the like. The substrate 22 is preferably a wafer containing stone or germanium, and is preferably a high-quality single crystal silicon wafer as used in the semiconductor industry. The receiving buffer layer 24 is preferably a single crystal oxide or nitride material epitaxially grown on the base substrate. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the amorphous intermediate layer 28 is grown on the substrate 22 and is located between the substrate 22 and the growing receiving buffer layer 24 by oxidizing during the growth of the receiving buffer layer 24. Substrate-6- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297.mm)
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503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(6 ) 較佳單結晶CMR層的模板。 圖2顯示根據本發明另一項具體實施例之磁阻結構40之一 部份的斷面原理圖。結構40類似於前文說明的磁阻結構 20,除了介於容納缓衝層24與較佳單結晶CMR之磁阻材料 層26間的額外緩衝層32以外。具體而言,額外緩衝層位於 模板層30與覆蓋CMR材料層之間。當容納緩衝層無法適當 匹配覆蓋單結晶磁阻材料層時,單結晶氧化物所形成的額 外緩衝層係用來提供晶格補償。 圖3顯示可達成之高結晶品質生長晶體層厚度的關係,作 為主晶與生長晶的晶格常數之間不匹配的函數。曲線42高 結晶品質材料的界限。曲線42至右邊的區域表示這些層具 有為數不算少的缺失。由於晶格匹配,因此能夠在主晶上 生長無限厚度、高品質磊晶層。由於晶格常數不匹配遞 增,所以可達成、高品質結晶層的厚度迅速遞減。例如, 作為參考點,如果主晶與生長層間的晶格常數不匹配超過 大約2%,則會由於高密度位錯缺陷而導致無法達成超過大 約20 nm的單結晶磊晶層。 圖4顯示根據本發明另一項具體實施例之磁阻結構50的原 理圖。結構50包括單結晶半導體基板52,諸如包含區域53 及區域54的單結晶矽晶圓。將使用半導體產業中常用的傳 統矽裝置處理技術,至少在區域53的一部份中形成虛線56 所指示的電子組件。電子組件56可能是電阻器、電容器、 諸如二極體或電晶體之類的主動式半導體組件,或者諸如 互補金屬氧化物半導體(CMOS)積體電路之類的積體電 -9 - 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(7 ) 路。諸如二氧化矽層之類的隔離材料層58可覆蓋電子組件 56 ° 區域54的表面上會移除組件56處理期間在區域53中形成 或沉澱的隔離材料58或任何其他層,以便在區域54中提供 裸矽表面。眾所皆知,裸矽表面具有高度反應性,並且裸 表面上可迅速形成天然氧化矽層。會在區域54表面上的天 然氧化物層上沉澱鋇或鋇暨氧層,並且與氧化表面產生,化 學反應,以形成第一模板層(圖中未顯示)。根據本發明一項 具體實施例,會藉由分子束磊晶生長方法來形成單結晶氧 化物層6 2,以覆蓋模板層。在模板層上沉殿包括錯、鋇、 鈦暨氧的反應物,以形成單結晶氧化物層6 2。首先,於沉 澱期間,最好將氧氣分壓維持在接近與鋰或鋇及鈦完全反 應所須的最小限度,以形成單結晶鋰鈦酸鹽層或單結晶鋇 鈦酸鹽層。然後,遞增氧氣分壓以提供氧氣過壓,並允許 氧氣通常生長中的單結晶氧化物層62擴散。通過鈦酸鹽層 擴散的氧氣會與位於區域54表面上的矽產生化學反應,用 以形成位於矽基板與單結晶氧化物之間界面的氧化矽非結 晶層61。 根據本發明一項具體實施例,終止沉澱單結晶氧化物層 60的方式是沉澱Ba-〇、Sr-0、Ca-〇或Pb-〇的第二模板層 60。然後,例如藉由分子束磊晶生長方法來沉澱單結晶 CMR材料磁阻層64,以覆蓋第二模板層。 根據本發明另一項具體實施例,將單結晶容納缓衝鈦酸 鹽層及氧化矽層曝露於退火處理,使得鈦酸鹽及氧化物層 -10- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐)503459 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (6) Preferred template for single crystal CMR layer. Fig. 2 shows a schematic sectional view of a part of a magnetoresistive structure 40 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The structure 40 is similar to the magnetoresistive structure 20 described above, except that an additional buffer layer 32 is interposed between the buffer layer 24 and the magnetoresistive material layer 26 of the preferred single crystal CMR. Specifically, an additional buffer layer is located between the template layer 30 and the cover CMR material layer. When the containing buffer layer cannot properly match and cover the single crystal magnetoresistive material layer, the additional buffer layer formed by the single crystal oxide is used to provide lattice compensation. Figure 3 shows the achievable relationship of the thickness of the growing crystal layer with high crystal quality as a function of the mismatch between the lattice constants of the main crystal and the growing crystal. Curve 42 is the limit of high crystalline quality materials. The area from curve 42 to the right indicates that these layers are not insignificant. Due to the lattice matching, infinite thickness and high-quality epitaxial layers can be grown on the main crystal. As the lattice constant mismatch increases, the thickness of the high-quality crystal layer can be reduced rapidly. For example, as a reference point, if the lattice constant mismatch between the main crystal and the growth layer exceeds about 2%, a single crystal epitaxial layer exceeding about 20 nm cannot be achieved due to high-density dislocation defects. Fig. 4 shows a principle diagram of a magnetoresistive structure 50 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The structure 50 includes a single crystalline semiconductor substrate 52 such as a single crystalline silicon wafer including a region 53 and a region 54. The electronic components indicated by dashed line 56 will be formed in at least a portion of area 53 using conventional silicon device processing techniques commonly used in the semiconductor industry. Electronic components 56 may be resistors, capacitors, active semiconductor components such as diodes or transistors, or integrated circuits such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits-9-paper size Applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 503459 A7 B7 V. Description of invention (7) Road. An isolation material layer 58 such as a silicon dioxide layer may cover the surface of the electronic component 56 ° region 54. The isolation material 58 or any other layer that is formed or precipitated in the region 53 during processing of the component 56 is removed so that the region 54 Provides a bare silicon surface. It is well known that bare silicon surfaces are highly reactive, and natural silicon oxide layers can form quickly on bare surfaces. A barium or barium and oxygen layer will precipitate on the natural oxide layer on the surface of the area 54 and chemically react with the oxidized surface to form a first template layer (not shown in the figure). According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, a single crystal oxide layer 62 is formed by a molecular beam epitaxial growth method to cover the template layer. The sinker includes reactants of barium, barium, titanium, and oxygen on the template layer to form a single crystal oxide layer 62. First, during the deposition, it is best to maintain the partial pressure of oxygen close to the minimum required to fully react with lithium or barium and titanium to form a single crystal lithium titanate layer or a single crystal barium titanate layer. The oxygen partial pressure is then increased to provide an oxygen overpressure and allow the single crystal oxide layer 62 in which oxygen is normally grown to diffuse. The oxygen diffused through the titanate layer chemically reacts with silicon on the surface of the region 54 to form a silicon oxide non-crystalline layer 61 at the interface between the silicon substrate and the single crystal oxide. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the method for terminating the precipitation of the single crystal oxide layer 60 is to precipitate the second template layer 60 of Ba-O, Sr-0, Ca-O, or Pb-O. Then, for example, a single crystal CMR material magnetoresistive layer 64 is deposited by a molecular beam epitaxial growth method to cover the second template layer. According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, the single crystal containing buffer titanate layer and the silicon oxide layer are exposed to an annealing treatment, so that the titanate and the oxide layer are -10- This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 size (210 X 297 mm)
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形成非結晶氧化物層(圖中未顯示)。 、通常會在層64的至少一部份上形成虛線68所指示的磁性 感測器。根據本發明一項具體實施例,感測器68可包括磁 性記憶體讀取裝置或阻抗磁頭,用以偵測資訊磁碟上的磁 化區域。感測器68可能自行互相連接(圖中未顯示),或 者可形成線條70所指示的導體,以利於電氣輕合組件5$ 及感測器68,以此方式建置集成裝置,該集成裝置包括形 成於矽基板中的至少一個組件及形成於磁阻材料層中的一 個感測器裝置。雖然已說明之作為例證的結構5〇是在矽基 板52上形成的結構,並且具有锶(或鋇)鈦酸鹽層62及較佳 單結晶CMR層64,但是可使用本發表中他處所說明或產業 界廣泛已知的其他單結晶基板、氧化物層及磁阻材料層來 製造類似的裝置。 請重新參考圖1及2,基板22是諸如單結晶矽基板之類的 單結晶基板。單結晶基板結晶結構的特徵在於晶格常數及 晶格方向。在類似的方法中,容納緩衝層24也是單結晶材 料’並且單結晶材料晶格的特徵在於晶格常數及晶體方 向。容納緩衝層與單結晶基板的必須緊密匹配,或者,必 須某一晶體方向係對著另一晶體方向旋轉,才能達成大體 上晶格常數匹配。在此上下文中,”大體上等於”及”大體上 匹配”表示晶格常數間有充足的相似點,而能夠在基礎層上 生長高品質結晶層(例如,2%範圍内)。 根據本發明一項具體實施例,基板22是以(100)或(111) 為方向的單結晶矽晶圓,而容納緩衝層24是鋰鋇鈦酸鹽層 -11 - 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) Α4規格(210 X 297公釐) 503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(9 ) (例如,SrzBa^TiC^,其中z介於0至1的範圍内)。達成這 兩種材料之晶格常數大體上匹配的方式為,將鈦酸鹽材料 晶體方向往相對於矽基板晶圓晶體方向45°旋轉。在此範例 中,如果厚度夠厚,則非結晶中間層28結構中所包含的氧 化矽層係用來降低鈦酸鹽單結晶層應變,因為鈦酸鹽單結 晶層應變會導致主矽晶圓與生長鈦酸鹽層的晶格常數不匹 配。結果,根據本發明一項具體實施例,可達成高品質、 更厚的單結晶層鈦酸鹽層。 請重新參考圖1及2,層26是磊晶生長較佳單結晶CMR材 料層,並且該結晶材料的特徵在於晶格常數及晶體方向。 根據本發明一項具體實施例,層26的晶格常數不同基板22 的晶格常數。為了達成高結晶品質的磊晶生長較佳單結晶 層,容納緩衝層必須具有高結晶品質。此外,為了達成高 結晶品質的層26,希望主晶(在此情況下,主晶是單結晶容 納缓衝層)與生長晶體的晶格常數之間大體上匹配。配合正 確選用的材料,由於生長晶體的晶體方向會相對於主晶方 向旋轉,所以可達成晶格常數大體上匹配。在某些情況 中,主晶氧化物與生長磁阻層之間的結晶緩衝層可用來降 低生長磁阻層的應變,因為應變會導致晶格常數的微幅差 異。藉此可在生長CMR層方面實現最佳的結晶品質(例如, 高結晶品質CMR層可提供更大的百份比變化)。 圖5顯示根據本發明進一步具體實施例之磁阻結構72之一 部份的斷面原理圖。磁阻結構72類似於前文說明的磁阻結 構20,除了會磊晶生長合成半導體層74以覆蓋磁阻層26以 -12- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 裝 訂An amorphous oxide layer is formed (not shown). A magnetic sensor indicated by a dashed line 68 is usually formed on at least a portion of the layer 64. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the sensor 68 may include a magnetic memory reading device or an impedance head for detecting a magnetized area on the information disk. The sensors 68 may be connected to each other by themselves (not shown in the figure), or the conductor indicated by the line 70 may be formed to facilitate the electric light-weight assembly 5 $ and the sensor 68 to build an integrated device in this way. The integrated device It includes at least one component formed in a silicon substrate and a sensor device formed in a magnetoresistive material layer. Although the exemplified structure 50 is a structure formed on a silicon substrate 52 and has a strontium (or barium) titanate layer 62 and a preferred single crystal CMR layer 64, it may be described elsewhere in this publication Or other single crystal substrates, oxide layers and magnetoresistive material layers widely known in the industry to make similar devices. Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 again. The substrate 22 is a single crystal substrate such as a single crystal silicon substrate. The crystal structure of a single crystal substrate is characterized by a lattice constant and a lattice direction. In a similar method, the containing buffer layer 24 is also a single crystalline material 'and the crystal lattice of the single crystalline material is characterized by a lattice constant and a crystal orientation. The holding buffer layer and the single crystal substrate must be closely matched, or one crystal direction must be rotated toward the other crystal direction to achieve the general lattice constant matching. In this context, "substantially equal" and "substantially matched" indicate that there are sufficient similarities between the lattice constants and that a high-quality crystalline layer can be grown on the base layer (for example, in the range of 2%). According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the substrate 22 is a single crystalline silicon wafer with a direction of (100) or (111), and the containing buffer layer 24 is a lithium barium titanate layer-11-This paper is applicable to China Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 503459 A7 B7 5. Description of the invention (9) (for example, SrzBa ^ TiC ^, where z is in the range of 0 to 1). The way to achieve a substantially matching lattice constant of the two materials is to rotate the crystal direction of the titanate material by 45 ° with respect to the crystal direction of the silicon substrate wafer. In this example, if the thickness is thick enough, the silicon oxide layer included in the amorphous intermediate layer 28 structure is used to reduce the strain of the titanate single crystal layer because the strain of the titanate single crystal layer will cause the main silicon wafer Does not match the lattice constant of the growing titanate layer. As a result, according to a specific embodiment of the present invention, a high-quality, thicker single crystal layer titanate layer can be achieved. Please refer to Figs. 1 and 2 again. Layer 26 is a single crystal CMR material layer with better epitaxial growth. The crystalline material is characterized by its lattice constant and crystal orientation. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the lattice constant of the layer 26 is different from the lattice constant of the substrate 22. In order to achieve a better single crystal layer for epitaxial growth with high crystal quality, the containing buffer layer must have high crystal quality. In addition, in order to achieve the layer 26 having a high crystal quality, it is desirable that the main crystal (in this case, the main crystal is a single-crystal-receiving buffer layer) and the lattice constant of the growing crystal are substantially matched. With the correct selection of materials, the crystal constant of the growing crystal will be rotated relative to the main crystal direction, so the lattice constants can be roughly matched. In some cases, a crystalline buffer layer between the main crystalline oxide and the growing magnetoresistive layer can be used to reduce the strain of the growing magnetoresistive layer because the strain causes a small difference in the lattice constant. As a result, the best crystal quality can be achieved in growing the CMR layer (for example, a high crystal quality CMR layer can provide a greater percentage change). Fig. 5 shows a schematic sectional view of a part of a magnetoresistive structure 72 according to a further embodiment of the present invention. The magnetoresistive structure 72 is similar to the magnetoresistive structure 20 described above, except that a synthetic semiconductor layer 74 will be epitaxially grown to cover the magnetoresistive layer 26 to -12. This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) C) Staple
k 503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(11 ) 體層中(圖中未顯示具體實施例)。 圖6顯示根據本發明另一項具體實施例之磁阻結構78之一 部份的斷面原理圖。結構78類似於前文說明的磁阻結構 72,除了合成半導體層74會與磁阻層26並列以外。磁阻層 26的形成方法大體上如上文所述的方法相同。適當選用模 板層30的模板材料,以準備磊晶生長磁阻層26。一旦生長 層26之後,钱刻層的一部份以曝露層24。在曝露區域上.選 擇性磊晶生長適合的合成半導體材料(包含如上文所述的任 何材料),以形成半導體層74。或者,因為合成半導體材料 和磁阻材料的熱預算大體上相同,所以沉澱層的順序可相 反(例如,可沉澱半導體層74,蝕刻,然後生長磁阻層 26) 〇 下文說明根據本發明一項具體賁施例之製造諸如圖1至6 所示之結構之磁阻結構的方法。方法的開始步驟是提供一 種包括矽或鍺的單結晶半導體基板。根據本發明較佳具體 實施例,半導體晶基板是具有(100)方向的矽晶圓。基板最 好是以軸線為方向,最多偏離軸線大約0.5°。半導體基板 的至少一部份具有裸面,然而基板的其他部份可能圍繞著 其他結構,如下文所述。在此上下文中,術語"裸”表示已 清除基板的部份表面,以去除氧化物、致污物或其他異質 材料。眾所皆知,裸矽具有高度反應性,並且很容易形成 天然氧化物。術語π裸”包含此類的天然氧化物。還可能故 意在半導體基板上生長薄型氧化矽,然而此類的生長氧化 物不是根據本發明之方法的必要項。為了磊晶生長單結晶 -14- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) Α4規格(210 X 297公釐) 503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(12 ) 氧化層以覆蓋單結晶基板,必須先去除天然氧化層,以暴 露基礎基板的結晶結構。下列的方法最好是藉由分子束蠢 晶生長(molecular beam epitaxy ; MBE)方法來實現,雖 然根據本發明也可使用其他的磊晶生長方法。藉由先在 MBE裝置中熱沉澱薄層的锶、鋇、鋰與鋇的組合或其他鹼 土金屬或鹼土金屬組合,以去除天然氧化物。在使用勰的 情況下,接著將基板加熱到大約800°C,使鋰與天然矽氧 化層產生化學反應。鋰係用來分解氧化矽,而留下無氧化 矽表面。所產生的表面包括锶、氧及矽,並呈現整齊的2x1 結構。整齊的2x1結構形成模板,用以有序生長單結晶氧化 物的覆蓋層。模板提供必要的化學及物理特性,以集結結 晶生長的覆蓋層。 根據本發明替代具體實施例,可轉換天然氧化矽並準備 基板表面’以生長早結晶氧化層,其方式是在低溫下藉由 Μ B E在基板表面上沉殿如氧化链、氧化链鋇或氧化鋇之類 的鹼土金屬氧化物,接著將結構加熱到大約800QC。在此 溫度下,氧化鋰與天然氧化矽間發生的固態反應導致天然 氧化矽還原,並在基板表面上留下具有鋰、氧及矽的整齊 2x1結構。再次,以此方式形成模板,用以接著生長有序單 結晶氧化物層。 根據本發明一項具體實施例,在去除基板表面上的氧化 矽後,將基板冷卻到大約200到800°C範圍内的溫度,並且 藉由分子束磊晶生長在模板層上生長鋰鈦酸鹽層。MB E方 法從MBE裝置中的開孔活閘(opening shutter)開始,以暴 -15- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(13 ) 露鋰、鈦及氧來源。锶與鈦的比率大約是1:1。氧氣分壓最 初設定在最小值,以利於以每分鐘大約0.3到0.5 nm的生長 速度來生長推測的锶鈦酸鹽。在初步生長锶鈦酸鹽後,將 氧氣分壓遞增到大約最初的最小值。氧氣過壓會導致在基 礎基板與生長中之鋰鈦酸鹽層之間的界面上生長非結晶氧 化矽。生長氧化矽層起因於氧氣會通過生長中之鋰鈦酸鹽 層擴散到位於基礎基板表面上氧氣與矽產生化學反應的表 面。鋰鈦酸鹽生長成為有序單結晶,並且具有相對於整齊 2x1結晶結構之基礎基板旋轉45°的結晶方向。否則,鋰鈦 酸鹽層可能存在應變,這是因為矽基板與生長晶體之間晶 格常數微幅不匹配所致,而在非結晶氧化矽中間層可減緩 此類的應變。例如,容納缓衝層的厚度大約在2 nm到100 nm的範圍内,並且最好是大於約5 nm的厚度。氧化石夕非結 晶中間層厚度大約在0.5 n m到5 n m的範圍内,並且最好是 大約1.5 nm到2.5 nm的厚度。 在锶鈦酸鹽生長到所希望的厚度後,接著藉由模板層來 覆蓋單結晶锶鈦酸鹽,以促進後續生長所希望的磁阻材料 磊晶層。在形成模板之後,接著以如上文所述的類似方 法,藉由MBE來生長磁阻材料(例如,CMR)。 藉由如上文所述的方法並加上額外缓衝層沉澱步驟,即 可形成如圖2所示的結構。在沉澱單結晶磁阻層之前,會先 形成覆蓋模板層的緩衝層。如果緩衝層是超晶格(例如, (LaMn〇3)3/SrMn03)),,則可在如上文所述的模板上藉由 (例如)MBE來沉澱此類的超晶格。其他適合的緩衝層實例 -16- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 裝 訂k 503459 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (11) In the body layer (the specific embodiment is not shown in the figure). Fig. 6 shows a schematic sectional view of a part of a magnetoresistive structure 78 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The structure 78 is similar to the magnetoresistive structure 72 described above, except that the synthetic semiconductor layer 74 is juxtaposed with the magnetoresistive layer 26. The method of forming the magnetoresistive layer 26 is substantially the same as that described above. The template material of the template layer 30 is appropriately selected to prepare the epitaxial growth magnetoresistive layer 26. Once the layer 26 has been grown, a portion of the engraved layer is exposed to the layer 24. On the exposed area, a selective epitaxial growth of a suitable synthetic semiconductor material (including any material as described above) is performed to form the semiconductor layer 74. Alternatively, because the thermal budgets of the synthetic semiconductor material and the magnetoresistive material are substantially the same, the order of the precipitation layers may be reversed (eg, the semiconductor layer 74 may be precipitated, then the magnetoresistive layer 26 may be etched, and then the magnetoresistive layer 26 is grown). The method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive structure such as the structure shown in Figs. The method begins by providing a single crystal semiconductor substrate including silicon or germanium. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the semiconductor crystal substrate is a silicon wafer having a (100) direction. The substrate is preferably oriented with the axis at most about 0.5 ° from the axis. At least a part of the semiconductor substrate has a bare surface, but other parts of the substrate may surround other structures, as described below. In this context, the term " bare " means that part of the surface of the substrate has been removed to remove oxides, contaminants or other heterogeneous materials. It is well known that bare silicon is highly reactive and easily forms natural oxidation. The term "naked" encompasses such natural oxides. It is also possible to intentionally grow thin silicon oxide on a semiconductor substrate, however such growth oxides are not necessary for the method according to the invention. For epitaxial growth of single crystals -14- This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 503459 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (12) The oxide layer to cover the single crystal substrate must be removed first An oxide layer to expose the crystal structure of the base substrate. The following method is best achieved by a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) method, although other epitaxial growth methods may be used in accordance with the present invention. Natural oxides are removed by first thermally precipitating a thin layer of strontium, barium, a combination of lithium and barium or other alkaline earth metals or alkaline earth metals in an MBE device. In the case of rhenium, the substrate is then heated to approximately 800 ° C to allow lithium to react chemically with the natural silicon oxide layer. Lithium is used to decompose silicon oxide, leaving a non-oxidized silicon surface. The resulting surface includes strontium, oxygen, and silicon, and presents a neat 2x1 structure. The neat 2x1 structure forms a template for the orderly growth of a monocrystalline oxide overlay. The template provides the necessary chemical and physical properties to build up a crystal-grown overlay. According to an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the natural silicon oxide can be converted and the substrate surface can be prepared to grow an early crystalline oxide layer by immersing a substrate such as an oxide chain, a barium oxide chain, or an oxide on the substrate surface at a low temperature by M BE. An alkaline earth metal oxide such as barium then heats the structure to about 800 QC. At this temperature, the solid state reaction between lithium oxide and natural silicon oxide results in the reduction of natural silicon oxide, leaving a neat 2x1 structure with lithium, oxygen, and silicon on the substrate surface. Again, a template is formed in this manner to subsequently grow an ordered single crystal oxide layer. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, after removing silicon oxide on the surface of the substrate, the substrate is cooled to a temperature in the range of about 200 to 800 ° C, and lithium titanic acid is grown on the template layer by molecular beam epitaxial growth. Salt layer. The MB E method starts with the opening shutter in the MBE device. The paper size is -15. This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm). 503459 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention ( 13) Expose lithium, titanium and oxygen sources. The ratio of strontium to titanium is approximately 1: 1. The oxygen partial pressure was initially set to a minimum value to facilitate the growth of the putative strontium titanate at a growth rate of about 0.3 to 0.5 nm per minute. After the initial growth of strontium titanate, the oxygen partial pressure is increased to approximately the initial minimum. Oxygen overpressure can cause amorphous silicon oxide to grow at the interface between the base substrate and the growing lithium titanate layer. The growth of the silicon oxide layer is due to the diffusion of oxygen through the growing lithium titanate layer to the surface of the base substrate where the oxygen reacts with the silicon. Lithium titanate grows into ordered single crystals and has a crystal orientation rotated 45 ° relative to the base substrate with a neat 2x1 crystal structure. Otherwise, the lithium titanate layer may have strain, which is caused by a slight mismatch in the lattice constant between the silicon substrate and the growing crystal, and the intermediate layer of amorphous silicon oxide can reduce such strain. For example, the thickness of the accommodating buffer layer is in the range of about 2 nm to 100 nm, and is preferably greater than about 5 nm. The thickness of the oxide stone non-crystalline intermediate layer is in the range of about 0.5 nm to 5 nm, and preferably it is about 1.5 nm to 2.5 nm. After the strontium titanate is grown to the desired thickness, the single crystal strontium titanate is then covered with a template layer to promote subsequent growth of the desired magnetoresistive material epitaxial layer. After forming the template, a magnetoresistive material (e.g., CMR) is then grown by MBE in a similar manner as described above. By the method described above and adding an additional buffer layer precipitation step, the structure shown in Fig. 2 can be formed. Before the single crystal magnetoresistive layer is precipitated, a buffer layer covering the template layer is formed. If the buffer layer is a superlattice (for example, (LaMn03) 3 / SrMn03)), such a superlattice can be precipitated on the template as described above by, for example, MBE. Examples of other suitable buffer layers -16- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) binding
503459 A7 B7 五、發明説明(14 ) 包括SrMn03和LaMn03。 如上文所述的方法說明一種藉由分子束磊晶生長方法來 形成磁阻結構的方法,其中該半導體結構包含一矽基板、 一覆蓋氧化物層及一單結晶磁阻層。還可能藉由化學蒸汽 化澱積(chemical vapor deposition ; CVD)、金屬有機 化學蒸汽;殿積(metal organic chemical vapor deposition ; MOCVD)、遷移率增強型磊晶生長 (migration enhanced epitaxy ; MEE)、原子層蠢晶生長 (atomic layer epitaxy ; ALE)、物理蒸汽化澱積 (physical vapor deposition ; PVD) 、4匕學溶齊J ;殿積 (chemical solution deposition ; CSD)、脈衝雷射;殿積 (pulsed laser deposition ; PLD)等等來實現此項方法。 另外,藉由類似的方法,還可生長其他的單結晶容納緩衝 層,諸如,驗土金屬鈦酸鹽、驗土金屬錯酸鹽、驗土金屬 铪酸鹽、鹼土金屬鈕酸鹽、鹼土金屬釩酸鹽、鹼土金屬釕 酸鹽、鹼土金屬銳酸鹽、如驗土金屬鍚基i弓鈇礙(alkaline earth metal tin-based perovskite)之類的氧化舞鈦礦、 鑭鋁酸鹽、氧化鑭銃及氧化釓。另外,藉由諸如MBE的類 似方法,還可沉澱其他的第III-V及II-VI族單結晶合成半 導體層,以覆蓋單結晶磁阻層。 磁阻材料與單結晶氧化物容納緩衝層的每種變化都是使 用適當的模板層,以利於開始生長磁阻層。 於前面的說明書中,已參考特定具體實施例來說明本發 明。然而,熟知技藝人士應明白本發明的各種修改並且容 -17- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐) ❿ 裝 訂503459 A7 B7 5. Description of the invention (14) Including SrMn03 and LaMn03. The method described above illustrates a method for forming a magnetoresistive structure by a molecular beam epitaxial growth method, wherein the semiconductor structure includes a silicon substrate, a cover oxide layer, and a single crystal magnetoresistive layer. It is also possible to use chemical vapor deposition (CVD), metal organic chemical vapor; metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), migration enhanced epitaxy (MEE), atoms Atomic layer epitaxy (ALE), physical vapor deposition (PVD), 4D science, J; chemical solution deposition (CSD), pulsed laser; pulsed laser deposition; PLD) and so on. In addition, by a similar method, other single crystal containing buffer layers can be grown, such as soil test metal titanate, soil test metal salt, soil test metal salt, alkaline earth metal button salt, alkaline earth metal. Vanadates, alkaline earth metal ruthenates, alkaline earth metal sharps, oxidized titanites such as alkaline earth metal tin-based perovskite, lanthanum aluminates, lanthanum oxides Thorium and thorium oxide. In addition, by similar methods such as MBE, other Group III-V and II-VI single crystal synthetic semiconductor layers can also be deposited to cover the single crystal magnetoresistive layer. Each variation of the magnetoresistive material and the single crystal oxide containing buffer layer uses an appropriate template layer to facilitate the growth of the magnetoresistive layer. In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand the various modifications and contents of the present invention. -17- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) ❿ Binding
線 B7 五、發明説明(15 ) 易修改,而不會脫離如下文中申請專利範例所提供之本發 明的範脅與精神。因此,說明書暨附圖應視為解說,而不 應視為限制,並且所有此類的修改皆屬本發明範疇内。 已說明關於特定具體實施例的優勢、其他優點及問題解 決方案。但是,可導致任何優勢、優點及解決方案發生或 更顯著的優勢、優點、問題解決方案及任何元件不應被理 解為任何或所有申料難例的關鍵、必要項或基本功能 或元件。本文中所使用的術語”包括”、”包含"或其任何其 他的變化都是用來涵蓋非專有内含項,使得包括元件清單 的方法、方法、物品或裝置不僅包括這些元件,而且還包 括未明確列出或此類方法、方法‘物^裝置原有的其他 -18-Line B7 5. The description of the invention (15) is easy to modify without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention provided by the patent application examples below. Accordingly, the description and drawings are to be regarded as illustrative, and not as restrictive, and all such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. Advantages, other advantages, and problem solutions for specific embodiments have been described. However, any advantage, advantage, and solution that may cause or become more significant, advantage, advantage, problem solution, and any element should not be interpreted as a key, necessary item, or basic function or element of any or all difficult cases. As used herein, the terms "including", "including" or any other variation thereof are used to encompass non-proprietary inclusions such that a method, method, article, or device that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements, but also It also includes other methods not explicitly listed or such methods and methods
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