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- the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of semiconductor technology, and in particular to a semiconductor structure, a read/write control method, and a manufacturing method thereof.
- the area it occupies can reach 4F2 (F: the minimum pattern size obtainable under given process conditions). In principle, higher density efficiency can be achieved.
- the capacitor structure that cooperates with the GAA transistor to complete data storage and reading is not easy to manufacture, and it is not easy to form a capacitor structure with a large aspect ratio and high dimensional accuracy, which makes it difficult to further improve the electrical performance of the dynamic memory.
- the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor structure and a read/write control method and a manufacturing method thereof, which are at least beneficial for reducing the leakage current in the first transistor while improving the sensing sensitivity of the second transistor to the current change in the first transistor, so as to improve the electrical performance of the semiconductor structure.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, comprising: a substrate and a data line located on the substrate, the data line extending along a first direction; a first transistor located on the data line and a second transistor located on a side of the first transistor away from the data line; wherein the first transistor and the second transistor both include: a semiconductor column, the semiconductor column is located on a portion of the top surface of the data line and extends along a third direction; the semiconductor column has an isolation structure inside, along the second direction, the isolation structure in different areas has different thicknesses in the third direction, and the isolation structure runs through the semiconductor column, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction intersect each other.
- the semiconductor column has a first side and a second side relative to each other in the second direction, and the thickness of the isolation structure in the third direction gradually decreases in a direction pointing toward the interior of the semiconductor column along the first side and in a direction pointing toward the interior of the semiconductor column along the second side.
- the semiconductor column on the side of the isolation structure close to the data line is a first semiconductor column
- the first transistor includes the first semiconductor column; the first transistor also includes: a gate structure located on a portion of the side wall extending along the second direction and surrounding the first semiconductor column.
- the semiconductor column located on the side of the isolation structure away from the data line is a second semiconductor column
- the second transistor includes the second semiconductor column
- the second transistor also includes: a first conductive layer, located on at least a portion of the side wall of the second semiconductor column extending along the third direction; a second conductive layer, located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column away from the data line; a dielectric layer, located between the first conductive layer and the second semiconductor column, and between the second conductive layer and the second semiconductor column.
- the second semiconductor column directly opposite to the first conductive layer and directly opposite to the second conductive layer constitutes a channel region of the second transistor, and the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer and the channel region constitute a transmission path for the on-state current of the second transistor.
- the second transistor comprises a single electron transistor.
- the dielectric layer includes a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer is located between the first conductive layer and the second semiconductor column, and the second dielectric layer is located between the second conductive layer and the second semiconductor column; along the third direction, the average value of the thickness of the isolation structure is the first thickness, the thickness of the second dielectric layer is the second thickness, along the second direction, the thickness of the first dielectric layer is the third thickness, the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the third thickness.
- the second thickness is equal to the third thickness.
- the dielectric layer surrounds the sidewalls of the second semiconductor pillars extending along the third direction; the first conductive layer extends along the second direction, and the first conductive layer corresponds to a plurality of second semiconductor pillars arranged at intervals along the second direction.
- the second conductive layer extends along the first direction, and the second conductive layer corresponds to a plurality of the semiconductor pillars arranged at intervals along the first direction.
- the first semiconductor column includes a first region, a second region, and a third region arranged in sequence; wherein, the first region is in contact with the data line, the gate structure surrounds the side wall of the second region extending along the third direction, and the third region is in contact with the isolation structure; the orthographic projection of the third region on the substrate is a first orthographic projection, the orthographic projection of the second semiconductor column on the substrate is a second orthographic projection, and the second orthographic projection is located in the first orthographic projection.
- the gate structure includes: a gate dielectric layer extending along the second direction and surrounding a portion of the side wall of the first semiconductor column; a gate surrounding a side of the gate dielectric layer away from the second semiconductor column; along the second direction, the thickness of the gate dielectric layer is a fourth thickness, the thickness of the dielectric layer located between the first conductive layer and the second semiconductor column is a third thickness, and the fourth thickness is greater than the third thickness.
- an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a read-write control method for a semiconductor structure, comprising: providing a semiconductor structure as described in any of the above items, wherein the semiconductor column located on the side of the isolation structure close to the data line is a first semiconductor column, and the semiconductor column located on the side of the isolation structure away from the data line is a second semiconductor column, and a portion of the first semiconductor column in contact with the isolation structure is a storage node; the second transistor comprises: a first conductive layer, located on at least a portion of the sidewall of the second semiconductor column extending along the third direction; a second conductive layer, located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column away from the data line; turning on the first transistor to adjust the voltage at the storage node to implement a write operation on the storage node; the magnitude of the voltage at the storage node determines the degree of conduction of the second semiconductor column, applying a first voltage to one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, detecting the voltage
- the first transistor along the third direction, includes a first region, a second region, and a third region arranged in sequence, and a gate structure surrounding a side wall of the second region extending along the third direction, the first region is in contact with the data line, the third region is in contact with the isolation structure, and the third region is the storage node; implementing a write operation to the storage node includes: applying a third voltage to the data line, applying a fourth voltage to the gate structure to turn on a transmission path between the first region and the third region, so that the voltage at the third region is affected by the voltage on the data line, so as to implement a write operation to the third region.
- another aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, comprising: providing an initial substrate; forming a data line and a first transistor in the initial substrate, wherein the data line extends along a first direction, one end of the first transistor is in contact with and connected to the data line, and the remaining initial substrate serves as a substrate; forming a second transistor on a side of the first transistor away from the data line; wherein the first transistor and the second transistor both include: a semiconductor column, wherein the semiconductor column is located on a portion of the top surface of the data line and extends along a third direction; an isolation structure is provided inside the semiconductor column, wherein the thickness of the isolation structure in different regions along the second direction is different in the third direction, and the isolation structure runs through the semiconductor column, and the first direction, the second direction and the third direction intersect with each other.
- forming a data line and a first transistor in the initial substrate includes: patterning the initial substrate to form the data lines extending along the first direction and arranged at intervals along the second direction, and forming an initial semiconductor column located on a portion of the top surface of the data line, with the remaining initial substrate serving as a substrate; forming a gate structure, the gate structure extending along the second direction and surrounding a portion of the side wall of the initial semiconductor column, a portion of the initial semiconductor column and the gate structure constituting the first transistor.
- the initial semiconductor column includes a first region, a second region, a third region, a fourth region and a fifth region arranged in sequence, and the gate structure surrounds the side wall of the second region extending along the third direction;
- the step of forming the isolation structure includes: forming a protective layer on the side walls of the first region, the third region and the fifth region extending along the third direction, exposing only the side walls of the fourth region extending along the third direction; oxidizing the exposed side walls of the fourth region to convert the fourth region into the isolation structure, and the remaining initial semiconductor column serves as the semiconductor column; wherein the semiconductor column located on the side of the isolation structure close to the data line is the first semiconductor column, and the semiconductor column located on the side of the isolation structure away from the data line is the second semiconductor column, the first region, the second region and the third region constitute the first semiconductor column, and the fifth region serves as the second semiconductor column.
- the oxidation treatment of the exposed sidewalls of the fourth region includes: performing an in-situ water vapor generation process on the exposed sidewalls of the fourth region.
- the step of forming the second transistor includes: forming a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductive layer, the first conductive layer is located at least partially on the side wall of the second semiconductor column extending along the third direction, the second conductive layer is located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column away from the data line, the dielectric layer is located between the first conductive layer and the second semiconductor column, and between the second conductive layer and the second semiconductor column.
- the step of forming the dielectric layer includes: removing at least a portion of the protective layer from the sidewall of the second semiconductor column extending along the third direction to expose at least a portion of the sidewall of the second semiconductor column extending along the third direction, and exposing a side of the second semiconductor column away from the isolation structure; and forming the dielectric layer on the exposed surface of the second semiconductor column.
- forming the dielectric layer on the exposed surface of the second semiconductor column includes: performing oxidation treatment on the exposed second semiconductor column to form the dielectric layer on the surface of the remaining second semiconductor column.
- the protective layer is located on the other surfaces of the second semiconductor column; after forming the second semiconductor column and before removing the protective layer, it also includes: forming a first isolation layer extending along the second direction, and the first isolation layer is located between adjacent second semiconductor columns arranged at intervals along the first direction.
- the dielectric layer includes a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer is located between the first conductive layer and the second semiconductor column, and the second dielectric layer is located between the second conductive layer and the second semiconductor column; the steps of forming the first dielectric layer, the first conductive layer and the second dielectric layer include: forming an initial first dielectric layer on the exposed surface of the second semiconductor column, the first isolation layer and the initial first dielectric layer enclosing a first interval; forming an initial first conductive layer in the first interval, the initial first conductive layer filling the first interval and being located on a side of the initial first dielectric layer away from the second semiconductor column; etching back the initial first conductive layer, leaving the initial first conductive layer as the first conductive layer, in the etching back step, removing the initial first dielectric layer located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column away from the isolation structure, leaving the initial first dielectric layer as the first dielectric layer, and exposing a portion of the sidewall of the first
- another aspect of the present disclosure further provides a transistor structure.
- the first transistor includes a portion of a semiconductor column extending along a third direction, and the first transistor can be used as a GAA transistor, which is beneficial to reducing the leakage current in the first transistor.
- the second transistor includes another portion of a semiconductor column extending along the third direction. It can be understood that the semiconductor column in the first transistor and the semiconductor column in the second transistor can be an integrally formed structure, and there is an isolation structure between the first transistor and the second transistor. In this way, it is beneficial to reduce the defect state density between the semiconductor column in the first transistor and the isolation structure, and reduce the defect state density between the semiconductor column in the second transistor and the isolation structure, thereby helping to improve the overall electrical performance of the semiconductor structure.
- the first transistor can be used as a dynamic memory selection transistor
- the second transistor can be used as a structure for storing data, that is, it plays the role of a capacitor structure. In this way, the storage or reading operation of data is realized by the first transistor and the second transistor.
- FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure corresponding to a semiconductor structure provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG2 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the structure shown in FIG1 along a first cross-sectional direction AA1;
- FIG3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure shown in FIG1 along a second cross-sectional direction BB1;
- FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a top view of a gate structure and a first conductive layer in a semiconductor structure provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG5 is a flow chart of a read/write control method for a semiconductor structure provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- 6 to 27 are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to the steps of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a read-write control method and manufacturing method thereof.
- the first transistor includes a portion of a semiconductor column extending along a third direction, and the first transistor can be used as a GAA transistor, which is conducive to improving the integration density of the first transistor in the semiconductor structure and reducing the leakage current in the first transistor.
- the second transistor includes another portion of a semiconductor column extending along the third direction.
- the semiconductor column in the first transistor and the semiconductor column in the second transistor can be an integrally formed structure, and there is an isolation structure between the first transistor and the second transistor, so that it is conducive to reducing the defect state density between the semiconductor column in the first transistor and the isolation structure, and reducing the defect state density between the semiconductor column in the second transistor and the isolation structure, so as to improve the electrical performance of the semiconductor structure as a whole.
- the first transistor can be used as a dynamic memory selection transistor
- the second transistor can be used as a structure for storing data, that is, it plays the role of a capacitor structure. In this way, the storage or reading operation of data is realized by the first transistor and the second transistor together, and the second transistor has a smaller size and a higher sensitivity to the current change in the first transistor compared to the previous capacitor structure.
- FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure corresponding to a semiconductor structure provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG2 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of the structure shown in FIG1 along a first cross-sectional direction AA1
- FIG3 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of the structure shown in FIG1 along a second cross-sectional direction BB1
- FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a top view of a gate structure and a first conductive layer in a semiconductor structure provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 in this embodiment are schematic diagrams of partial structures of the semiconductor structure.
- the semiconductor structure includes: a substrate 100 and a data line 110 located on the substrate 100, wherein the data line 110 extends along a first direction X; a first transistor 101 located on the data line 110 and a second transistor 102 located on a side of the first transistor 101 away from the data line 110; wherein the first transistor 101 and the second transistor 102 both include: a semiconductor column 103, wherein the semiconductor column 103 is located on a portion of the top surface of the data line 110 and extends along a third direction Z; an isolation structure 133 is provided inside the semiconductor column 103, wherein the thickness of the isolation structure 133 in different regions along the second direction Y in the third direction Z is different, and the isolation structure 133 runs through the semiconductor column 103, and the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z intersect each other.
- the first transistor 101 can be used as a dynamic memory selection transistor
- the second transistor 102 can be used as a structure for storing data, that is, it plays the role of a capacitor structure.
- the first transistor 101 and the second transistor 102 can jointly implement data storage or reading operations
- the second transistor 102 has a smaller size than the previous capacitor structure, which is conducive to further reducing the overall size of the semiconductor structure.
- the second transistor 102 has a higher sensitivity to the current change in the first transistor 101 than the previous capacitor structure, which is conducive to implementing data storage or reading operations within a smaller current change range, thereby helping to reduce the power consumption of the semiconductor structure when it is working.
- the material type of the substrate 100 can be an elemental semiconductor material or a crystalline inorganic compound semiconductor material.
- the elemental semiconductor material can be silicon or germanium; the crystalline inorganic compound semiconductor material can be silicon carbide, silicon germanium, gallium arsenide, or indium gallium.
- the data line 110 can be a bit line, and the substrate 100, the bit line and the semiconductor column 103 have the same semiconductor element. Then, the substrate 100, the bit line and the semiconductor column 103 can be formed using the same film layer structure, and the film layer structure is composed of semiconductor elements, so that the semiconductor column 103 and the bit line are an integrated structure, thereby improving the interface state defects between the semiconductor column 103 and the bit line to improve the performance of the semiconductor structure.
- the semiconductor element may include at least one of silicon, carbon, germanium, arsenic, gallium, and indium.
- the bit line and the semiconductor pillar 103 both include silicon.
- the material of the data line 110 may also include a metal semiconductor compound, which has a relatively small resistivity compared to unmetallized semiconductor materials. Therefore, compared to the semiconductor pillar 103, the resistivity of the data line 110 is smaller, which is conducive to reducing the resistance of the data line 110 and reducing the contact resistance between the data line 110 and the semiconductor pillar 103, further improving the electrical performance of the semiconductor structure.
- the metal semiconductor compound may include at least one of cobalt silicide, nickel silicide, molybdenum silicide, titanium silicide, tungsten silicide or tantalum silicide.
- a plurality of data lines 110 arranged at intervals may be formed on the substrate 100, and each data line 110 may be in contact with at least one semiconductor column 103.
- FIGS. 1 to 3 take four mutually spaced data lines 110 formed on the substrate 100, and each data line 110 in contact with four semiconductor columns 103 as an example. In practical applications, the number of data lines 110 and the number of semiconductor columns 103 in contact with each data line 110 may be reasonably set according to actual electrical requirements.
- the third direction Z may be a direction from the substrate 100 to the data line 110 .
- the semiconductor column 103 has a first side a and a second side b relative to each other in the second direction Y, and the thickness of the isolation structure 133 in the third direction Z gradually decreases in the direction Y1 pointing to the inside of the semiconductor column 103 along the first side a, and in the direction Y2 pointing to the inside of the semiconductor column 103 along the second side b.
- the isolation structure 133 can be prepared by performing thermal oxidation treatment on part of the semiconductor column 103. During the thermal oxidation treatment, as time goes by, the area of the semiconductor column 103 closer to the inside of the semiconductor column 103 is converted into the isolation structure 133, thereby causing the thickness of the isolation structure 133 in the third direction Z to gradually decrease along the directions Y1 and Y2.
- the isolation structure 133 is processed by in-situ thermal oxidation of part of the semiconductor column 103.
- the in-situ oxidation of the side wall of the semiconductor column 103 is beneficial to make the formed isolation structure 133 penetrate the semiconductor column 103 and to improve the density of the isolation structure 133.
- the thickness of the isolation structure 133 in the third direction Z gradually decreases, which is beneficial to reduce the probability of electron tunneling and improve the device performance of the semiconductor structure.
- the semiconductor column 103 located on the side of the isolation structure 133 close to the data line 110 is a first semiconductor column 113, and the first transistor 101 includes the first semiconductor column 113; the first transistor 101 also includes: a gate structure 111, extending along the second direction Y and surrounding a portion of the side wall of the first semiconductor column 113.
- the gate structure 111 includes: a gate dielectric layer 121, surrounding a portion of the sidewall of the first semiconductor column 113 extending along the third direction Z; and a gate 131, extending along the second direction Y and surrounding the sidewall of the gate dielectric layer 121 away from the first semiconductor column 113. It can be understood that the gate structure 111 corresponds to a plurality of first semiconductor columns 113 arranged at intervals along the second direction Y.
- the semiconductor column 103 located on the side of the isolation structure 133 away from the data line 110 is a second semiconductor column 123, and the second transistor 102 includes the second semiconductor column 123; the second transistor 102 also includes: a first conductive layer 112, located on at least a portion of the side wall of the second semiconductor column 123 extending along the third direction Z; a second conductive layer 122, located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column 123 away from the data line 110; a dielectric layer 132, located between the first conductive layer 112 and the second semiconductor column 123, and between the second conductive layer 122 and the second semiconductor column 123.
- the dielectric layer 132 and the first conductive layer 112 are described in detail below through two specific embodiments.
- the dielectric layer 132 surrounds the sidewall of the second semiconductor pillar 123 extending along the third direction Z, and the first conductive layer 112 extends along the second direction Y and surrounds the sidewall of the dielectric layer 132 away from the second semiconductor pillar 123.
- the first conductive layer 112 extends along the second direction Y, and the first conductive layer 112 corresponds to a plurality of second semiconductor pillars 123 arranged at intervals along the second direction Y. In this way, it is helpful to simplify the preparation process of the first conductive layer 112, and it is helpful to control or detect the conduction degree of the second semiconductor pillar 123 at different times through the same first conductive layer 112.
- the dielectric layer 132 is only located on two opposite side walls of the second semiconductor pillar 123 along the second direction Y, and the first conductive layer 112 is located on two side walls of the dielectric layer 132 away from the second semiconductor pillar 123.
- one first conductive layer 112 corresponds to one second semiconductor pillar 123, and two opposite side walls of the second semiconductor pillar 123 along the first direction X are in contact with and connected to the first isolation layer 114.
- the first isolation layer 114 will be described in detail later.
- the dielectric layer 132 may surround the side walls of the second semiconductor pillar 123 extending along the third direction Z, and the first conductive layer 112 is only located on two opposite side walls of the dielectric layer 132 along the second direction Y.
- the second conductive layer 122 extends along the first direction X, and the second conductive layer 122 corresponds to a plurality of semiconductor pillars 103 arranged at intervals along the first direction X. In this way, it is helpful to simplify the preparation process of the second conductive layer 122, and it is helpful to control or detect the conduction degree of the second semiconductor pillar 123 at different times through the same second conductive layer 122.
- the second semiconductor column 123 directly opposite to the first conductive layer 112 and directly opposite to the second conductive layer 122 constitutes the channel region of the second transistor 102, and the first conductive layer 112, the second conductive layer 122 and the channel region constitute the transmission path of the on-current of the second transistor 102.
- first conductive layer 112 is located on the side wall of the second semiconductor column 123 extending along the third direction Z, and the second conductive layer 122 is located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column 123 away from the substrate 100, that is, the first conductive layer 112 and the second conductive layer 122 are not located in the same plane, so that the on-current is not transmitted in one plane, but in three-dimensional space.
- the transmission path of the on-current passes through the first conductive layer 112 through the dielectric layer 132 into the second semiconductor column 123, turns in the second semiconductor column 123, and passes through the dielectric layer 132 into the second conductive layer 122.
- the entire second semiconductor column 123 can be used as a channel region when the second transistor 102 is in the on state.
- the first conductive layer 112 can serve as the source of the second transistor 102, and the second conductive layer 122 can serve as the drain of the second transistor 102; in other embodiments, the first conductive layer 112 can also serve as the drain of the second transistor 102, and the second conductive layer 122 can also serve as the source of the second transistor 102.
- the second transistor 102 includes a single electron transistor (SET).
- the first semiconductor column 113 in the first transistor 101 that is partially in contact with the isolation structure 133 serves as the gate of the second transistor 102.
- the single electron transistor requires only a few electrons when working, so that when the gate of the second transistor 102 undergoes a small voltage change, the single electron transistor can sensitively and accurately sense the difference in voltage at the gate of the second transistor 102, thereby facilitating the second transistor 102 to sense the current change in the first semiconductor column 113 in the first transistor 101 that is partially in contact with the isolation structure 133.
- the second transistor 102 has extremely low power consumption and extremely high switching speed. It can be understood that, compared with traditional transistors, single electron transistors have the advantages of small size, high speed, high sensitivity, and most importantly, low power consumption.
- the second transistor 102 has a smaller volume than the conventional capacitor structure, which is beneficial to further reduce the size of the entire semiconductor structure.
- the dielectric layer 132 includes a first dielectric layer 142 and a second dielectric layer 152, the first dielectric layer 142 is located between the first conductive layer 112 and the second semiconductor column 123, and the second dielectric layer 152 is located between the second conductive layer 122 and the second semiconductor column 123; along the third direction Z, the average value of the thickness of the isolation structure 133 is the first thickness, the thickness of the second dielectric layer 152 is the second thickness, and along the second direction Y, the thickness of the first dielectric layer 142 is the third thickness, the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the third thickness T3.
- the first dielectric layer 142 and the second dielectric layer 152 may be an integrally formed structure, that is, the first dielectric layer 142 and the second dielectric layer 152 are formed by the same preparation process, and the dielectric layer 132 is a whole.
- FIGS. 1 to 3 take the first dielectric layer 142 and the second dielectric layer 152 as an integrally formed structure as an example; in other embodiments, the first dielectric layer 142 and the second dielectric layer 152 may be different film layer structures, that is, the dielectric layer 132 is a multi-layer structure.
- the second thickness is equal to the third thickness.
- the first thickness can be 5 nm
- the second thickness and the third thickness can be 1 nm.
- the first semiconductor column 113 includes a first region I, a second region II and a third region III arranged in sequence; wherein the first region I is in contact with the data line 110, the gate structure 111 surrounds the side wall of the second region II extending along the third direction Z, and the third region III is in contact with the isolation structure 133; the orthographic projection of the third region III on the substrate 100 is the first orthographic projection, and the orthographic projection of the second semiconductor column 123 on the substrate 100 is the second orthographic projection, and the second orthographic projection is located in the first orthographic projection.
- the second region II directly opposite to the gate structure 111 can serve as a channel region when the first transistor 101 is in the on state, and the gate structure 111 and the first semiconductor column 113 can constitute a GAA transistor, that is, the first transistor 101 can be a GAA transistor, and the data line 110 is located between the substrate 100 and the GAA transistor, thereby being able to constitute a 3D stacked storage device, which is beneficial to improving the integration density of the semiconductor structure.
- the dielectric layer 132 can be obtained by performing thermal oxidation treatment on the surface of the second semiconductor column 123, that is, converting the portion of the second semiconductor column 123 located at the periphery of the second semiconductor column 123 into the dielectric layer 132, so that the orthographic projection of the second semiconductor column 123 on the substrate 100, that is, the second orthographic projection, is reduced, so that the second orthographic projection is located in the first orthographic projection.
- the orthographic projection of the second region II on the substrate 100 is smaller than the orthographic projection of the third region III on the substrate 100, and smaller than the orthographic projection of the first region I on the substrate 100, which is conducive to forming a second region II with a smaller cross-sectional area in a cross section perpendicular to the third direction Z, and is conducive to improving the control capability of the gate structure 111 surrounding the sidewall of the second region II over the second region II, thereby making it easier to control the on or off of the GAA transistor.
- the orthographic projections of the first region, the second region, and the third region on the substrate may be equal; or, the orthographic projections of the second region and the third region on the substrate are both smaller than the orthographic projection of the first region on the substrate.
- the first semiconductor pillar 113 is doped with doping ions, and the doping ions doped in the first region I and the third region III are of the same type, and the doping ions doped in the second region II are of a different type from the doping ions doped in the first region I, which is beneficial to improving the electrical performance of the first transistor 101, for example, improving the conductivity of the first region I and the third region III and improving the on/off ratio of the second region II.
- the doping ions include N-type ions and P-type ions.
- the N-type ions may include at least one of arsenic ions, phosphorus ions, or antimony ions; and the P-type ions may include at least one of boron ions, indium ions, or gallium ions.
- the gate structure 111 includes: a gate dielectric layer 121, which is located on a portion of the side wall extending along the second direction Y and surrounding the first semiconductor column 113; a gate 131, which surrounds the side of the gate dielectric layer 121 away from the second semiconductor column 123; along the second direction Y, the thickness of the gate dielectric layer 121 is a fourth thickness, the thickness of the dielectric layer 132 located between the first conductive layer 112 and the second semiconductor column 123 is a third thickness, and the fourth thickness is greater than the third thickness.
- the first transistor 101 can be a GAA transistor
- the second transistor 102 can be a single electron transistor
- at least part of the third region III in the first transistor 101 that contacts the isolation structure 133 constitutes the gate of the second transistor 102.
- the thickness of the dielectric layer 132 corresponding to the first conductive layer 112 and the second conductive layer is very thin, about 1nm, to ensure the high working performance of the single electron transistor; in the GAA transistor, the thickness of the gate dielectric layer 121 between the gate 131 and the second region II is relatively large, about 5nm to 10nm, to ensure the high working performance of the GAA transistor.
- the fourth thickness is greater than the third thickness, which is conducive to improving the overall electrical performance of the first transistor 101 and the second transistor 102.
- the region in the gate structure 111 that is in contact with the channel region II can be prepared by thermally oxidizing the surface of the channel region II, that is, converting the portion of the channel region III that is located outside the channel region III into a portion of the gate structure; in the second transistor 102, the dielectric layer 132 can be obtained by thermally oxidizing the surface of the second semiconductor column 123, or by performing a deposition process on the surface of the second semiconductor column 123; and the fourth thickness is greater than the third thickness. In this way, the orthographic projection of the second region II on the substrate 100 is located at the orthographic projection of the second semiconductor column 123 on the substrate 100.
- the semiconductor structure further includes:
- the first isolation layer 114 is at least located between the first conductive layers 112 adjacent to each other along the first direction X.
- the first isolation layer 114 is used to achieve electrical isolation between the first conductive layers 112 adjacent to each other along the first direction X.
- the second isolation layer 124 covers the side of the first conductive layer 112 away from the substrate 100.
- the second isolation layer 124 and the first conductive layer 112 jointly cover the side wall of the dielectric layer 132 extending along the third direction X.
- the second isolation layer 124 is used to protect the first conductive layer 112 to prevent other electrical structures in the semiconductor structure from causing electrical interference to the first conductive layer 112.
- the third isolation layer 134 is located at least between the gate structures 111 adjacent to each other along the first direction X, and is used to achieve electrical isolation between the gate structures 111 adjacent to each other along the first direction X.
- the fourth isolation layer 144 surrounds the sidewalls of the third region III extending along the third direction Z, and is used to achieve electrical isolation between the third regions III that are adjacent in the first direction X or in the second direction Y.
- first isolation layer 114, the second isolation layer 124, the third isolation layer 134 and the fourth isolation layer 144 can all be single-layer structures or multi-layer structures.
- first isolation layer 114, the second isolation layer 124, the third isolation layer 134 and the fourth isolation layer 144 can all be single-layer structures or multi-layer structures.
- Figures 1 to 3 are only an example of the total isolation layer composed of the above four isolation layers.
- the first isolation layer 114 and the third isolation layer 134 are illustrated in the same filling method, and the second isolation layer 124 and the fourth isolation layer 144 are illustrated in another filling method.
- the materials of at least two of the first isolation layer 114, the second isolation layer 124, the third isolation layer 134, and the fourth isolation layer 144 may be the same.
- the materials of the first isolation layer 114, the second isolation layer 124, the third isolation layer 134, and the fourth isolation layer 144 may all be at least one of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride.
- the semiconductor structure further includes:
- the first insulating layer 115 is located between the data lines 110 adjacent to each other in the second direction Y, and surrounds the side walls of the first region I extending along the third direction Z, so as to achieve electrical insulation between the data lines 110 adjacent to each other in the second direction Y, and achieve electrical insulation between the first regions I adjacent to each other in the first direction X or in the second direction Y.
- the second insulating layer 125 fills up the second gap to improve the electrical insulation effect between the third regions III adjacent to each other along the second direction Y.
- the third insulating layer 135 extends along the second direction Y and is located between the adjacent isolation structures 133 along the second direction Y. Moreover, the third isolation layer is also located between the adjacent third insulating layers 135 along the first direction X to improve the stability of the semiconductor structure.
- the materials of at least two of the first insulating layer 115, the second insulating layer 125 and the third insulating layer 135 can be the same.
- the materials of the first insulating layer 115, the second insulating layer 125 and the third insulating layer 135 can all be silicon oxide.
- the first insulating layer 115, the second insulating layer 125 and the third insulating layer 135 can all be single-film layer structures or multi-film layer structures. For the clarity of the diagram, only the outer contours of the above three insulating layers are illustrated in Figures 1 to 3.
- Figures 1 to 3 are only an example of the total insulating layer composed of the above three insulating layers.
- the gate 131, the first conductive layer 112, and the second conductive layer 122 are illustrated in the same filling manner.
- at least two of the gate 131, the first conductive layer 112, and the second conductive layer 122 may be made of the same material, or the gate 131, the first conductive layer 112, and the second conductive layer 122 may be made of different conductive materials.
- the gate 131, the first conductive layer 112, and the second conductive layer 122 may be made of titanium nitride.
- the first transistor 101 can be used as a dynamic memory selection transistor, and the second transistor 102 can be used as a structure for storing data, that is, it plays the role of a capacitor structure.
- the first transistor 101 and the second transistor 102 can be used together to implement data storage or reading operations.
- the first transistor 101 can be a GAA transistor, which is beneficial to improving the integration density of the semiconductor structure.
- the second transistor 102 has a smaller size than the previous capacitor structure, which is beneficial to further reducing the overall size of the semiconductor structure.
- the second transistor 102 has a higher sensitivity to current changes in the first transistor 101 than the previous capacitor structure, which is beneficial to implement data storage or reading operations within a smaller current change range, thereby helping to reduce the power consumption of the semiconductor structure when it is working.
- FIG5 is a flow chart of a read-write control method for a semiconductor structure provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the read/write control method of the semiconductor structure includes the following steps:
- S101 Provide a semiconductor structure as described in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the semiconductor column 103 located on the side of the isolation structure 133 close to the data line 110 is the first semiconductor column 113
- the semiconductor column 103 located on the side of the isolation structure 133 away from the data line 110 is the second semiconductor column 123
- the partial area of the first semiconductor column 113 that contacts the isolation structure 133 is the storage node 143.
- the storage node 143 may be a portion of the third region III.
- the second transistor 102 includes: a first conductive layer 112, located on at least a portion of the sidewall of the second semiconductor pillar 123 extending along the third direction Z; and a second conductive layer 122, located on the top surface of the second semiconductor pillar 123 away from the data line 110.
- the first conductive layer 112 may be a source of the second transistor 102
- the second conductive layer 122 may be a drain of the second transistor 102.
- the voltage at the first region I is affected by the data line 110.
- the first region I and the third region III are turned on, so that the voltage at the third region III is affected by the first region I and changes, thereby adjusting the voltage at the storage node 143 to achieve a write operation on the storage node 143.
- the data line 110 transmits a high level to the first region I.
- the voltage at the third region III also becomes a high level, so that the voltage at the storage node 143 also becomes a high level.
- the storage node 143 is equivalent to storing data "1".
- S104 Detect the voltage at the other of the first conductive layer 112 and the second conductive layer 122 and use it as the second voltage, determine the degree of conductivity of the second semiconductor column 123 based on the difference between the second voltage and the first voltage, and determine the voltage at the storage node 143 based on the degree of conductivity of the second semiconductor column 123 to implement a read operation on the storage node 143.
- a first voltage is applied to the first conductive layer 112, and a voltage at the second conductive layer 122 is detected and used as a second voltage.
- the magnitude of the voltage at the storage node 143 determines the degree of conduction of the second semiconductor column 123. The greater the voltage at the storage node 143, the greater the degree of conduction of the second semiconductor column 123. Based on the different degrees of conduction of the second semiconductor column 123, under the premise that the value of the first voltage remains unchanged, the values of the second voltage detected are different. The higher the degree of conduction of the second semiconductor column 123, the closer the value of the second voltage is to the value of the first voltage.
- the degree of conduction of the second semiconductor column 123 can be judged based on the difference between the second voltage and the first voltage. The smaller the difference between the second voltage and the first voltage, the greater the degree of conduction of the second semiconductor column 123, and the greater the voltage at the storage node 143.
- the conductivity of the second semiconductor column 123 is high, and the value of the detected second voltage is close to the value of the first voltage, that is, the difference between the second voltage and the first voltage is small, and the data read at this time is determined to be "1" to implement the read operation on the storage node 143.
- the first transistor 101 includes a first region I, a second region II, and a third region III arranged in sequence, and a gate structure 111 surrounding the sidewalls of the second region II extending along the third direction Z, the first region I is in contact with the data line 110, the third region III is in contact with the isolation structure 133, and the third region III is a storage node 143; implementing a write operation on the storage node 143, including: applying a third voltage to the data line 110, applying a fourth voltage to the gate structure 111 to turn on the transmission path between the first region I and the third region III, so that the voltage at the third region III is affected by the voltage on the data line 110, so as to implement a write operation on the third region III.
- the third voltage applied to the data line 110 is the voltage to be stored at the storage node 143
- the fourth voltage applied to the gate structure 111 is the voltage that turns on the first transistor 101.
- the first transistor 101 can be a GAA transistor, and a fourth voltage with a smaller value can be used to make the first transistor 101 in an on state.
- the second transistor 102 can be a single-electron transistor. When the voltage at the storage node 143 changes slightly, there will be a difference between the second voltage and the first voltage. Therefore, using the first transistor 101 and the second transistor 102 to implement data writing and reading operations is beneficial to reducing power consumption when the semiconductor structure is working.
- the semiconductor structure provided in one embodiment of the present disclosure is used to implement data writing and reading operations, which is beneficial for implementing data storage or reading operations within a smaller voltage variation range, thereby helping to reduce power consumption when the semiconductor structure is working.
- FIG. 6 to 27 are schematic structural diagrams corresponding to the steps of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted that the parts that are the same or corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments are not repeated here. In addition, in order to facilitate the description and clearly illustrate the steps of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, Figures 6 to 27 are all schematic structural diagrams of local semiconductor structures.
- Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the structure shown in Fig. 7 along the first cross-sectional direction AA1
- Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the structure shown in Fig. 7 along the second cross-sectional direction BB1. It should be noted that, one or both of the cross-sectional schematic diagram along the first cross-sectional direction AA1 and the cross-sectional schematic diagram along the second cross-sectional direction BB1 will be provided later according to the need of description.
- the figure is a cross-sectional schematic diagram along the first cross-sectional direction AA1; when two figures are referred to at the same time, the figure is first a cross-sectional schematic diagram along the first cross-sectional direction AA1, and then a cross-sectional schematic diagram along the second cross-sectional direction BB1.
- the method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes the following steps:
- An initial substrate is provided, and the material type of the initial substrate can be an elemental semiconductor material or a crystalline inorganic compound semiconductor material.
- the elemental semiconductor material can be silicon or germanium; the crystalline inorganic compound semiconductor material can be silicon carbide, silicon germanium, gallium arsenide or indium gallium, etc.
- a data line 110 and a first transistor 101 are formed in an initial substrate, the data line 110 extends along a first direction X, one end of the first transistor 101 is in contact with the data line 110 , and the remaining initial substrate serves as the substrate 100 .
- forming the data line 110 and the first transistor 101 in the initial substrate may include the following steps:
- the initial substrate is patterned to form data lines 110 extending along the first direction X and arranged at intervals along the second direction Y, and initial semiconductor pillars 153 are formed on partial top surfaces of the data lines 110 , and the remaining initial substrate serves as the substrate 100 .
- the process of patterning the initial substrate to form the data line 110 and the initial semiconductor pillar 153 can be divided into two etchings of the initial substrate.
- the initial substrate is etched using a first mask layer having a plurality of first openings that are separated from each other and extend along the first direction X, and the length of the first opening is consistent with the length of the data line to be formed subsequently, so as to form a plurality of first trenches extending along the first direction X; and an initial fourth insulating layer filling the first trenches is formed;
- the initial substrate and the initial fourth insulating layer are etched using a second mask layer having a plurality of second openings that are separated from each other and extend along the second direction Y, and the length of the second opening is consistent with the length of the gate structure to be formed subsequently, so as to form a plurality of second trenches 108 extending along the second direction Y, and the remaining initial fourth insulating layer is used as
- the initial semiconductor column 153 includes an initial first region 163 , an initial second region 173 , and an initial third region 183 arranged in sequence; before forming the gate structure 111 , the manufacturing method further includes the following steps:
- An initial fifth insulating layer is formed, and the initial fifth insulating layer is located on the side wall of the second trench 108 extending along the third direction Z, and a third trench is provided between the initial fifth insulating layer located on the side wall of the second trench 108; referring to FIG7, an initial third isolation layer 154 filling the third trench is formed; the initial fifth insulating layer and the fourth insulating layer 145 in contact with the initial third region 183 are removed to expose all the side walls extending along the third direction Z of the initial third region; an initial fourth isolation layer 164 is formed to cover all the side walls extending along the third direction Z of the initial third region, and the initial fourth isolation layer 164 forms a through hole f between the adjacent initial third regions 183 along the second direction Y, and the through hole f exposes a portion of the top surface of the fourth insulating layer 145.
- the initial third isolation layer 154 and the initial fourth isolation layer 164 together constitute a support skeleton, and the initial fifth insulation layer and the fourth insulation layer 145 shown in FIG. 6 are etched using the support skeleton as a mask, and the remaining initial fifth insulation layer serves as the fifth insulation layer 155.
- the remaining fourth insulation layer 145 is located between adjacent data lines 110 along the second direction Y, and between adjacent initial first regions 163 along the second direction Y.
- the fifth insulation layer 155 extends along the second direction Y, and is located between adjacent initial first regions 163 along the first direction X.
- the fourth insulation layer 145 and the fifth insulation layer 155 in FIG. 7 together constitute the first insulation layer 115, and the initial first region 163 is subsequently used as the first region of the first semiconductor column.
- the support skeleton is in contact with the initial third region 183, and part of the support skeleton is embedded in the first insulating layer 115.
- the support skeleton plays a supporting and fixing role for the initial semiconductor column 153.
- the etching process generates a squeezing force on the initial semiconductor column 153, it is helpful to prevent the initial semiconductor column 153 from tilting or shifting due to squeezing, so as to improve the stability of the semiconductor structure; on the other hand, the support skeleton wraps the side wall of the initial third region 183, which is helpful to prevent the etching process from causing damage to the initial third region 183.
- a third gap g is formed between the initial second region 173 and the initial third isolation layer 154, and the through hole f and the third gap g together form a cave structure h.
- the initial second region 173 is subsequently used as the second region of the first semiconductor column.
- a gate structure 111 is formed.
- the gate structure 111 extends along the second direction Y and surrounds a portion of the sidewall of the initial semiconductor column 153 .
- a portion of the initial semiconductor column 153 and the gate structure 111 constitute the first transistor 101 .
- the steps of forming the gate structure 111 include: forming a first sacrificial layer 109 on the top surface of the initial third region 183 away from the substrate 100; taking the material of the initial semiconductor column 153 as silicon as an example, the sidewalls of the exposed third gap g, that is, the sidewalls of the initial second region 173 extending along the third direction Z, are thermally oxidized to form a gate dielectric layer 121, and a fourth gap extending along the second direction Y is provided between the gate dielectric layer 121 and the initial third isolation layer 154; and a gate 131 is formed to fill the fourth gap, and the gate dielectric layer 121 and the gate 131 together constitute the gate structure 111.
- an initial second insulating layer 165 is formed to fill the through hole f.
- the initial second insulating layer 165 is a basis for the subsequent formation of a second insulating layer, and the first sacrificial layer 109 is removed.
- the above embodiment is only an example of forming the first transistor 101.
- the manufacturing method provided in another embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the method for forming the first transistor 101.
- the gate dielectric layer can also be formed by a deposition process.
- a second transistor 102 is formed on a side of the first transistor 101 away from the data line 110; wherein the first transistor 101 and the second transistor 102 both include: a semiconductor column 103, the semiconductor column 103 is located on a portion of the top surface of the data line 110 and extends along a third direction Z; an isolation structure 133 is provided inside the semiconductor column 103, and along the second direction Y, the isolation structure 133 in different areas has different thicknesses in the third direction Z, and the isolation structure 133 runs through the semiconductor column 103, and the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z intersect each other.
- isolation structure 133 and the second transistor 102 are described in detail below.
- the initial semiconductor pillar 153 includes a first region I, a second region II, a third region III, a fourth region IV, and a fifth region V arranged in sequence, and the gate structure 111 surrounds the sidewall of the second region II extending along the third direction Z.
- the first region I is the initial first region 163
- the second region II is the initial second region 173
- the third region III, the fourth region IV, and the fifth region V together constitute the initial third region 183.
- the step of forming the isolation structure 133 includes forming a protection layer 106 on the sidewalls of the first region I, the third region III and the fifth region V extending along the third direction Z, leaving only the sidewall of the fourth region IV extending along the third direction Z exposed.
- forming the protective layer 106 includes the following steps:
- the initial third isolation layer 154 and the initial fourth isolation layer 164 are etched to expose the sidewalls of the fourth region IV and the fifth region V extending along the third direction Z, and the remaining initial third isolation layer 154 serves as a part of the third isolation layer 134, and the remaining initial fourth isolation layer 164 serves as the fourth isolation layer 144.
- a second sacrificial layer 119 is formed, and the second sacrificial layer 119 is located on the side walls of the fourth region IV and the fifth region V extending along the third direction Z, and the initial second insulating layer 165 is in contact with the second sacrificial layer 119, and a fifth gap i is provided between the second sacrificial layers 119 located on the adjacent side walls of the fourth region IV and the adjacent side walls of the fifth region V along the second direction Y, and the fifth gap i extends along the second direction Y.
- a fifth isolation layer 174 filling the fifth gap i is formed.
- the second sacrificial layer 119 and the initial second insulating layer 165 are etched using the fifth isolation layer 174 and the semiconductor pillar 103 as masks, and the remaining second sacrificial layer 119 only surrounds the sidewall of the fourth region IV extending along the third direction Z, and the remaining initial second insulating layer 165 is located between the fourth isolation layers 144 adjacent to each other in the second direction Y, and between the second sacrificial layers 119 adjacent to each other in the second direction Y.
- the material of the second sacrificial layer 119 and the material of the initial second insulating layer 165 may be the same, and the second sacrificial layer 119 and the initial second insulating layer 165 may be synchronously etched by the same etching process.
- the material of the second sacrificial layer 119 may also be different from the material of the initial second insulating layer 165, and the material of the second sacrificial layer 119 and the initial second insulating layer 165 may be etched respectively by different etching processes.
- a third sacrificial layer 129 is formed, the third sacrificial layer 129 surrounds the side wall of the fifth region V extending along the third direction Z, and the third sacrificial layer 129 is in contact with the fifth isolation layer 174; using the third sacrificial layer 129, the semiconductor column 103 and the fifth isolation layer 174 as masks, the remaining second sacrificial layer 119 is removed, and the initial second insulating layer 165 (refer to Figure 16) located between adjacent second sacrificial layers 119 along the second direction Y is removed, and the remaining initial second insulating layer 165 serves as the second insulating layer 125 to form a protective layer 106 and a sixth gap k that only expose the side wall of the fourth region IV extending along the third direction Z.
- the protection layer 106 may include: a first insulating layer 115 surrounding the sidewalls of the first region I extending along the third direction Z, a fourth isolation layer 144 surrounding the sidewalls of the third region III extending along the third direction Z, and a third sacrificial layer 129 surrounding the sidewalls of the fifth region V extending along the third direction Z.
- the third sacrificial layer 129 and the fifth isolation layer 174 may also serve as a supporting skeleton.
- the side walls of the exposed fourth region IV are oxidized to convert the fourth region IV into an isolation structure 133, and the remaining initial semiconductor column 153 serves as the semiconductor column 103; wherein, the semiconductor column 103 located on the side of the isolation structure 133 close to the data line 110 is the first semiconductor column 113, and the semiconductor column 103 located on the side of the isolation structure 133 away from the data line 110 is the second semiconductor column 123, the first region I, the second region II and the third region III constitute the first semiconductor column 113, and the fifth region V serves as the second semiconductor column 123.
- the sidewalls of the exposed fourth region IV are oxidized, including: performing an in-situ steam generation process (ISSG) on the sidewalls of the exposed fourth region IV.
- the ISSG process is a process for growing an oxide layer through a high-temperature water vapor atmosphere, and the speed of growing the oxide layer is relatively fast.
- the oxide layer grown by the ISSG method has better electrical properties than the oxide layer obtained by furnace tube wet oxidation.
- the step of forming the second transistor 102 may include: forming a first conductive layer 112, a dielectric layer 132 and a second conductive layer 122, the first conductive layer 112 is located at least partially on the side wall of the second semiconductor column 123 extending along the third direction Z, the second conductive layer 122 is located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column 123 away from the data line 110, the dielectric layer 132 is located between the first conductive layer 112 and the second semiconductor column 123, and between the second conductive layer 122 and the second semiconductor column 123.
- forming the dielectric layer 132 on the surface of the exposed second semiconductor pillar 123 includes: oxidizing the exposed second semiconductor pillar 123 to form the dielectric layer 132 on the surface of the remaining second semiconductor pillar 123.
- the exposed second semiconductor pillar 123 may be oxidized by an in-situ water vapor generation process.
- forming the dielectric layer 132 may include the following steps:
- At least a portion of the protective layer 106 is removed from the sidewalls of the second semiconductor pillar 123 extending along the third direction Z to expose at least a portion of the sidewalls of the second semiconductor pillar 123 extending along the third direction Z and a side of the second semiconductor pillar 123 away from the isolation structure 133 .
- the protective layer 106 of the side wall of the second semiconductor column 123 extending along the third direction Z before removing at least a portion of the protective layer 106 of the side wall of the second semiconductor column 123 extending along the third direction Z, it also includes: referring to Figures 21 to 22, forming an initial third insulating layer 175 that fills the sixth gap k, and the initial third insulating layer 175 is the basis for the subsequent formation of the third insulating layer 135.
- the step of removing at least a portion of the protective layer 106 of the sidewalls of the second semiconductor pillar 123 extending along the third direction Z includes: removing the third sacrificial layer 129 surrounding the sidewalls of the fifth region V extending along the third direction Z, and removing the fifth isolation layer 174 between the adjacent third sacrificial layers 129 along the first direction X, and the remaining fifth isolation layer 174 is located between the adjacent initial third insulating layers 175 along the first direction X.
- the fifth isolation layer 174 and the initial third isolation layer 154 together constitute the third isolation layer 134 (refer to FIG. 1 ).
- a fourth sacrificial layer 139 is formed, the fourth sacrificial layer 139 is located on the side wall of the fifth region V extending along the third direction Z, and the fourth sacrificial layer 139 is in contact with the initial third insulating layer 175, and a seventh gap is formed between adjacent fourth sacrificial layers 139 along the first direction; continuing to refer to Figures 23 to 24, a first isolation layer 114 is formed to fill the seventh gap.
- the fourth sacrificial layer 139 and part of the initial third insulating layer 175 are removed, and the removed initial third insulating layer 175 is located between adjacent fourth sacrificial layers 139 along the second direction Y, and the remaining initial third insulating layer 175 serves as the third insulating layer 135.
- a dielectric layer 132 is formed on the surface of the exposed second semiconductor column 123. It should be noted that the dielectric layer 132 can be formed by oxidizing the surface of the exposed second semiconductor column 123, or by a deposition process.
- the dielectric layer 132 can be integrally formed, and subsequently the first conductive layer 112 , the second isolation layer 124 and the second conductive layer 122 are formed on the basis of FIGS. 25 and 26 .
- the dielectric layer 132 may be formed in steps. The step-by-step formation of the dielectric layer 132 is described in detail below.
- the second semiconductor pillar 123 has all its surfaces exposed except for the side surface in contact with the isolation structure 133, and the protection layer 106 is located on the other surfaces of the second semiconductor pillar 123; after forming the second semiconductor pillar 123 and before removing the protection layer 106, the method further includes: forming a first isolation layer 114 extending along the second direction Y, wherein the first isolation layer 114 is located between adjacent second semiconductor pillars 123 arranged at intervals along the first direction X.
- the method for forming the first isolation layer 114 has been described in the aforementioned embodiment and will not be repeated here.
- the dielectric layer 132 includes a first dielectric layer 142 and a second dielectric layer 152.
- the first dielectric layer 142 is located between the first conductive layer 112 and the second semiconductor pillar 123.
- the second dielectric layer 152 is located between the second conductive layer 122 and the second semiconductor pillar 123.
- the formation of the first dielectric layer 142, the first conductive layer 112 and the second dielectric layer 152 includes the following steps:
- an initial first dielectric layer 162 is formed on the surface of the exposed second semiconductor column 123, and the first isolation layer 114 and the initial first dielectric layer 162 form a first interval; an initial first conductive layer 172 is formed in the first interval, and the initial first conductive layer 172 fills the first interval and is located on a side of the initial first dielectric layer 162 away from the second semiconductor column 123.
- the initial first conductive layer 172 is etched back, and the remaining initial first conductive layer 172 serves as the first conductive layer 112.
- the initial first dielectric layer 162 located on the top surface of the second semiconductor column 123 away from the isolation structure 133 is removed, and the remaining initial first dielectric layer 162 serves as the first dielectric layer 142, and a portion of the side wall of the first dielectric layer 142 extending along the third direction Z is exposed.
- a second isolation layer 124 is formed, and the second isolation layer 124 and the first conductive layer 112 together fill the first gap; and with continued reference to FIG2 and 4, a second dielectric layer 152 is formed on the second semiconductor pillar 123 away from the top surface of the first dielectric layer 142.
- the process of forming the initial first dielectric layer 162 and the second dielectric layer 152 can be either an ISSG or a deposition process.
- a second conductive layer 122 is formed on a side of the second dielectric layer 152 away from the substrate 100 , and the second conductive layer extends along the first direction X.
- the first transistor 101 can be used as a dynamic memory selection transistor, and the second transistor 102 can be used as a structure for storing data, that is, it plays the role of a capacitor structure.
- the first transistor 101 and the second transistor 102 can be used together to implement data storage or reading operations.
- the first transistor 101 can be a GAA transistor, which is beneficial to improving the integration density of the semiconductor structure.
- the second transistor 102 has a smaller size than the previous capacitor structure, which is beneficial to further reducing the overall size of the semiconductor structure.
- the second transistor 102 has a higher sensitivity to current changes in the first transistor 101 than the previous capacitor structure, which is beneficial to implement data storage or reading operations within a smaller current change range, thereby helping to reduce the power consumption of the semiconductor structure when it is working.
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- 一种半导体结构,包括:基底以及位于所述基底上的数据线,所述数据线沿第一方向延伸;位于所述数据线上的第一晶体管和位于所述第一晶体管远离所述数据线的一侧的第二晶体管;其中,所述第一晶体管和所述第二晶体管中均包括:半导体柱,所述半导体柱位于所述数据线的部分顶面且沿第三方向延伸;所述半导体柱内部具有隔离结构,沿第二方向上,不同区域的所述隔离结构在所述第三方向上的厚度不同,且所述隔离结构贯穿所述半导体柱,所述第一方向、所述第二方向和所述第三方向两两相交。
- 如权利要求1所述的半导体结构,其中,所述半导体柱在所述第二方向上具有相对的第一侧和第二侧,沿所述第一侧指向所述半导体柱内部的方向,以及沿所述第二侧指向所述半导体柱内部的方向上,所述隔离结构在所述第三方向上的厚度逐渐减小。
- 如权利要求1或2所述的半导体结构,其中,所述隔离结构靠近所述数据线一侧的所述半导体柱为第一半导体柱,所述第一晶体管包括所述第一半导体柱;所述第一晶体管还包括:栅极结构,位于沿所述第二方向延伸且环绕所述第一半导体柱的部分侧壁。
- 如权利要求3所述的半导体结构,其中,位于所述隔离结构远离所述数据线一侧的所述半导体柱为第二半导体柱,所述第二晶体管包括所述第二半导体柱;所述第二晶体管还包括:第一导电层,位于所述第二半导体柱沿所述第三方向延伸的至少部分侧壁;第二导电层,位于所述第二半导体柱远离所述数据线的顶面;介质层,位于所述第一导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间,以及位于所述第二导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间。
- 如权利要求4所述的半导体结构,其中,若所述第二晶体管处于导通状态,与所述第一导电层正对且与所述第二导电层正对的所述第二半导体柱构成所述第二晶体管的沟道区,所述第一导电层、所述第二导电层和所述沟道区构成所述第二晶体管的导通电流的传输路径。
- 如权利要求4或5所述的半导体结构,其特征在于,所述第二晶体管包括单电子晶体管。
- 如权利要求6所述的半导体结构,其中,所述介质层包括第一介质层和第二介质层,所述第一介质层位于所述第一导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间,所述第二介质层位于所述第二导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间;沿所述第三方向上,所述隔离结构的厚度的平均值为第一厚度,所述第二介质层的厚度为第二厚度,沿所述第二方向上,所述第一介质层的厚度为第三厚度,所述第一厚度大于所述第二厚度,且所述第一厚度大于所述第三厚度。
- 如权利要求7所述的半导体结构,其中,所述第二厚度等于所述第三厚度。
- 如权利要求4所述的半导体结构,其中,所述介质层环绕所述第二半导体柱沿所述第三方向延伸的侧壁;所述第一导电层沿所述第二方向延伸,所述第一导电层与沿所述第二方向间隔排布的多个所述第二半导体柱对应。
- 如权利要求4所述的半导体结构,其中,所述第二导电层沿所述第一方向延伸,所述第二导电层与沿所述第一方向间隔排布的多个所述半导体柱对应。
- 如权利要求4所述的半导体结构,其中,沿所述第三方向上,所述第一半导体柱包括依次排列的第一区、第二区以及第三区;其中,所述第一区与所述数据线接触连接,所述栅极结构环绕所述第二区沿所述第三方向延伸的侧壁,所述第三区与所述隔离结构接触连接;所述第三区在所述基底上的正投影为第一正投影,所述第二半导体柱在所述基底上的正投影为第二正投影,所述第二正投影位于所述第一正投影中。
- 如权利要求11所述的半导体结构,其中,所述栅极结构包括:栅介质层,沿所述第二方向延伸且环绕所述第一半导体柱的部分侧壁;栅极,环绕所述栅介质层远离所述第二半导体柱的一侧;沿所述第二方向上,所述栅介质层的厚度为第四厚度,位于所述第一导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间的所述介质层的厚度为第三厚度,所述第四厚度大于所述第三厚度。
- 一种半导体结构的读写控制方法,包括:提供如权利要求1至12任一项所述的半导体结构,位于所述隔离结构靠近所述数据线一侧的所述半导体柱为第一半导体柱,位于所述隔离结构远离所述数据线一侧的所述半导体柱为第二半导体柱,所述第一半导体柱中与所述隔离结构接触的部分区域为存储节点;所述第二晶体管包括:第一导电层,位于所述第二半导体柱沿所述第三方向延伸的至少部分侧壁;第 二导电层,位于所述第二半导体柱远离所述数据线的顶面;导通所述第一晶体管,以调整所述存储节点处的电压,以实现对所述存储节点的写操作;所述存储节点处电压的大小决定所述第二半导体柱的导通程度,向所述第一导电层和所述第二导电层中的一者施加第一电压,检测所述第一导电层和所述第二导电层中的另一者处的电压并作为第二电压,基于所述第二电压与所述第一电压的差值判断所述第二半导体柱的导通程度,基于所述第二半导体柱的导通程度判断所述存储节点处的电压大小,以实现对所述存储节点的读操作。
- 如权利要求13所述的读写控制方法,其中,沿所述第三方向上,所述第一晶体管包括依次排列的第一区、第二区和第三区,以及环绕所述第二区沿所述第三方向延伸的侧壁的栅极结构,所述第一区与所述数据线接触连接,所述第三区与所述隔离结构接触连接,所述第三区为所述存储节点;所述实现对所述存储节点的写操作,包括:向所述数据线施加第三电压,向所述栅极结构施加第四电压,以导通所述第一区和所述第三区之间的传输路径,使所述第三区处的电压受到所述数据线上的电压的影响,以实现对所述第三区的写操作。
- 一种半导体结构的制造方法,包括:提供初始基底;在所述初始基底中形成数据线和第一晶体管,所述数据线沿第一方向延伸,所述第一晶体管的一端与所述数据线接触连接,剩余所述初始基底作为基底;在所述第一晶体管远离所述数据线的一侧形成第二晶体管;其中,所述第一晶体管和所述第二晶体管中均包括:半导体柱,所述半导体柱位于所述数据线的部分顶面且沿第三方向延伸;所述半导体柱内部具有隔离结构,沿第二方向上,不同区域的所述隔离结构在所述第三方向上的厚度不同,且所述隔离结构贯穿所述半导体柱,所述第一方向、所述第二方向和所述第三方向两两相交。
- 如权利要求15所述的制造方法,其中,所述在所述初始基底中形成数据线和第一晶体管,包括:图形化所述初始基底,以形成沿所述第一方向延伸且沿所述第二方向间隔排布的所述数据线,以及形成位于所述数据线的部分顶面的初始半导体柱,剩余所述初始基底作为基底;形成栅极结构,所述栅极结构沿所述第二方向延伸且环绕所述初始半导体柱的部分侧壁,部分所述初始半导体柱和所述栅极结构构成所述第一晶体管。
- 如权利要求16所述的制造方法,其中,沿所述第三方向上,所述初始半导体柱包括依次排列的第一区、第二区、第三区、第四区和第五区,所述栅极结构环绕所述第二区沿所述第三方向延伸的侧壁;形成所述隔离结构的步骤包括:在所述第一区、所述第三区和所述第五区沿所述第三方向延伸的侧壁上形成保护层,仅露出所述第四区沿所述第三方向延伸的侧壁;对露出的所述第四区的侧壁进行氧化处理,以将所述第四区转化为所述隔离结构,剩余所述初始半导体柱作为所述半导体柱;其中,位于所述隔离结构靠近所述数据线一侧的所述半导体柱为第一半导体柱,位于所述隔离结构远离所述数据线一侧的所述半导体柱为第二半导体柱,所述第一区、所述第二区和所述第三区构成所述第一半导体柱,所述第五区作为所述第二半导体柱。
- 如权利要求17所述的制造方法,其中,所述对露出的所述第四区的侧壁进行氧化处理,包括:对露出的所述第四区的侧壁进行原位水汽生成工艺。
- 如权利要求17所述的制造方法,其中,在形成所述隔离结构之后,形成所述第二晶体管的步骤包括:形成第一导电层、介质层和第二导电层,所述第一导电层位于所述第二半导体柱沿所述第三方向延伸的至少部分侧壁,所述第二导电层位于所述第二半导体柱远离所述数据线的顶面,所述介质层位于所述第一导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间,以及位于所述第二导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间。
- 如权利要求19所述的制造方法,其中,形成所述介质层的步骤包括:去除所述第二半导体柱沿所述第三方向延伸的侧壁的至少部分所述保护层,以露出所述第二半导体柱沿所述第三方向延伸的至少部分侧壁,以及露出所述第二半导体柱远离所述隔离结构的一侧;在露出的所述第二半导体柱表面形成所述介质层。
- 如权利要求20所述的制造方法,其中,所述在露出的所述第二半导体柱表面形成所述介质层,包括:对露出的所述第二半导体柱进行氧化处理,以在剩余所述第二半导体柱的表面形成所述介质层。
- 如权利要求19所述的制造方法,其中,所述第二半导体柱除与所述隔离结构接触的侧面外,其他表 面均露出,所述保护层位于所述第二半导体柱的其他表面;在形成所述第二半导体柱之后,在去除所述保护层之前,还包括:形成沿所述第二方向延伸的第一隔离层,所述第一隔离层位于沿所述第一方向上间隔排布的相邻所述第二半导体柱之间。
- 如权利要求22所述的制造方法,其中,所述介质层包括第一介质层和第二介质层,所述第一介质层位于所述第一导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间,所述第二介质层位于所述第二导电层和所述第二半导体柱之间;形成所述第一介质层、所述第一导电层和所述第二介质层的步骤包括:在露出的所述第二半导体柱表面形成初始第一介质层,所述第一隔离层和所述初始第一介质层围成第一间隔;在所述第一间隔中形成初始第一导电层,所述初始第一导电层填充满所述第一间隔且位于所述初始第一介质层远离所述第二半导体柱的一侧;对所述初始第一导电层进行回刻蚀,剩余所述初始第一导电层作为所述第一导电层,在所述回刻蚀的步骤中,去除位于所述第二半导体柱远离所述隔离结构的顶面的所述初始第一介质层,剩余所述初始第一介质层作为所述第一介质层,且露出所述第一介质层沿所述第三方向延伸的部分侧壁;形成第二隔离层,所述第二隔离层和所述第一导电层共同填充满所述第一间隔;在所述第二半导体柱远离所述第一介质层顶面形成所述第二介质层。
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