Electrical characteristics of paraelectric lead lanthanum zirconium titanate thin films for dynamic random access memory applications
- 24 February 1992
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 60 (8), 1022-1024
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.106486
Abstract
Paraelectric lead lanthanum zirconium titanate (PLZT) films, 150 nm thick, were deposited using a spin-coat, sol-gel process followed by a 650 °C oxygen anneal. X-ray diffraction indicated complete conversion to the perovskite phase. Sputter-deposited platinum electrodes were employed with the PLZT films to form thin-film capacitors with the best combination of high charge storage density (26.1 μC/cm2 at 3 V and 36.4 μC/cm2 at 5 V) and leakage current density (0.2 μA/cm2 at 3 V and 0.5 μA/cm2 at 5 V ) reported to date. The electrical characteristics of these thin-film capacitors meet the requirements for a planar bit cell capacitor for 64-Mbit dynamic random access memories.Keywords
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