Enhancement of Ferroelectricity in 5 nm Metal-Ferroelectric-Insulator Technologies by Using a Strained TiN Electrode

Autor: Cheng-Hung Wu, Kuan-Chi Wang, Yu-Yun Wang, Chenming Hu, Chun-Jung Su, Tian-Li Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 12, Iss 3, p 468 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano12030468
Popis: In this work, the ferroelectric characteristic of a 5 nm Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 (HZO) metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) device is enhanced through strained complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible TiN electrode engineering. Strained TiN top-layer electrodes with different nitrogen (N) concentrations are deposited by adjusting the sputtering process conditions. The TiN electrode with 18% N exhibits a compressive characteristic, which induces tensile stress in a 5 nm HZO film. A device with 18% N in TiN shows a higher remanent polarization (2Pr) and larger capacitance value than the compared sample, indicating that the strained TiN is promising for enhancing the ferroelectricity of sub-5 nm HZO devices.
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