The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C (대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C)

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Chemical Mechanical Polishing Characteristics of PZT Thin Films

PZT 박막의 화학.기계적 연마 특성

  • Published : 2006.12.01
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Abstract

In this paper we first applied the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to the planarization of ferroelectric film in order to obtain a good planarity between electrode and ferroelectric film. $Pb_{1.1}(Zr_{0.52}Ti_{0.48})O_3$ (shortly PZT) ferroelectric film was fabricated by the sol-gel method. And then, we compared the structural characteristics before and after CMP process of PZT films. Removal rate, WIWNU% and surface roughness have been found to depend on slurry abrasive types and their hardness, especially, surface roughness and planarity were strongly depends on its pH value. A maximum in the removal rate is observed in the silica slurry, in contrast with the minimum removal rate occurs at ceria slurry. We found that the surface roughness of PZT films can be significantly reduced using the CMP technique.

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