• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2004.04b
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• pp.18-21
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• 2004

An alkoxide-based sol-gel method was used to fabricate $Ba_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}TiO_3$ thin films doped by Bi from 5 to 20 mol% on a $Pt/Ti/SiO_2/Si$ substrate. The structural and dielectric properties of BST thin films were investigated as a function of Bi dopant concentration. The dielectric properties of the Bi doped BST films were strongly dependent on the Bi contents. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the films decreased with increasing Bi content. However, the leakage current density of the 10 mol% Bi doped $Ba_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}TiO_3$ thin film showed the lowest value of $5.13{\times}10^{-7}\;A/cm^2$ at 5 V. The figure of merit (FOM) reached a maximum value of 32.42 at a 10 mol% Bi doped $Ba_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}TiO_3$ thin films. The dielectric constant, loss factor, and tunability of the 10 mol% Bi doped $Ba_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}TiO_3$ thin films were 333, 0.0095, and 31.1%, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.36.2-36.2
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• 2009

Low dielectric materials have been great attention in the semiconductor industry to develop high performance interlayer dielectrics with low k for Cu interconnect technology. In our study, the dielectric properties of SiOC /SiO2 thin film derived from polyphenylcarbosilane were investigated as a potential interlayer dielectrics for Cu interconnect technology. Polyphenylcarbosilane was synthesized from thermal rearrangement of polymethylphenylsilane around $350^{\circ}C{\sim}430^{\circ}C$. Characterization of synthesized polyphenylcarbosilane was performed with 29Si, 13C, 1H NMR, FT-IR, TG, XRD, GPC and GC analysis. From FT-IR data, the band at 1035 cm-1 is very strong and assigned to CH2 bending vibration in Si-CH2-Si group, indicating the formation of the polyphenylcarbosilane. Number average of molecular weight (Mn) of the polyphenylcarbosilane synthesized at $400^{\circ}C$ for 6hwas 2, 500 and is easily soluble in organic solvent. SiOC/SiO2 thin film was fabricated on ton-type silicon wafer by spin coating using 30wt % polyphenylcarbosilane incyclohexane. Curing of the film was performed in the air up to $400^{\circ}C$ for 2h. The thickness of the film is ranged from $1{\mu}m$ to $1.7{\mu}m$. The dielectric constant was determined from the capacitance data obtained from metal/polyphenylcarbosilane/conductive Si MIM capacitors and show a dielectric constant as low as 2.5 without added porosity. The SiOC /SiO2 thin film derived from polyphenylcarbosilane shows promising application as an interlayer dielectrics for Cu interconnect technology.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.319-319
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• 2013

Even though the fabrication methods of metal oxide based thin film capacitor have been well established such as RF sputtering, Sol-gel, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) and pulsed laser deposition (PLD), an applicable capacitor of printed circuit board (PCB) has not realized yet by these methods. Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) and other high-k ceramic oxides are important materials used in integrated passive devices, multi-chip modules (MCM), high-density interconnect, and chip-scale packaging. Thin film multi-layer technology is strongly demanded for having high capacitance (120 nF/$mm^2$). In this study, we suggest novel multi-layer thin film capacitor design and fabrication technology utilized by plasma assisted deposition and photolithography processes. Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 (BST) was used for the dielectric material since it has high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss. 5-layered BST and Pt thin films with multi-layer sandwich structures were formed on Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si substrate by RF-magnetron sputtering and DC-sputtering. Pt electrodes and BST layers were patterned to reveal internal electrodes by photolithography. SiO2 passivation layer was deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD). The passivation layer plays an important role to prevent short connection between the electrodes. It was patterned to create holes for the connection between internal electrodes and external electrodes by reactive-ion etching (RIE). External contact pads were formed by Pt electrodes. The microstructure and dielectric characteristics of the capacitors were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and impedance analyzer, respectively. In conclusion, the 0402 sized thin film multi-layer capacitors have been demonstrated, which have capacitance of 10 nF. They are expected to be used for decoupling purpose and have been fabricated with high yield.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.48 no.8
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• pp.1-4
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• 2011

This study was the coorrelation between the electrical properties and the dielectric constant of organic inorganic hybrid type low k SiOC film. SiOC film as low-k films was deposited by the chemical vapor deposition and then annealed at 30 $0{\sim}500^{\circ}C$ to find out the properties of the depending on the temperature and polarity. SiOC film decreased the dielectric constant after annealing process, and the electrical properties were improved at the sample annealed at $400^{\circ}C$. From the XRD patterns, there were two kinds of bonding structures in SiOC film. There was the difference in the bonding structure between the samples annealed under $300^{\circ}C$ and the samples annealed over $400^{\circ}C$. The change was confirmed near $400^{\circ}C$.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.336-343
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• 1996

We have studied the preparation and the properties of $Ba_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$TiO$_{3}$(BST) thin films by using the sol-gel method. Through the comparison of the effects of various solvents and additives in making solutions, we establish the production method of the stable solution which generates the high quality of BST film. We also set up the heat-treatment conditions for depositing the BST thin film through the TGA and XRD analyses. Through the comparison of the surface conditions of BST films deposited on Pt/Ta/SiO$_{2}$/Si and Pt/Ti/SiO$_{2}$/Si substrates, we find that Ta is more efficient diffusion barrier of Si than Ti so that Ta layer prevents the formation of hillocks. We fabricate the planar type capacitor and measure the dielectric properties of the BST thin film deposited on the Pt/Ta/SiO$_{2}$/Si substrate. Dielectric constant and dielectric loss tangent at 1V, 10kHz, and leakage current density at 3V of the BST thin film are 339, 0.052 and 13.3.mu.A/cm$^{2}$, respectively.ely.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.580-585
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• 2004

Silicon dioxide (SiO$_2$) is widely used as a gate dielectric material for thin film transistors (TFT) and semiconductor devices. In this paper, SiO$_2$ films were grown by APCVD(Atmospheric Pressure chemical vapor deposition) at the high temperature. Experimental investigations were carried out as a function of $O_2$ gas flow ratios from 0 to 200 1pm. This article presents the SiO$_2$ gate dielectric studies in terms of deposition rate, refrative index, FT-IR, C-V for the gate dielectric layer of thin film transistor applications. We also study defect passivation technique for improvement interface or surface properties in thin films. Our passivation technique is Forming Gas Annealing treatment. FGA acts passivation of interface and surface impurity or defects in SiO$_2$ film. We used RTP system for FGA and gained results that reduced surface fixed charge and trap density of midgap value.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.163-170
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• 2013

Tantalum anodic oxide film was prepared in citric acid solution of various concentrations and the prepared Ta anodic oxide film was characterized by various electrochemical techniques and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The prepared Ta anodic oxide film showed typical n-type semiconducting properties and the dielectric properties were strongly dependent on the citric acid concentration. The variation of electrochemical and electronic properties was explained in terms of electrolyte anion incorporation into the anodic oxide film, which was supported by XPS measurements.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.58 no.4
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• pp.538-540
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• 2009

The SBN thin films were deposited at substrate temperature of 300[$^{\circ}C$] on Pt-coated electrode (Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si(100)) using RF sputtering method. The grain and crystallinity of SBN thin films were increased with the increase of annealing temperature. The dielectric constant(150) of SBN thin film was obtained by annealing temperature above 750[$^{\circ}C$]. The voltage dependence of dielectric loss showed a value within 0.01 in voltage ranges of -5~+5[V]. The capacitance characteristics showed a stable value of about 0.7[${\mu}F/cm^2$].

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.247-250
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• 2001

Organic semiconductors based on vacuum-deposited films of fused-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon have great potential to be utilized as an active layer for electronic and optoelectronic devices. We have fabricated organic thin film transistors(OTFTs) and discuss electrical characteristics of the devices. For the gate dielectric layer, OPTMER PC403 photoacryl(JSR Co.) was spin-coated and cured at 220$^{\circ}C$. Electrical characteristics of the device were investigated, where the photoacryl dielectric layer thickness and pentacene active layer thickness were about 0.6$\mu\textrm{m}$ and 800${\AA}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.467-469
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• 2001

KAM200 which can be used electroluminescence binder is cyano material. In this study, we have fabricated KAM200 thin film by Spin-Coating method. And we have studied the electical properties of KAM200 thin films. In the I-V characteristics, the current decreases as the voltage overflow definite voltage immediately. And that definite voltage depend on thickness of KAM200 material. In the case of thickness is 1.9[$\mu\textrm{m}$], definite voltage is 7[V]. And that's electrical field 3.86[MV/m]. The dielectric properties of KAM200 thin film is investigated by measuring dielectric dispersion and absorption. KAM200's Relative dielectric constant is 10.25, and it has high permittivity compared with different materials.