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US 2026/0129864 A1Published application
Capacitor, semiconductor device including the capacitor, method of fabricating the capacitor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsByunghoon NA, Sunghyun KIM, Hyowon KIM, Jooho LEE
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Abstract
Provided are a capacitor, a semiconductor device including the capacitor, and a method of fabricating the capacitor. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a ferroelectric layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the ferroelectric layer, and an interfacial layer between the first electrode and the ferroelectric layer and/or between the ferroelectric layer and the second electrode.
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A capacitor comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a ferroelectric layer on the first electrode;
- a second electrode on the ferroelectric layer;
- and
- an interfacial layer between the first electrode and the ferroelectric layer and/or between the ferroelectric layer and the second electrode,
- wherein the interfacial layer comprises a perovskite structure material,
- the perovskite structure material comprises an oxide of metals, the metals comprising a divalent cation, a tetravalent cation, and a trivalent cation, and the trivalent cation comprises at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Dy, Al, Ga, or In.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate;
- a gate structure on the substrate;
- a source region and a drain region being apart from each other in the substrate;
- and
- a capacitor over the substrate,
- wherein the capacitor comprises
- a first electrode,
- a ferroelectric layer on the first electrode,
- a second electrode on the ferroelectric layer, and
- an interfacial layer between the first electrode and the ferroelectric layer and/or between the ferroelectric layer and the second electrode, and
- wherein the interfacial layer comprises a perovskite structure material,
- the interfacial layer comprises an oxide of metals, the metals comprising a divalent cation, a tetravalent cation, and a trivalent cation, and
- the trivalent cation comprises at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Dy, Al, Ga, or In.
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A method of fabricating a capacitor, the method comprising:
- forming a ferroelectric layer on a first electrode;
- forming a second electrode on the ferroelectric layer;
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- forming an interfacial layer between the first electrode and the ferroelectric layer and/or between the ferroelectric layer and the second electrode,
- wherein the interfacial layer has a perovskite structure material,
- the interfacial layer comprises an oxide of metals, the metals comprise a divalent cation, a tetravalent cation, and a trivalent cation, and
- the trivalent cation comprises at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Dy, Al, Ga, or In.
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