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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Deposition of HfO

Jiwon Kim, Inkook Hwang, Byungwook Kim, Wookyung Lee, Juha Song, Yeonwoong Jung, Changbun Yoon

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jiwon KimDepartment of Advanced Materials Engineering, Tech University of Korea, Siheung-si 15073, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Inkook HwangDepartment of Advanced Materials Engineering, Tech University of Korea, Siheung-si 15073, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Byungwook KimDepartment of Advanced Materials Engineering, Tech University of Korea, Siheung-si 15073, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Wookyung LeeDepartment of Advanced Materials Engineering, Tech University of Korea, Siheung-si 15073, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Juha SongSchool of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore.
Yeonwoong JungDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
Changbun YoonDepartment of Advanced Materials Engineering, Tech University of Korea, Siheung-si 15073, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9640-0804

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) is a vital component in modern computing systems. Enhancing memory performance requires maximizing capacitor capacitance within DRAM cells, which is achieved using high-k dielectric materials deposited as thin, uniform films via atomic layer deposition (ALD). Precise film deposition that minimizes electronic defects caused by charged vacancies is essential for reducing leakage current and ensuring high dielectric strength. In this study, we fabricated metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors in high-aspect-ratio trench structures using remote plasma ALD (RP-ALD) and direct plasma ALD (DP-ALD). The trenches, etched into silicon, featured a 7:1 aspect ratio, 76 nm pitch, and 38 nm critical dimension. We evaluated the electrical characteristics of HfO

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atomic layer depositioncapacitorleakage currentplasma damageremote plasma ALDstep coveragethermal ALDtrench structure

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PMID40497832
PMCPMC12156898

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