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EP0747938A2
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Ferroelectric thin film coated substrate, producing method thereof and capacitor structure element using thereof
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A ferroelectric thin film coated substrate is obtained by a producing method of forming a metal oxide buffer layer on a substrate, forming a first crystalline ferroelectric thin film thereon by means of a MOCVD method and forming a second ferroelectric thin film with a film thickness thicker than that of the first ferroelectric thin film thereon by means of the MOCVD method at a temperature lower than that of the first ferroelectric thin film. This producing method makes it possible to produce a ferroelectric thin film, where its surface is dense and even, a leakage current properties are excellent and sufficiently large remanent spontaneous polarization is shown, at a lower temperature. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Hironori Matsunaga
- 👤 Sakiko Satoh
- 👤 Takeshi Kijima
- 👤 Masayoshi Koba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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2026-11-03 18:50
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/682; H10D1/684
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A ferroelectric thin film coated substrate, comprising: a substrate; a metal oxide buffer layer formed on said substrate; a first ferroelectric thin film with a first film thickness, which is crystalline, said first ferroelectric thin film being formed on said metal oxide buffer layer at a first substrate temperature; and a second ferroelectric thin film with a second film thickness thicker than the first film thickness, said second ferroelectric thin film being formed on said first ferroelectric thin film at a second substrate temperature which is lower than the first substrate temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
The ferroelectric thin film coated substrate as defined in claim 1, wherein composition elements of said first ferroelectric thin film is the same as composition elements of said second ferroelectric thin film and a composition ratio of the composition elements of the first ferroelectric thin film is different from a composition ratio of the composition elements of the second ferroelectric thin film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The ferroelectric thin film coated substrate as defined in claim 1, wherein a metallic element composing said metal oxide buffer layer is the same as at least one of the composition elements of said first or second ferroelectric thin film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The ferroelectric thin film coated substrate as defined in claim 3, wherein said metal oxide buffer layer is made of titanium oxide, said first ferroelectric thin film is made of bismuth titanate and said second ferroelectric thin film is made of bismuth titanate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The ferroelectric thin film coated substrate as defined in claim 4, wherein said first ferroelectric thin film is made of Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 having mainly c-axis orientation and said second ferroelectric thin film is made of Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 having random orientation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The ferroelectric thin film coated substrate as defined in claim 1, wherein said first ferroelectric thin film and said second ferroelectric thin film is composed of a Bi ferroelectric material having a layered perovskite structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The ferroelectric thin film coated substrate as defined in claim 1, wherein: the first substrate temperature is in the range of 450°C to 650°C, the second substrate temperature is in the range of 400°C to 500°C (however, the range of 450°C to 500°C is limited to the case where the second substrate temperature is lower than the first substrate temperature).
Claim 8
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of producing a ferroelectric thin film coated substrate, comprising: the first step of forming a metal oxide buffer layer on a substrate; the second step of forming a first ferroelectric thin film with a first film thickness, which is crystalline, on said metal oxide buffer layer at a first substrate temperature; and the third step of forming a second ferroelectric thin film with a second film thickness thicker than the first film thickness on said first ferroelectric thin film at a second substrate temperature which is lower than the first substrate temperature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
The producing method as defined in claim 8, wherein: said second step is the step of heating the substrate to the first substrate temperature so as to form said first ferroelectric thin film on said metal oxide buffer layer by means of a MOCVD method, said third step is the step of forming said second ferroelectric thin film on said first ferroelectric thin film by the MOCVD method with the substrate being maintained at the second substrate temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The producing method as defined in claim 9, wherein said first step is a step of forming said metal oxide buffer layer on the substrate by a MOCVD method.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
65 words
The producing method as defined in claim 8, wherein: the first substrate temperature in said second step is in the range of 450°C to 650°C, the second substrate temperature in said third step is in the range of 400°C to 500°C (however, the range of 450°C to 500°C is limited to the case where the second substrate temperature is lower than the first substrate temperature).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
115 words
A capacitor structure element, comprising: a substrate; a metal oxide buffer layer formed on said substrate; a first ferroelectric thin film with a first film thickness, which is crystalline, formed on said metal oxide buffer layer at a first substrate temperature; a second ferroelectric thin film with a second film thickness thicker than the first film thickness, said second ferroelectric thin film being formed on said first ferroelectric thin film at a second substrate temperature lower than the first substrate temperature; a lower electrode made of a conductive material formed between said substrate and said metal oxide buffer layer; and an upper electrode made of a conductive material formed on said second ferroelectric thin film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A ferroelectric thin film coated substrate, comprising: a substrate; a metal oxide buffer layer formed on said substrate; a first ferroelectric thin film formed on said metal oxide buffer layer; and a second ferroelectric thin film with a film thickness thicker than that of said first ferroelectric thin film, said second ferroelectric thin film formed on said first ferroelectric thin film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
A ferroelectric thin film coated substrate wherein a metal oxide buffer layer is provided between the substrate and a first ferroelectric thin film, and a second ferroelectric thin film, thicker than the first ferroelectric thin film is provided on the latter, on the side thereof remote from the metal oxide buffer layer.
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