US5593495A
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Method for manufacturing thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric
Assignee: HOEST AG
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Filing: 1995-05-05
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Granted: 1997-01-14
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Expires: 2015-05-05
Abstract
Abstract In a method for manufacturing a thin film of metal-oxide dielectric, a precursor solution in a sol state is synthesized in a first step. This precursor solution is composed of component elements of materials of the composite metal-oxide dielectric to be manufactured. In a second step, this precursor solution is made a thin film by spin coating. In a third step, this thin film in the sol state is dried to convert it into a thin film of dry gel. Thereafter, in a fourth step, the thin film of dry gel is subjected to a heat treatment for thermally decomposing and removing organic substances in the dry gel thin film and simultaneously crystallizing this gel state thin film.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Masuda
- 👤 Ryusuke Kita
- 👤 Hisako Arai
- 👤 Noboru Ohtani
- 👤 Masayoshi Koba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:38
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/02; C23C18/12; C23C18/1225; C23C18/1204; C23C18/1208; C23C18/1216; C23C18/125; C23C18/1254; C30; C30B; C30B29/00; C30B29/10; C30B29/16; C30B29/22; C30B29/32; C30B5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a precursor solution in a sol state containing component elements of materials of the composite metal-oxide dielectric; b) forming a thin film in a sol state with said precursor solution; c) drying the thin film in the sol state by removing residual moisture therefrom to form a thin film of dry gel; d) subjecting an obtained dry gel thin film to a heat treatment at 500° to 600° C. for thermally decomposing and removing organic substances within the thin film in the gel state and simultaneously crystallizing the obtained dry gel thin film; and e) repeating steps (b) to (d) several times to obtain a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric having a desired thickness.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a precursor solution in a sol state containing component elements of materials of the composite metal-oxide dielectric; b) forming a thin film in a sol state with said precursor solution; c) drying the thin film in the sol state by removing residual moisture therefrom to form a thin film of dry gel; d) subjecting an obtained dry gel thin film to a heat treatment at 500° to 600° C. for thermally decomposing and removing organic substances within the thin film in the gel state and simultaneously crystallizing the obtained dry gel thin film; and e) repeating steps (b) to (d) several times to obtain a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric having a desired thickness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of metal-oxide dielectric as claimed in claim 1, wherein said precursor solution contains Barium diethoxide, Strontium diethoxide and Titanium tetra-isopropoxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric as claimed in claim 1, wherein an obtained thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric is of (Ba 0 .7 Sro 0 .3)TiO 3 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thin film obtained in step (e) has a thickness of 200 nm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric as claimed in claim 1, wherein drying step (c) occurs at a temperature of 100° C. for ten minutes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric as claimed in claim 1, wherein drying step (c) occurs at a temperature of 100° C.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric, consisting essentially of the steps of: a) preparing a precursor solution in a sol state containing component elements of materials of the composite metal-oxide dielectric; b) forming a thin film in a sol state on a substrate with said precursor solution; c) drying the thin film in the sol state at 100° C. for ten minutes by removing residual moisture therefrom to form a thin film of dry gel; d) decomposing thermally and removing organic substances within the thin film from step (c) and simultaneously crystallizing an obtained dry gel thin film from step (c) by subjecting the obtained dry gel thin film from step (c) to a heat treatment at 500° to 600° C.; and e) repeating steps (b) to(d) several times to obtain a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric having a desired thickness.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for manufacturing a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric, consisting essentially of the steps of: a) preparing a precursor solution in a sol state containing component elements of materials of the composite metal-oxide dielectric; b) forming a thin film in a sol state on a substrate with said precursor solution; c) drying the thin film in the sol state at 100° C. for ten minutes by removing residual moisture therefrom to form a thin film of dry gel; d) decomposing thermally and removing organic substances within the thin film from step (c) and simultaneously crystallizing an obtained dry gel thin film from step (c) by subjecting the obtained dry gel thin film from step (c) to a heat treatment at 500° to 600° C.; and e) repeating steps (b) to(d) several times to obtain a thin film of composite metal-oxide dielectric having a desired thickness.
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