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Dielectric material compressing Ta2 O5 doped with TiO2 and devices employing same
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-16
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Granted: 1999-07-13
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Expires: 2016-12-16
Abstract
Abstract Applicant has discovered that the dielectric constant of Ta 2 O 5 can be significantly enhanced by the addition of small quantities of TiO 2 . Specifically, if Ta 2 O 5 is doped with more than about 3 mole percent of TiO 2 the doped material will have a dielectric constant higher than the undoped material. For example, at a ratio of 0.92 Ta 2 O 5 :0.08TiO 2 , the dielectric constant is enhanced by a factor of more than three. Because both Ta and Ti are compatible with current microelectronics processing, the new dielectric can be used to make capacitors of reduced size with but minor modifications of conventional processes.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Joseph Cava
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:58
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/018; H01G4/06; H01G4/08; H01G4/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
A dielectric material comprising (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x and having an H' Ta 2 O 5 crystalline solid solution phase, where 0.05≦x<0.10 and the dielectric constant of said material measured at 20° C. and 1 MHz is greater than 100.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
46 words
A dielectric material comprising (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x and having an H' Ta 2 O 5 crystalline solid solution phase, where 0.05≦x<0.10 and the dielectric constant of said material measured at 20° C. and 1 MHz is greater than 100.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A capacitor comprising a pair of conductive electrodes and, disposed between said electrodes, a layer of (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x where 0.05≦x<0.10 and the dielectric constant of said material in bulk polycrystalline form measured at 20° and 1 MHz is greater than 100.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A capacitor comprising a pair of conductive electrodes and, disposed between said electrodes, a layer of (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x where 0.05≦x<0.10 and the dielectric constant of said material in bulk polycrystalline form measured at 20° and 1 MHz is greater than 100.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A capacitor comprising a pair of electrodes and a dielectric material disposed between the electrodes, the capacitor being produced by depositing the crystalline dielectric material of claim 1 on an electrode by sputtering or laser ablation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The dielectric material of claim 1 comprising a monoclinic crystal system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A capacitor comprising a pair of conductive electrodes and, disposed between said electrodes, a layer of (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x where 0.05≦x≦0.4.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A capacitor comprising a pair of conductive electrodes and, disposed between said electrodes, a layer of (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x where 0.05≦x≦0.4.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
9 words
The capacitor of claim 3 wherein x is 0.08.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
A dielectric material comprising (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x and having an H' Ta 2 O 5 crystalline solid solution phase, where 0.05≦x<0.15 and the dielectric constant of said material measured at 20° C. and 1 MHz is greater than 100, the material being produced with processing temperatures of greater than 1300° C. to achieve the H' crystalline phase.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
A dielectric material comprising (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x and having an H' Ta 2 O 5 crystalline solid solution phase, where 0.05≦x<0.15 and the dielectric constant of said material measured at 20° C. and 1 MHz is greater than 100, the material being produced with processing temperatures of greater than 1300° C. to achieve the H' crystalline phase.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The dielectric material of claim 7, the material being produced in bulk form with temperatures of about 1350° C. to 1400° C. to achieve the H' crystalline phase.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A capacitor comprising a pair of electrodes and a dielectric material disposed between the electrodes, the capacitor being produced by depositing the crystalline dielectric material of claim 8 on an electrode by sputtering or laser ablation.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
52 words
A device comprising a dielectric material wherein the material comprises (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x having an H' monoclinic Ta 2 O 5 crystalline solid solution phase, where 0.05≦x<0.10 and the dielectric constant of said material measured at 20° C. and 1 MHz is greater than 100.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
52 words
A device comprising a dielectric material wherein the material comprises (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1-x (TiO 2 ) x having an H' monoclinic Ta 2 O 5 crystalline solid solution phase, where 0.05≦x<0.10 and the dielectric constant of said material measured at 20° C. and 1 MHz is greater than 100.
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