Granted Patent B2

US 7,829,134 · App. 11/153,964 · Granted Nov 9, 2010

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A method for producing a solid electrolyte material region for a memory element of a solid electrolyte memory cell comprising:

providing a substrate having an electrode formed on a surface of the substrate;

forming a chalcogenide material on the electrode, including

forming at least one first material region on the electrode from a first elementary material in a solid form on which the chalcogenide material is based, in a substantially pure form, to provide a structure, and

thermally treating the structure in the presence of at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based to form the chalcogenide material consisting of the first elementary material and the second elementary material, the chalcogenide material having a free surface;

forming a second electrode on the free surface; and

wherein the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based includes SeS 2 O.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based as a further material region.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based as a process atmosphere.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based as a liquid.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising carrying out the thermal treatment thermally.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising using a laser to carry out thermally the thermal treatment in the context of an irradiation.

7. The method of claim 6 , comprising using the laser in a localized manner.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising carrying out the thermal treatment using a furnace process.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising carrying out the thermal treatment using an RTA process.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

progressively depositing a plurality of layers of the first elementary material and of the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based progressively; and

then carrying out the thermal treatment step.

11. A method for producing a solid electrolyte material region for a memory element of a solid electrolyte memory cell comprising:

providing a substrate having an electrode formed on a surface of the substrate;

forming a chalcogenide material on the electrode, including

forming at least one first material region on the electrode from a first elementary material in a solid form on which the chalcogenide material is based, in a substantially pure form, to provide a structure, and

thermally treating the structure in the presence of at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based to form the chalcogenide material consisting of the first elementary material and the second elementary material, the chalcogenide material having a free surface; and

forming a second electrode on the free surface;

wherein the at least one first material on which the chalcogenide material is based includes a material from the group formed by germanium Ge, silicon Si, and tungsten W; and

wherein the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based includes SeS 2 O.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising:

providing the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based as a further material region;

using a laser to carry out thermally the thermal treatment in the context of an irradiation; and

using the laser in a localized manner.

13. A method for producing a solid electrolyte material region for a memory element of a solid electrolyte memory cell comprising:

providing a substrate having an electrode formed on a surface of the substrate;

forming a chalcogenide material on the electrode, including

forming at least one first material region on the electrode from at least one first material in a solid form on which the chalcogenide material is based, in a substantially pure form, to provide a structure, and

thermally treating the structure in the presence of at least one second material on which the chalcogenide material is based to form the chalcogenide material having a free surface; and

forming a second electrode on the free surface;

wherein the at least one second material on which the chalcogenide material is based includes Se 2 S 2 O.

14. A method for producing a memory cell comprising:

producing a memory element having a solid electrolyte material region, including;

providing a substrate having an electrode formed on a surface of the substrate;

forming a chalcogenide material on the electrode, including

forming at least one first material region on the electrode from a first elementary material in a solid form on which the chalcogenide material is based, in a substantially pure form, to provide a structure, and

thermally treating the structure in the presence of at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based to form the chalcogenide material consisting of the first elementary material and the second elementary material, the chalcogenide material having a free surface;

forming a second electrode on the free surface; and

wherein the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based includes SeS 2 O.

15. The method of claim 14 , comprising providing the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based as a further material region.

16. The method of claim 14 , comprising providing the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based as a process atmosphere.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising providing the at least one second elementary material on which the chalcogenide material is based as a liquid.

18. The method of claim 17 , comprising carrying out the thermal treatment using an RTA process.

19. The method of claim 17 , comprising using a laser to carry out thermally the thermal treatment in the context of an irradiation.

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