Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
View Patent ↗A semiconductor device comprises a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the bottom electrode and the top electrode and made of a perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, the dielectric film comprising a first portion formed of a plurality of crystal grains partitioned by grain boundaries having a plurality of directions.
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a bottom electrode above a semiconductor substrate;
forming a lower dielectric film, which is made of perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, on the bottom electrode;
annealing the lower dielectric film in an oxygen gas atmosphere;
forming an upper dielectric film, which is made of perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, on the lower dielectric film;
annealing the upper dielectric film in an inert gas atmosphere; and
forming a top electrode above the upper dielectric film.
2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bottom electrode and the top electrode includes a film containing Ru.
3. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the inert gas includes at least one of a He gas, a Ne gas, an Ar gas, a Kr gas, a Xe gas, a Rn gas, and a nitrogen gas.
4. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
forming an additional dielectric film, which is made of perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, on the upper dielectric film; and
annealing the additional dielectric film in an oxygen gas atmosphere.