WO2012014447A1 - 不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device using a resistance change element. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device in which a plurality of resistance change layers having different oxygen contents are formed in a memory cell hole.
- Patent Document 1 proposes a cross-point type ReRAM in which a resistance change layer is formed in each of minute holes arranged in a matrix in order to reduce the size of a memory element and increase the capacity of a memory device.
- ALD Atomic Layer Deposition
- the process of forming a metal oxide by this ALD method is as follows: 1) Prepare a source gas containing metal atoms by vaporizing the precursor material, 2) introducing a source gas into a vacuum chamber in which the substrate is held to form a metal monoatomic layer on the substrate; 3) Next, purge gas is introduced to discharge unnecessary source gas, 4) Subsequently, reactive gases such as O 2 , O 3 and H 2 O are introduced to oxidize the metal monoatomic layer and remove the metal ligands; 5) Finally, purge gas is introduced to discharge unnecessary reactive gas to form a metal oxide layer. 6) The metal oxide having a desired film thickness is formed by repeating the cycles 2) to 5).
- the ALD method is characterized in that the film can be grown conformally even in a fine hole having a high aspect ratio because the film is grown for each monoatomic layer.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses that research and development is being carried out as a nanodevice process by taking advantage of such characteristics.
- Non-Patent Documents 2 and 3 report that a TiO 2 film or HfO 2 formed by the ALD method exhibits a resistance change phenomenon by an electric pulse.
- Patent Document 2 since a dense film with a small film thickness and few defects can be formed, the resistance change using a NiO thin film formed by the ALD method is expected in order to improve the resistance change characteristic with a small leakage current.
- Type nonvolatile memory element is proposed.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a resistance change element including two resistance change layers having different oxygen contents.
- the present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to more easily form two resistance change layers having different oxygen contents in holes.
- the present inventors diligently studied a method of forming a variable resistance layer having a two-layer structure of a high resistance layer and a low resistance layer in a fine hole. As a result, the following knowledge was obtained.
- variable resistance layers having different oxygen contents in the memory cell holes is the sputtering method.
- sputtering method it has been found that as the aspect ratio of the memory hole cell increases, it becomes difficult to embed the variable resistance layer by sputtering.
- tantalum oxide (TaO x ) is formed in a memory hole having a diameter of 80 to 240 nm and a depth of 250 nm by DC sputtering.
- FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram of “aspect ratio” and “bottom coverage” in the study by the present inventors.
- the aspect ratio is H / R obtained by dividing H by R, where H is the hole depth and R is the hole size (diameter). The larger the aspect ratio, the longer the hole becomes.
- the bottom coverage is B / T obtained by dividing B by T, where B is the thickness of the oxide layer at the bottom of the hole and T is the thickness of the oxide layer at the upper end surface. As the bottom coverage is larger, the oxide layer is formed so that the oxide is sufficiently distributed to the bottom of the hole. In other words, the larger the bottom coverage, the more conformally the oxide layer is formed.
- FIG. 19 shows the results obtained under the above conditions.
- the bottom coverage strongly depends on the aspect ratio.
- the aspect ratio is around 1.5
- the bottom coverage is only about 10%, and it was inferred that it is difficult to conformally fill the oxide layer in a hole with a large aspect ratio.
- the bottom coverage is slightly improved compared to the case without the bias power, but the bottom coverage is as low as about 20%. Is guessed difficult.
- an oxide layer can be formed conformally in a hole having a large aspect ratio in a process using the ALD method, and it is also adopted in a device manufacturing process in accordance with miniaturization of process rules.
- an oxide layer is formed using the ALD method, it is difficult to form an oxygen-deficient arbitrary oxide by controlling the oxygen content, and a plurality of oxides having different oxygen contents are stacked. The method of forming the structure was not known.
- the method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device includes a step of forming a first electrode on a substrate, a step of forming an interlayer insulating layer on the first electrode, and a first electrode penetrating through the interlayer insulating layer. Forming a memory cell hole in the memory cell hole, forming a first resistance change layer and a second resistance change layer made of an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide in this order in the memory cell hole; Forming a second electrode on the variable resistance layer.
- the step of forming the first resistance change layer and the step of forming the second resistance change layer are respectively a first step of introducing a source gas composed of molecules containing transition metal atoms, and a source after the first step.
- the cycle from the first step to the fourth step is executed once or a plurality of times.
- the step of forming the first resistance change layer is performed while maintaining the temperature of the substrate at a temperature at which the self-decomposition reaction of the source gas does not occur.
- the conditions for forming the second resistance change layer are as follows: The oxygen content of the first resistance change layer is changed by changing one or a plurality of conditions of the substrate temperature, the source gas introduction amount, and the reactive gas introduction amount with respect to the conditions for forming the change layer.
- the first resistance change layer and the second resistance change layer are formed so that becomes greater than the oxygen content of the second resistance change layer.
- the method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device of the present invention has an effect that two resistance change layers having different oxygen contents can be easily formed in holes.
- FIG. 1A is a plan view showing an example of a schematic configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- 1B is a cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along the line 1A-1A in FIG. 1A as viewed in the direction of the arrow.
- FIG. 2A is a partially enlarged plan view of essential parts of the resistance change element 17 and the current control element 20 of FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along line 2A-2A in FIG. 2A as viewed in the direction of the arrow.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic circuit configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic circuit configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A is a process diagram illustrating the method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the interlayer insulating layer 14 and the lower electrode backing wiring 15 are formed on the substrate 11 on which the active element 12 is formed.
- 5 is a cross-sectional view after the step of forming the lower electrode wiring 151 and the interlayer insulating layer 16.
- FIG. 4B is a process diagram illustrating the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view after the process of forming the memory cell holes 29 in the interlayer insulating layer 16.
- 4C is a cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along line 4A-4A in FIG. 4B in the direction of the arrow.
- FIG. 5A is a process diagram illustrating the method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and becomes the first resistance change layer 18 a on the interlayer insulating layer 16 and in the memory cell hole 29. It is sectional drawing after the process of forming the 1st resistance change material layer 181a.
- FIG. 5B is a process diagram illustrating the method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which the second resistance change which becomes the second resistance change layer 18b on the first resistance change material layer 181a. It is sectional drawing after the process of forming the material layer 181b.
- FIG. 5A is a process diagram illustrating the method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and becomes the first resistance change layer 18 a on the interlayer insulating layer 16 and in the memory cell hole 29. It is sectional drawing after the process of forming the 1st resistance change material layer 181a.
- FIG. 5B is a process
- FIG. 6A is a process diagram illustrating the method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and includes a first variable resistance material layer 181 a and a second variable resistance material layer 181 b inside the memory cell hole 29.
- 5B is a top view after the step of removing the first variable resistance material layer 181a, the second variable resistance material layer 181b, and the intermediate electrode material layer 191 by leaving CMP and the intermediate electrode material layer 191.
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 6A.
- FIG. 7A is a process diagram illustrating the method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and completely covers the upper opening of the memory cell hole 29 and protrudes outside the current control layer 21. 6 is a top view after a step of laminating the upper electrode wiring 22 in this order.
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the apparatus used in Experimental Examples 1 to 3.
- FIG. 9A is a graph showing the results of Experimental Example 1.
- FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram showing the state of the substrate surface at point A in FIG. 9A.
- FIG. 9C is a schematic diagram showing the state of the substrate surface at point B in FIG. 9A.
- FIG. 10A is a graph showing the results of Experimental Example 2.
- FIG. 10B is a schematic diagram showing the state of the substrate surface at point C in FIG. 10A.
- FIG. 10C is a schematic diagram showing the state of the substrate surface at point D in FIG. 10A.
- FIG. 11A is a schematic diagram illustrating a result of Experimental Example 3, and is a schematic diagram illustrating a state of the substrate surface after the first step.
- FIG. 11B is a schematic diagram illustrating the results of Experimental Example 3, and is a schematic diagram illustrating the state of the substrate surface after the third step.
- FIG. 12A shows a process of embedding a resistance change layer and an intermediate electrode in the memory cell hole 29 provided in the interlayer insulating layer 30 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a memory cell hole 29 is formed.
- FIG. 12B shows a process of embedding a resistance change layer and an intermediate electrode in the memory cell hole 29 provided in the interlayer insulating layer 30 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure, Comprising: It is sectional drawing of the state in which the 1st resistance change material layer 181a was formed.
- FIG. 1st resistance change material layer 181a was formed.
- FIG. 12C shows a step of embedding a resistance change layer and an intermediate electrode in the memory cell hole 29 provided in the interlayer insulating layer 30 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure, Comprising: It is sectional drawing of the state which formed the 2nd resistance change material layer 181b on the 1st resistance change material layer 181a.
- FIG. 12D shows a step of embedding a resistance change layer and an intermediate electrode in the memory cell hole 29 provided in the interlayer insulating layer 30 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12E shows a step of embedding and forming a variable resistance layer and an intermediate electrode in the memory cell hole 29 provided in the interlayer insulating layer 30 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the first variable resistance material layer 181a, the second variable resistance material layer 181b, and the intermediate electrode material layer 191 on the interlayer insulating layer 30 are removed by CMP.
- FIG. 12E shows a step of embedding and forming a variable resistance layer and an intermediate electrode in the memory cell hole 29 provided in the interlayer insulating layer 30 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the first variable resistance material layer 181a, the second variable resistance material layer 181b, and the intermediate electrode material layer 191 on the interlayer insulating layer 30 are removed by CMP.
- FIG. 13A shows a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a first resistance change layer 18a, a second resistance change layer 18b, and an intermediate electrode 19 are provided in a memory cell hole 29.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process from embedding and forming a groove 32 in the interlayer insulating layer 31, and a cross-sectional view in a state where the interlayer insulating layer 31 is formed.
- FIG. 13B shows the first resistance change layer 18 a, the second resistance change layer 18 b, and the intermediate electrode 19 in the memory cell hole 29 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process from embedding and forming a groove 32 in the interlayer insulating layer 31, and a cross-sectional view in a state where the interlayer insulating layer 31 is formed.
- FIG. 13B shows the first resistance change layer
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process from embedding and forming a groove 32 in the interlayer insulating layer 31, and a sectional view showing a state in which the groove 32 is formed in the interlayer insulating layer 31.
- FIG. 14A is a diagram showing a process of embedding and forming the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 in the groove 32 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a current control material layer 341 to be a current control layer 34 and an electrode material layer 351 to be an upper electrode 35 are formed on an interlayer insulating layer 31 in which a groove 32 is formed.
- FIG. 14A is a diagram showing a process of embedding and forming the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 in the groove 32 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a
- FIG. 14B is a diagram showing a step of embedding and forming the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 in the groove 32 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a state where the electrode material layer 351 and the current control material layer 341 on the interlayer insulating layer 31 are removed by CMP and the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 are embedded in the groove 32.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 40 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing configurations of a storage unit 75 and a current control element 78 which are main parts of the nonvolatile storage device 70 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17A is a plan view showing the configuration of the storage unit 103 and the current control element 106 which are the main parts of the nonvolatile storage device 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17B is a cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along the line 14A-14A in FIG. 17A in the direction of the arrow.
- FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram of “aspect ratio” and “bottom coverage” in the study by the present inventors.
- FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram of “aspect ratio” and “bottom coverage” in the study by the present inventors.
- FIG. 19 is a graph showing the relationship between the aspect ratio of the memory cell hole and the bottom coverage of the resistance change layer embedded in the hole, and shows a comparison between the result of the manufacturing method of the present invention and the result of the conventional sputtering method. is there.
- FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional SEM image of the resistance change layer in the fine hole formed by the manufacturing method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the relationship between the aspect ratio of the memory cell hole, the bottom coverage with respect to the top, and the side wall coverage with respect to the bottom of the resistance change layer formed in the memory cell hole by the manufacturing method according to the present invention.
- the first non-volatile memory device manufacturing method includes a step of forming a first electrode on a substrate, a step of forming an interlayer insulating layer on the first electrode, and forming a first electrode in the interlayer insulating layer. Forming a memory cell hole so as to penetrate, and forming a first resistance change layer and a second resistance change layer made of an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide in this order in the memory cell hole; And a step of forming a second electrode on the second variable resistance layer.
- the step of forming the first resistance change layer and the step of forming the second resistance change layer are respectively a first step of introducing a source gas composed of molecules containing transition metal atoms, and a source after the first step.
- the cycle from the first step to the fourth step is executed once or a plurality of times.
- the step of forming the first resistance change layer is performed while maintaining the temperature of the substrate at a temperature at which the self-decomposition reaction of the source gas does not occur.
- the conditions for forming the second resistance change layer are as follows: The oxygen content of the first resistance change layer is changed by changing one or a plurality of conditions of the substrate temperature, the source gas introduction amount, and the reactive gas introduction amount with respect to the conditions for forming the change layer.
- the first resistance change layer and the second resistance change layer are formed so that becomes greater than the oxygen content of the second resistance change layer.
- the “temperature at which the self-decomposition reaction of the source gas does not occur” refers to a temperature at which the source gas molecules are not self-decomposed and are adsorbed as a monomolecular film.
- ALD mode deposition When film deposition is performed at a temperature at which the source gas self-decomposition reaction does not occur, it is referred to as ALD mode deposition, and when film deposition is performed at a temperature at which the source gas self-decomposition reaction occurs, it is referred to as CVD mode deposition. . That is, the ALD process has an ALD mode and a CVD mode.
- the “reactive gas introduction amount” is a control amount capable of controlling the reaction rate between the substrate surface and the reactive gas in the ALD mode or the CVD mode, and includes, for example, the composition and supply of the reactive gas. It includes time, supply pressure, supply volume, supply weight, supply flow rate, supply mole number, and the like.
- Oxygen content is the oxygen content of an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide constituting the resistance change layer.
- transition metal oxide constituting each resistance change layer transition metal atoms and oxygen Expressed by the ratio of the number of moles of oxygen atoms to the total number of moles of atoms.
- the first variable resistance layer and the second variable resistance layer are both composed of an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide, but the first variable resistance layer is a transition metal oxide that is not substantially oxygen-deficient. It can consist of In the case of forming a transition metal oxide layer, slight oxygen vacancies are generated even if a stoichiometric composition without oxygen vacancies is realized.
- the first resistance change layer may be made of an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide (transition metal oxide that is not substantially oxygen-deficient) containing only such slight oxygen vacancies.
- the second nonvolatile memory device manufacturing method of the present invention is the first nonvolatile memory device manufacturing method, the step of forming the first resistance change layer and the step of forming the second resistance change layer. It is performed continuously in the same chamber.
- the resistance change layer does not come into contact with air between the step of forming the first resistance change layer and the step of forming the second resistance change layer, and the oxygen content of the first resistance change layer changes. Can be prevented.
- the third method for manufacturing a non-volatile memory device is the first or second method for manufacturing a non-volatile memory device in which all of the chambers in the first step included in the step of forming the first variable resistance layer are included.
- the gas pressure is lower than the total gas pressure in the chamber in the first step included in the step of forming the second variable resistance layer, and the total pressure in the chamber in the third step included in the step of forming the first variable resistance layer.
- the gas pressure is lower than the total gas pressure in the chamber in the third step included in the step of forming the second resistance change layer.
- the hole aspect ratio is larger at the time of forming the first variable resistance layer than at the time of forming the second variable resistance layer. For this reason, it is relatively difficult to make the gas sufficiently reach the back (bottom) of the hole.
- the gas in the step of forming the first resistance change layer, the gas can easily reach the depth of the hole sufficiently, and the first resistance change layer can be easily formed conformally.
- the fourth method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device according to the present invention is the reaction in the third step included in the step of forming the first resistance change layer in any one of the first to third methods for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device.
- the amount of reactive gas introduced is larger than the amount of reactive gas introduced in the third step included in the step of forming the second resistance change layer.
- the first resistance change layer has a higher oxygen content than the second resistance change layer, and it is necessary to sufficiently oxidize the first resistance change layer. In the above configuration, it is easy to reliably increase the oxygen content of the first resistance change layer by introducing more reactive gas in the step of forming the first resistance change layer.
- the substrate temperature is maintained at a temperature at which self-decomposition reaction of the source gas occurs.
- the second variable resistance layer forming step is executed.
- the oxygen content of the second resistance change layer can be easily lowered.
- the temperature of the substrate is maintained at a temperature at which the self-decomposition reaction of the source gas does not occur.
- the second resistance change layer forming step is executed such that the amount of the reactive gas introduced is smaller than that of the first resistance change layer forming step.
- the seventh method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device is the method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device according to any one of the first to sixth methods, wherein the reactive gas is formed in the third step in the step of forming the first resistance change layer.
- the reactive gas is introduced so that film formation occurs in the reaction-controlled state of the first, the first resistance change layer is formed, and in the third step of the second resistance change layer forming step, the reactive gas supply rate-controlled state
- a reactive gas is introduced so as to form a film in order to form the second resistance change layer, whereby the oxygen content of the first resistance change layer is made higher than the oxygen content of the second resistance change layer.
- reaction rate limiting means a state in which the film formation rate is constant without being influenced by the supply amount of the source gas or the reactive gas. This is considered to be a state in which, for example, when the reaction rate is very low, the reaction rate is not affected by the supply amount of the raw material.
- supply rate limiting means a state in which the film formation rate increases according to the supply amount of the source gas or the reactive gas. This is considered to be a state in which, for example, when the reaction rate is sufficiently high, the reaction rate is limited by the amount of raw material supplied.
- An eighth method for manufacturing a non-volatile memory device is the method for manufacturing a non-volatile memory device according to any one of the first to seventh methods, wherein the upper end surface of the second electrode is completely covered and the outside is further covered.
- a step of forming a current control element constituted by:
- the transition metal is tantalum and the tantalum constituting the first resistance change layer.
- the oxide is TaO x and the tantalum oxide constituting the second resistance change layer is TaO y , 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2.5, x ⁇ y, and more preferably x ⁇ 2.1 and 0. 8 ⁇ y ⁇ 1.9 is satisfied.
- a nonvolatile memory element can be obtained in which a resistance change operation occurs stably and the retention characteristics are good.
- Another method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device includes a step of forming a first electrode on a substrate, a step of forming an interlayer insulating layer on the first electrode, and a first electrode penetrating in the interlayer insulating layer.
- a second resistance change layer composed of the same transition metal oxide and a transition metal oxide having an oxygen content lower than that of the first resistance change layer in the same chamber as the first resistance change layer is formed.
- the step of forming the second variable resistance layer A first step of introducing a source gas composed of molecules containing transition metal atoms, a second step of removing the source gas after the first step, and a transition by introducing a reactive gas after the second step, respectively.
- a cycle from the first step to the fourth step composed of the third step of forming the metal oxide and the fourth step of removing the reactive gas after the third step is executed once or a plurality of times.
- the step of forming the first resistance change layer is performed while maintaining the temperature of the substrate at a temperature at which the self-decomposition reaction of the source gas does not occur.
- the conditions for forming the second resistance change layer are as follows: In the third step included in the step of forming the first resistance change layer, the film is formed in the reaction-controlled state of the reactive gas. Reactive gas so that happens The first resistance change layer is formed, and in the third step included in the formation step of the second resistance change layer, the reactive gas is introduced so that the film formation occurs in the supply-controlled state of the reactive gas.
- the oxygen content of the transition metal oxide constituting the first resistance change layer is higher than the oxygen content of the transition metal oxide constituting the second resistance change layer.
- the first resistance change layer may not be oxygen deficient.
- Another method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device includes a step of forming a first electrode on a substrate, a step of forming an interlayer insulating layer on the first electrode, and a first electrode penetrating in the interlayer insulating layer.
- a second resistance change layer composed of the same transition metal oxide and a transition metal oxide having an oxygen content lower than that of the first resistance change layer in the same chamber as the first resistance change layer is formed.
- the step of forming the second variable resistance layer A first step of introducing a source gas composed of molecules containing transition metal atoms, a second step of removing the source gas after the first step, and a transition by introducing a reactive gas after the second step, respectively.
- a cycle from the first step to the fourth step composed of the third step of forming the metal oxide and the fourth step of removing the reactive gas after the third step is executed once or a plurality of times.
- the step of forming the first resistance change layer and the step of forming the second resistance change layer are performed while maintaining the temperature of the substrate at a temperature at which the self-decomposition reaction of the source gas does not occur.
- a reactive gas is introduced so that film formation occurs in a reaction-controlled state of the reactive gas to form a first resistance change layer, and a second resistance change
- the reactive gas is introduced so that film formation occurs in the supply-controlled state of the reactive gas, and the second resistance change layer is formed, whereby oxygen of the transition metal oxide constituting the first resistance change layer is formed.
- the content is made higher than the oxygen content of the transition metal oxide constituting the second resistance change layer.
- the first resistance change layer may not be oxygen deficient.
- “embedding” means forming a film so that the growth rate of the film on the side surface of the memory cell hole is slower than the growth rate of the film on the bottom surface of the memory cell hole.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of the apparatus (Zestone manufactured by Hitachi Kokusai Electric) used in this experimental example.
- the raw material container 302 (volume: 200 ml) is filled with TBTDET which is a raw material of the resistance change layer.
- a 8-inch Si substrate heated to 200 ° C. is held inside the chamber 301 (volume: 40 L).
- An array-shaped memory cell hole is formed in advance in the interlayer insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer on the surface of the substrate.
- a raw material supply system 303 includes a heater for heating.
- a carrier gas pipe such as N 2 is also provided for introducing the raw material into the film forming chamber 301.
- 304 is a vacuum gauge, and 305 is a valve for selecting various reactive gases.
- TBTDET liquid in the raw material container 302 is heated to 100 ° C., and this is bubbled with nitrogen gas (supply flow rate: 150 sccm) as a carrier gas, whereby source gas (TBTDET gas) is supplied to the chamber 301. Introduced. Note that when the film formation process is not performed, the chamber is depressurized by a vacuum pump. The pressure inside the chamber 301 at the time of film formation is 100 Pa. In this step, TBTDET is adsorbed on the site on the surface of the substrate, and a monomolecular layer is formed.
- the inside of the chamber 301 is purged with nitrogen gas to remove excess source gas.
- the source gas that has been inside the chamber 301 is replaced with nitrogen gas.
- ozone (O 3 ) is introduced as a reactive gas (supply flow rate: 100 sccm), the TBTDET monomolecular film is oxidized to form a Ta oxide layer, and a ligand contained in TBTDET was oxidized to a by-product (gas) such as CO 2 and removed.
- the chamber 301 was purged with nitrogen gas (supply flow rate: 150 sccm) to remove excess reactive gas and by-products. As a result, the ozone gas that had been inside the chamber 301 until then was replaced with nitrogen gas.
- the tantalum oxide layer was formed by repeating the basic cycle according to the film thickness with the first to fourth steps as the basic cycle.
- the source gas supply time was changed to 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 1.5 seconds, and 2.5 seconds, respectively, in the first step, and the reactivity to each source gas supply time was changed in the third step.
- the gas supply time is constant at 10 seconds, and the TBTDET monomolecular film adsorbed in each cycle is completely oxidized to become Ta oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ). Under any condition, the basic cycle is 50 times. Repeated.
- the source gas supply time was 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 1.5 seconds, and 2.5 seconds.
- the film thickness of the tantalum oxide layer was 26 mm, 42.5 mm, 51 mm, and 53 mm, respectively.
- the thickness obtained was divided by the number of basic cycles, and the growth rate per basic cycle was determined.
- the source gas supply time was 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 1.5 seconds, and 2.5 seconds.
- the conditions were 0.52 kg / cycle, 0.85 kg / cycle, 1.02 kg / cycle, and 1.06 kg / cycle, respectively.
- the horizontal axis represents the source gas supply time per basic cycle
- the vertical axis represents the growth rate per basic cycle.
- the growth rate when the source gas supply time is 1.5 seconds or more does not change much even when the source gas supply time increases, and the growth of tantalum oxide It is considered to be in a so-called reaction-controlled state. That is, in the experiment corresponding to point B, as shown in FIG. 9C, it is estimated that Ta oxide is adsorbed on the entire surface (state B) after the fourth step in each cycle. By forming the resistance change layer in a reaction-controlled state, it is possible to form a uniform resistance change layer with little variation.
- FIG. 20 shows an SEM photograph of a cross section of a memory cell hole in which a variable resistance layer (TaO x ) having a thickness of 15.1 nm is formed in a hole having an opening diameter of 72.9 nm and a depth of 109.3 nm.
- the thickness of each of the resistance change layers formed on the surface of the interlayer insulating film, the wall surface of the memory cell hole, and the bottom surface of the memory cell hole is 15.1 nm, indicating a very good bottom coverage.
- FIG. 19 shows the change in bottom coverage when the aspect ratio of the memory cell hole is changed. It can be seen that when the ALD process is used, the bottom coverage hardly changes even when the aspect ratio changes. Further, instead of bottom coverage, side wall coverage may be used as an index.
- Fig. 21 shows the relationship between bottom coverage and sidewall coverage.
- the side wall coverage is drastically improved in the region having an aspect ratio of 1 or more.
- sidewall coverage can be used as an index for process management.
- Example 2 Relationship between Reactive Gas Supply Time and Growth Rate of Resistance Change Layer
- Experimental Example 2 based on the result of Experimental Example 1, the supply time of the reactive gas was examined while the supply time of the source gas was set to 1.5 seconds so that the Ta oxide was adsorbed on the entire surface.
- the experiment was performed with the same apparatus and experimental conditions as in Experimental Example 1 except that the source gas supply time was fixed at 1.5 seconds and the reactive gas supply time was varied. .
- the basic cycle was repeated 50 times in any case when the supply time of the reactive gas was 0 seconds, 0.5 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, and 15 seconds.
- the thickness of the obtained tantalum oxide layer was measured with an ellipsometer, they were 30.5 mm, 31.5 mm, 40.5 mm, 50.5 mm, and 50.5 mm.
- the obtained thickness was divided by the number of basic cycles, and the growth rate per basic cycle was determined.
- the cycle was 1.01 kg / cycle.
- the horizontal axis represents the reactive gas supply time per basic cycle (O 3 pulsing time), and the vertical axis represents the deposition rate per basic cycle.
- Ta / O 40/60 (Ta: 40 atm%) , O: 60 atm%). That is, it can be seen that the latter has a lower oxygen content.
- the reactive gas supply time should be set to a region where the growth rate is saturated, that is, the reaction rate-limiting, as in state D in FIG. 10A. Good.
- the supply time of the reactive gas is shorter than the region where the growth rate is saturated as shown in state C of FIG. What is necessary is just to set so that it may become rate-limiting.
- the oxygen content may be controlled not by the reactive gas supply time but by the reactive gas supply volume (volume), the reactive gas flow rate (supply speed), and the like.
- the first variable resistance material layer 181a heats the TBTDET to 100 ° C., heats the substrate to 200 ° C., and performs the source in the first step in one basic cycle. It can be formed by setting the gas supply time to 1.5 seconds or more and the reactive gas supply time in the third step to 10 seconds or more.
- the second variable resistance material layer 181b heats the TBTDET to 100 ° C., heats the substrate to 200 ° C., and supplies the source gas in the first step in one basic cycle. Can be formed by setting the reactive gas supply time in the third step to less than 10 seconds.
- Example 3 In Experimental Example 3, a method for controlling the oxygen content of the resistance change layer over a wider range was examined. In Experimental Example 3, an experiment was performed with the same apparatus and experimental conditions as in State D of Experimental Example 2, except that the substrate temperature was varied.
- the substrate heating temperature in the reaction chamber is set to a temperature at which the source gas undergoes a self-decomposition reaction on the substrate surface (for example, the source gas is TBTDET). In the case of 350 ° C.).
- the source gas is TBTDET.
- TBTDET gas is introduced as a source gas in the first step, a self-decomposition reaction occurs on the substrate surface as shown in FIG. 11A, and a Ta film composed of a plurality of Ta atomic layers is formed.
- ozone which is a reactive gas
- Ta is composed of a plurality of atomic layers.
- the reactive gas is purged in the fourth step.
- the substrate temperature is set so that the self-decomposition reaction of the source gas occurs (resistance change by the CVD mode) It can be seen that a metal oxide thin film having a lower oxygen content can be formed by forming a layer.
- FIG. 1A is a plan view showing an example of a schematic configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- 1B is a cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along the line 1A-1A in FIG. 1A as viewed in the direction of the arrow.
- FIG. 1A shows a virtual state in which a part of the uppermost insulating protective layer 23 is removed for easy understanding.
- 2A and 2B are partial enlarged views of a main part of the resistance change element 17 of FIGS. 1A and 1B and a current steering element 20 having non-ohmic characteristics
- FIG. 2A is a plan view
- FIG. 2B is a plan view. It is sectional drawing which looked at the cross section along the 2A-2A line
- the nonvolatile memory device 10 of this embodiment includes a substrate 11, a lower electrode backing wiring 15 formed on the substrate 11, and a lower portion formed on the upper portion thereof so as to be in physical contact with the lower electrode backing wiring 15.
- a lower layer wiring having a two-layer structure composed of electrode wirings 151 (as viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate) and an interlayer insulating layer 16 formed so as to cover the lower layer wiring are provided.
- memory cell holes 29 are formed on the lower electrode wiring 151 at a predetermined interval.
- a resistance change element 17 and a current control element 20 connected in series are formed.
- the ALD mode according to the present invention is used, and the bottom and side walls of the memory cell hole 29 are covered and substantially in accordance with the shape of the memory cell hole 29 so as to be in physical contact with the lower electrode wiring 151.
- the first variable resistance layer 18a is formed conformally with the same thickness, and covers the bottom and side walls of the first variable resistance layer 18a, and is formed so as to be in physical and electrical contact with the first variable resistance layer 18a.
- the second resistance change layer 18b and the intermediate electrode 19 formed so as to be in physical contact with the second resistance change layer 18b are formed inside the second resistance change layer 18b.
- the resistance change element 17 is configured by the change layer 18 b and the intermediate electrode 19 inside the memory cell hole 29.
- the first resistance change layer 18a and the second resistance change layer 18b are preferably made of an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide, more preferably an oxygen-deficient tantalum oxide (TaO x , 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2.5).
- the oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide is a transition metal oxide of M x , oxygen of O, and a transition metal oxide of MO x (x is a composition ratio represented by the number of moles of oxygen when the transition metal is 1 mol). ),
- the composition ratio x of oxygen O is smaller than the stoichiometrically stable state (2.5 in the case of tantalum).
- the first resistance change layer 18a can be made of a transition metal oxide that is not substantially oxygen-deficient. In the case of forming a transition metal oxide layer, slight oxygen vacancies are generated even if a stoichiometric composition without oxygen vacancies is realized.
- the first resistance change layer 18a may be made of an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide (transition metal oxide that is not substantially oxygen-deficient) containing only such slight oxygen vacancies.
- the tantalum oxide constituting the first resistance change layer is TaO x and the tantalum oxide constituting the second resistance change layer is TaO y X ⁇ 2.1 and 0.8 ⁇ y ⁇ 1.9 are preferably satisfied.
- a nonvolatile memory element can be obtained in which the resistance changing operation occurs stably and the retention characteristics are also good.
- the first variable resistance layer 18a and the second variable resistance layer 18b are not only oxygen-deficient tantalum oxide but also titanium oxide (TiO x , 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2.0) formed by ALD mode (described later). , Hafnium oxide (HfO x , 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2.0), zirconium oxide (ZrO x , 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2.0), nickel oxide (NiO x , 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1.0), etc.
- an oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide may be used.
- Such a transition metal oxide material exhibits a specific resistance value when a voltage or current exceeding a threshold is applied, and the resistance value is newly applied until a pulse voltage or pulse current of a certain magnitude is applied. Can be used for a nonvolatile memory element in order to maintain its resistance value.
- the oxygen content of the first resistance change layer 18a is preferably higher than the oxygen content of the second resistance change layer 18b. That is, when the transition metal oxide constituting the first resistance change layer 18a is MO x and the transition metal oxide constituting the second resistance change layer 18b is MO y , x> y is preferable.
- the variable resistance element in which the variable resistance layer is composed of two tantalum oxide layers having different oxygen contents is described in detail in Patent Document 3.
- the oxygen content of the tantalum oxide constituting the first variable resistance layer 18a (the high-concentration oxygen-containing layer) is represented by 68 ⁇ 71atm% (100x / in atm% is MO x (1 + x)
- the oxygen content of the tantalum oxide constituting the second resistance change layer 18b (low concentration oxygen-containing layer) is preferably 44 to 66 atm%.
- the lower electrode wiring 151 is preferably made of a noble metal material such as platinum (Pt) or iridium (Ir).
- the standard electrode potential of the noble metal material is higher than that of other metals, and the standard electrode potential of Pt and Ir is +1.2 eV.
- the standard electrode potential of tantalum (Ta) constituting the resistance change layer is -0.6V.
- the standard electrode potential is one index of the difficulty of oxidation, and if this value is large, it means that it is difficult to oxidize, and if it is small, it means that it is easily oxidized.
- the standard electrode potential of tantalum is -0.6 eV, which is lower than the standard electrode potential of platinum or iridium. Therefore, in the above preferred configuration, an oxidation-reduction reaction occurs in the first resistance change layer 18a near the interface between the lower electrode wiring 151 made of platinum or iridium and the first resistance change layer 18a made of tantalum oxide. When oxygen is exchanged, a resistance change phenomenon occurs.
- the lower electrode backing wiring 15 can be composed of, for example, TiAlN, Cu, Al, TiAl, or a laminated structure thereof.
- the lower electrode wiring 151 can be made of Pt or Ir.
- the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the lower electrode wiring 151 can be easily formed by performing an exposure process and an etching process after film formation by sputtering.
- the intermediate electrode 19 is preferably made of a transition metal nitride constituting the variable resistance layer 18 (configured by the first variable resistance layer 18a and the second variable resistance layer 18b).
- the intermediate electrode 19 is preferably made of tantalum nitride (TaN).
- the intermediate electrode 19 may be made of aluminum.
- the first resistance change layer 18 a, the second resistance change layer 18 b, and the intermediate electrode 19 are formed so that the deposited film on the interlayer insulating film 16 is removed after the film formation, and only the memory cell hole 19 is filled. To do.
- the first resistance change layer 18a, the second resistance change layer 18b, and the intermediate electrode 19 are exposed, and are configured by a semiconductor or an insulator so as to cover them.
- a current control layer 21 is formed, and an upper electrode wiring 22 is formed on the current control layer 21 so as to be in physical and electrical contact with the current control layer 21.
- the current control layer 21 and the upper electrode wiring 22 have a stripe shape intersecting the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and have a shape (area) larger than the opening of the memory cell hole 29. Then, it is formed on the interlayer insulating layer 16 so as to completely cover the opening of the memory cell hole 29 and to protrude to the periphery thereof.
- the upper electrode wiring 22 constitutes a part of the upper layer electrode wiring.
- the current control element 20 is configured.
- the current control layer 21 is an insulator
- the current control element 20 is an MIM diode
- the current control element 20 is an MSM diode.
- tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof refractory metal nitride such as tantalum nitride can be used.
- Ti or Cr can be used as the material of the portion of the upper electrode wiring 22 that physically and electrically contacts the current control layer 21. In this case, however, the wiring resistance increases, so that the wiring is made of Ti or Cr. It is desirable to form a thin film composed of a low resistance material such as Al or Cu on the layer.
- silicon nitride Si 3 N 4
- nitrogen-deficient silicon nitride SiN z , 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.85 can be used.
- the nitrogen-deficient silicon nitride film for example, a method of sputtering a polycrystalline silicon target in a mixed gas atmosphere of argon and nitrogen, a so-called reactive sputtering method can be used.
- the pressure is 0.08 to 2 Pa
- the substrate temperature is 20 to 300 ° C.
- the flow rate ratio of nitrogen gas ratio of the flow rate of nitrogen to the total flow rate of argon and nitrogen
- the DC power is 100 to 1300 W
- the film formation time can be adjusted so that the thickness of the silicon nitride film is 5 to 20 nm.
- the work function of tantalum nitride is 4.6 eV, which is sufficiently higher than the electron affinity 3.8 eV of silicon.
- a Schottky barrier is formed at the interface.
- the current control element 20 functions as a bidirectional MIM diode or bidirectional MSM diode depending on the nitrogen concentration of the current control layer 21.
- the oxygen content of the first resistance change layer 18a may be lower than the oxygen content of the second resistance change layer 18b.
- the electrode embedded in the second resistance change layer 18b becomes an upper electrode, and the upper electrode is made of platinum, iridium, or the like.
- the current control element can be formed below the memory cell hole.
- the electrode that physically contacts the first resistance change layer 18a becomes the intermediate electrode
- the current control layer is formed below the intermediate electrode
- the lower electrode is further formed below the current control layer.
- the upper electrode wiring 22 extends to the outside of a region (matrix region) in which the resistance change element 17 and the current control element 20 are formed in a matrix. In the matrix region, the upper electrode wiring 22 functions as a wiring (word line or bit line) for connecting each memory cell.
- a silicon single crystal substrate is used as the substrate 11, and a semiconductor circuit in which active elements 12 such as transistors are integrated on the substrate 11 is provided.
- the active element 12 is a transistor (MOSFET) including a source region 12a, a drain region 12b, a gate insulating film 12c, and a gate electrode 12d.
- MOSFET transistor
- the active element 12 not only the active element 12 but also an element generally required for a memory circuit can be formed on the substrate 11.
- the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the upper electrode wiring 22 are respectively connected to the active element 12 in a region different from the matrix region in which the resistance change element 17 and the current control element 20 are formed when viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate 11. . That is, in FIG. 1B, the lower electrode backing wiring 15 is connected to the source region 12a of the active element 12 through the buried conductors 24 and 25 in the contact holes formed in the interlayer insulating layers 13 and 14 and the semiconductor circuit wiring 26. Has been.
- the upper electrode wiring 22 is similarly connected to another active element (not shown) through the buried conductor 28.
- an insulating oxide material can be used as the interlayer insulating layers 13, 14, 16, and the insulating protective layer 23, an insulating oxide material can be used. Specifically, a TEOS-SiO film or a silicon nitride (SiN) film formed by CVD using silicon oxide (SiO) or ozone (O 3 ) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) by CVD can be used. .
- the interlayer insulating layers 13 and 14 are formed of a fluorine-containing oxide (for example, SiOF), a carbon-containing nitride (for example, SiCN), or an organic resin material (for example, polyimide) in order to reduce parasitic capacitance between wirings. It is preferable.
- a silicon carbonitride (SiCN) film, a silicon carbonate (SiOC) film, or a silicon fluorine oxide (SiOF) film which is a low dielectric constant material, may be used.
- the semiconductor circuit wiring 26 may be formed of aluminum as in the prior art, but is preferably formed of copper that can realize low resistance even when miniaturized.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a schematic circuit configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the resistance change element 17 and the current control element 20 are connected in series, one end of the resistance change element 17 is connected to the lower electrode backing wiring 15, and one end of the current control element 20 is connected to the upper electrode wiring 22. It is connected to the.
- the lower electrode backing wiring 15 is connected to the bit line decoder 6 and the read circuit 7.
- the upper electrode wiring 22 is connected to the word line decoder 5.
- the lower electrode backing wiring 15 is a bit line
- the upper electrode wiring 22 is a word line
- the resistance change element 17 and the current control element 20 connected in series at the intersection of the lattice formed by the bit line and the word line.
- the bit line decoder 6, the word line decoder 5, and the read circuit 7 constitute a peripheral circuit, and these peripheral circuits are constituted by, for example, an active element 12 such as a MOSFET.
- the intermediate electrode 19 is completely embedded in the memory cell hole 29 (below the upper opening), and the surface can be processed very smoothly.
- the current control layer 21 is formed on such a smooth surface, a dense and continuous layer can be obtained even when the layer is thin, and the withstand voltage of the current control layer 21 (a relatively high voltage is applied). However, it is possible to adequately ensure characteristics that do not cause dielectric breakdown.
- the intermediate electrode 19 and the upper electrode wiring 22 do not come into contact with each other in the outer peripheral region of the current control layer 21, and current does not leak.
- the path of the current flowing through the current control element 20 is outer from the outer periphery of the intermediate electrode 19 when viewed from the thickness direction. It is formed to spread.
- the current control element 20 MIM diode or MSM diode
- the effective area is larger than the effective area in the conventional current control element in which all layers are embedded in the memory cell holes. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the current control element 20 composed of an MIM diode or an MSM diode having a larger current capacity and a smaller variation in characteristics than conventional.
- TaO tantalum oxide
- AlO alumina
- TiO titania
- TaO tantalum oxide
- AlO alumina
- TiO titania
- TaO for example, after a Ta film is formed, dry thermal oxidation, wet thermal oxidation, plasma oxidation, or reactive sputtering (reactive sputtering) a method of forming a direct TaO z film by sputtering), TaO z may be formed by an ALD method, or the like.
- FIG. 4A to 4C are process diagrams showing a method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A shows an interlayer insulating layer 14 on a substrate 11 on which an active element 12 is formed.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view after the step of forming the buried conductor 24, the lower electrode backing wiring 15, the lower electrode wiring 151, and the interlayer insulating layer 16, and
- FIG. 4B is a plan view after the step of forming the memory cell hole 29 in the interlayer insulating layer 16.
- 4C is a cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along line 4A-4A in FIG. 4B in the direction of the arrow.
- 4 to 7 including the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4A are all cross-sectional views taken along the line 4A-4A in the respective directions in each step.
- FIG. 5A to 5C are process diagrams illustrating a method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A illustrates the first over the interlayer insulating layer 16 and inside the memory cell hole 29.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view after the step of forming the first variable resistance material layer 181a to be the variable resistance layer 18a.
- FIG. 5B is a second variable resistance material layer 181b to be the second variable resistance layer 18b on the first variable resistance material layer 181a.
- FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view after the step of forming the intermediate electrode material layer 191 to be the intermediate electrode 19 on the second variable resistance material layer 181b.
- FIG. 6A and 6B are process diagrams illustrating a method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A illustrates the first variable resistance material layer 181a and the first resistance change material layer 181a inside the memory cell hole 29. Plane after the step of removing the first variable resistance material layer 181a, the second variable resistance material layer 181b, and the intermediate electrode material layer 191 by CMP, leaving the two variable resistance material layer 181b and the intermediate electrode material layer 191.
- FIG. 6B is a sectional view thereof.
- FIG. 7A and 7B are process diagrams showing a method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7A completely covers the upper opening of the memory cell hole 29 and protrudes outside thereof.
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view after the step of laminating the current control layer 21 and the upper electrode wiring 22 in this order.
- a plurality of active elements 12, interlayer insulating layers 13 and 14, buried conductors (vertical contacts or vias) 24 and 25, semiconductor circuit wiring 26, and lower electrodes are formed on a substrate 11.
- the backing wiring 15, the lower electrode wiring 151, and the interlayer insulating layer 16 are formed.
- the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the lower electrode wiring 151 are embedded in the interlayer insulating layer 14.
- Such a configuration is formed as follows, for example. That is, the interlayer insulating layer 14 has a stripe shape (when viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate) for embedding the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the lower electrode wiring 151 by using a technique used in a general semiconductor process. A contact hole for connecting to the groove and the semiconductor circuit wiring 26 is formed. After these trenches and contact holes are formed, conductors to be the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the lower electrode wiring 151 are buried by plating or CVD, and then unnecessary portions are removed by, for example, CMP.
- the memory cell holes 29 are formed in the interlayer insulating layer 16 covering the lower electrode wiring 151 at a constant arrangement pitch so that the lower electrode wiring 151 is exposed on the bottom surface.
- the memory cell hole 29 has an outer shape smaller than the width of the lower electrode backing wiring 15. In the figure, a quadrangular shape is used, but it may be a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or another shape. Since the memory cell hole 29 can be formed by a general semiconductor process (litho process and dry etch process), detailed description thereof is omitted.
- a first variable resistance material layer 181a (first deposited film) to be the first variable resistance layer 18a is formed on the interlayer insulating layer 16 in which the memory cell holes 29 are formed.
- the first variable resistance material layer 181a is formed by depositing tantalum oxide in the inside (side wall and bottom) of the memory cell hole 29 and on the interlayer insulating layer 16 by the ALD mode.
- the ALD mode is defined as a mode in which a film is deposited on a substrate at a temperature at which a self-decomposition reaction of a source gas containing atoms of a transition metal (here, tantalum) does not occur.
- the formation method of the first variable resistance material layer 181a in the present embodiment uses an ALD mode. Specifically, for example, a first step of introducing a source gas containing transition metal atoms, a second step of removing the source gas after the first step, and a third step of introducing a reactive gas after the second step. And a fourth step of removing the reactive gas after the third step is executed once or a plurality of times. Since the ALD mode method can form a single molecular layer, the above cycle may be performed a plurality of times in order to form the first variable resistance material layer 181a having a predetermined thickness.
- the temperature of the substrate is maintained at a temperature at which self-decomposition reaction of the source gas does not occur.
- deposition in the ALD mode is performed, and the first variable resistance material layer 181a is conformally formed with a substantially uniform thickness inside the memory cell hole 29 (side wall and bottom). .
- TBTDET may be used as the source gas.
- the chemical formula of TBTDET is shown in Chemical Formula 1.
- ozone (O 3 ) gas is used as the reactive gas.
- Purge with a purge gas may be used for removing the source gas and the reactive gas.
- a low-reactivity gas such as nitrogen (N 2 ) gas is used.
- N 2 nitrogen
- the kind of gas is not limited to the above.
- the source gas and the reactive gas may be removed by leaving them in a vacuum state.
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of an apparatus configuration for forming the first variable resistance material layer 181a in the present embodiment.
- the raw material container 302 is filled with TBTDET which is a raw material (precursor) of the resistance change layer.
- a substrate heated to a temperature (for example, 200 ° C.) at which the substrate gas does not undergo a self-decomposition reaction is held in the chamber 301. In this state, the inside of the chamber 301 is kept in a reduced pressure state (here, 100 Pa).
- TBTDET in the raw material container 302 is heated to 100 ° C., and this is bubbled with nitrogen gas as a carrier gas to generate a source gas, and the source gas is introduced into the chamber 301.
- TBTDET molecules are partially decomposed and adsorbed to sites on the surface of the substrate, and a TBTDET monomolecular layer is formed.
- the substrate temperature is low and the source gas self-decomposition reaction does not occur. Growth stops when the molecular layer is formed.
- nitrogen gas is introduced into the chamber 301 to purge the inside of the chamber 301, and after removing excess source gas, the pressure is reduced (100 Pa here).
- ozone (O 3 ) is introduced into the chamber 301 as a reactive gas.
- the monomolecular film of TBTDET is oxidized to form a Ta oxide layer, and the ligand contained in TBTDET is oxidized to a by-product such as CO 2 and removed.
- nitrogen gas is introduced into the chamber 301 to purge the chamber 301 and remove excess reactive gas and by-products.
- the first variable resistance material layer 181a is formed by repeating the basic cycle in which the above first step, second step, third step, and fourth step are executed in this order a plurality of times.
- the growth rate of the variable resistance material layer per basic cycle is about 0.6 to 1 mm. If the preferred thickness of the first resistance change layer 18a is 5 nm, the first resistance change layer 18a having an optimum thickness can be formed by repeating the basic cycle about 50 to 80 times.
- the amount of source gas introduced into the chamber 301 in the first step is preferably set so that a monomolecular layer of the source gas is formed over the entire surface of the substrate. In other words, it is preferable to set so that the site on the substrate surface is saturated by the source gas molecules (in a so-called reaction-controlled state) (see Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2).
- the amount of source gas introduced so as to be reaction-controlled can be determined from the relationship between the amount of source gas introduced and the growth rate of the resistance change material layer, as in Experimental Example 1, for example.
- the amount of the reactive gas introduced into the chamber 301 in the third step is set so that the oxidation of the monomolecular layer of the source gas formed on the substrate surface is almost completely completed (in a so-called reaction-controlled state). Is preferable (see Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2). Thereby, the oxygen content rate of the 1st resistance change layer 18a can be made high.
- the amount of the reactive gas introduced so as to be reaction rate-limiting can be determined from the relationship between the amount of reactive gas introduced and the growth rate of the resistance change material layer as in Experimental Example 2, for example.
- the pressure in the chamber 301 in the first step included in the step of forming the first resistance change layer is preferably lower than the pressure in the chamber 301 in the first step included in the step of forming the second resistance change layer. . Furthermore, the pressure in the chamber 301 in the third step included in the step of forming the first resistance change layer is lower than the pressure in the chamber 301 in the third step included in the step of forming the second resistance change layer. Is preferred.
- the pressure refers to the total gas pressure, that is, the total pressure of the gas existing inside the chamber 301.
- the amount of reactive gas introduced into the chamber 301 in the third step included in the step of forming the first variable resistance layer is the same as that of the reactive gas in the third step included in the step of forming the second variable resistance layer. More than the amount introduced into 301.
- the second variable resistance layer 18b is formed on the first variable resistance material layer 181a formed on the interlayer insulating layer 16 and the side walls and bottom of the memory cell hole 29.
- a two-resistance variable material layer 181b (second deposited film) is formed.
- tantalum oxide is deposited on the inside of the hole 29 ′ (side wall and bottom) formed by the first variable resistance material layer 181 a and on the first variable resistance material layer 181 a on the interlayer insulating layer 16. By depositing in the mode or the CVD mode, the second variable resistance material layer 181b is formed.
- the method for forming the second variable resistance material layer 181b in this embodiment uses an ALD mode or a CVD mode. Specifically, for example, when the ALD mode is used, a first step of introducing a source gas containing transition metal atoms, a second step of purging the source gas after the first step, and a reactive gas after the second step A cycle composed of the third step of introducing the gas and the fourth step of purging the reactive gas after the third step is executed once or a plurality of times.
- the method of forming the second variable resistance material layer 181b is the same as the method of forming the first variable resistance material layer 181a described above, except for the temperature of the substrate and the amount of reactive gas introduced into the chamber 301 in the third step. . Therefore, description of the parts common to both is omitted.
- the formation of the second variable resistance material layer 181b is preferably performed continuously in the same chamber 301 as the formation of the first variable resistance material layer 181a.
- the step of forming the second variable resistance material layer 181b is performed in the ALD mode when the substrate temperature is maintained at a temperature at which the source gas self-decomposition reaction does not occur.
- the CVD mode is executed. If the ALD mode is employed, the second variable resistance material layer 181b can be easily formed as a dense and conformal layer. If the CVD mode is employed, it is easy to set the oxygen content rate of the second variable resistance material layer 181b smaller than that in the ALD mode (see Experimental Example 3).
- the amount of the reactive gas introduced into the chamber 301 in the third step is set so that the oxidation of the monomolecular layer of the source gas formed on the substrate surface is not completely completed (so-called supply rate-controlled state). Is preferable (see Experimental Example 1 and Experimental Example 2). Thereby, the oxygen content rate of the 2nd resistance change layer 18b can be made lower than the 1st resistance change layer 18a. With this structure, the resistance change phenomenon appears in the first resistance change layer 18a in the vicinity of the interface between the lower electrode wiring 151 and the first resistance change layer 18a, and the operation of the element is stabilized.
- the amount of the reactive gas introduced so as to control the supply can be obtained from the relationship between the amount of the reactive gas introduced and the growth rate of the resistance change material layer as in Experimental Example 2, for example.
- the oxygen content of the first resistance change layer 18a is set lower than that of the second resistance change layer 18b, for example, in the process of forming the first resistance change material layer 181a, while the ALD mode is being executed,
- the amount of reactive gas introduced into the chamber 301 in the three steps is set so that the oxidation of the monomolecular layer of the source gas formed on the substrate surface is not completely completed (so-called supply rate-controlled state).
- the amount of the reactive gas introduced into the chamber 301 in the third step is the same as that of the source gas formed on the substrate surface. It is set so that the oxidation of the molecular layer is almost completely completed (in a so-called reaction-controlled state).
- tantalum is considered from the principle that the layer is formed. As in the case of oxides, it is assumed that metal oxides having different oxygen contents can be formed.
- the raw material (precursor) of the resistance change layer in this case includes zirconium chloride [ZiCl 4 ], tetra (ethylmethylamino) hafnium [Hf (NCH 3 C 2 H 5 ) 4 ], nickel 1-dimethylamino-2methyl -Butanolate [Ni (C 7 H 16 NO)], tetraethoxy titanium [Ti (OC 3 H 7 ) 4 ], and the like can be used.
- the intermediate electrode material layer 191 is formed on the second variable resistance material layer 181b.
- tantalum nitride TiN
- An intermediate electrode material layer 191 is formed on the second variable resistance material layer 181b by depositing, for example, in an ALD mode or a CVD mode.
- a specific method in the ALD mode or the CVD mode is the same as that in the first variable resistance material layer 181a or the second variable resistance material layer 181b, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the raw material (precursor) TBTDET, TaCl 5 or the like can be used.
- As the reactive gas NH 3 or the like can be used.
- FIG. 6B a portion of the intermediate electrode material layer 191 and the resistance change material layers 181 b and 181 a that covers the surface of the interlayer insulating layer 16 and an upper opening of the memory cell hole 29 are formed using a CMP process.
- the portion above (the portion having a higher height from the substrate with respect to the upper end surface of the interlayer insulating layer 16) is removed.
- the first resistance change layer 18a, the second resistance change layer 18b, and the intermediate electrode 19 are embedded in the memory cell hole 29.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view seen from above.
- the second variable resistance material layer 181b may be formed so as to completely fill the hole 29 '.
- a portion of the first variable resistance material layer 181 a and the second variable resistance material layer 181 b that covers the surface of the interlayer insulating layer 16 and a portion above the upper opening of the memory cell hole 29 by CMP. A portion where the height from the substrate is higher than the upper end surface of the interlayer insulating layer 16) is removed.
- the first variable resistance material layer 181a and the second variable resistance material layer 181b near the hole opening are removed by etch back.
- an intermediate electrode material layer 191 is formed so as to fill the recesses generated by the etch back.
- the intermediate electrode material layer 191 covering the surface of the interlayer insulating layer 16 and a portion above the upper opening of the memory cell hole 29 (from the substrate to the upper end surface of the interlayer insulating layer 16). Remove the higher part). In this method, the intermediate electrode 19 is filled over the entire upper opening of the memory cell hole 29.
- a current control layer 21 and an upper electrode wiring 22 are formed in this order so as to be connected to the intermediate electrode 19.
- a specific forming method a well-known technique in this technical field can be used, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the current control layer 21 and the upper electrode wiring 22 are viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate so as to completely cover the opening of the memory cell hole 29 on the interlayer insulating layer 16. They are formed to have a stripe shape that is at least larger than the opening of the memory cell hole 29 (area) and intersects the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the lower electrode wiring 151.
- the upper electrode wiring 22 is formed so as to extend outside the region where the variable resistance element 17 and the current control element 20 are formed in a matrix.
- a buried conductor 28 is formed at the same time as the upper electrode wiring 22, and is connected to a semiconductor circuit wiring (not shown) through the buried conductor 28 and electrically connected to an active element provided at a position not shown.
- FIGS. 12 to 14 show modifications of only the structure above the interlayer insulating layer 14 in FIG. 1 for simplification of the drawing.
- FIG. 12A to 12E illustrate a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a resistance change layer and an intermediate electrode are embedded in a memory cell hole 29 provided in an interlayer insulating layer 30.
- 12A is a cross-sectional view of the state where the memory cell hole 29 is formed
- FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of the state where the first resistance change material layer 181a is formed
- FIG. 12C is a view of the second resistance change material layer 181b.
- FIG. 12D is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the intermediate electrode material layer 191 is formed on the second resistance change material layer 181b
- FIG. 12E is an interlayer insulating layer 30 formed by CMP. It is sectional drawing of the state which removed the upper 1st resistance change material layer 181a, the 2nd resistance change material layer 181b, and the intermediate electrode material layer 191.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B show a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the first resistance change layer 18a and the second resistance change layer 18b are intermediate.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B are cross-sectional views showing a state in which the interlayer insulating layer 31 is formed;
- FIG. 13B is a sectional view of the interlayer insulating layer 31 formed; It is sectional drawing of the state which formed.
- 14A and 14B are diagrams showing a process of embedding and forming the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 in the groove 32 in the method for manufacturing the nonvolatile memory device according to the modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- 14A is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a current control material layer 341 to be the current control layer 34 and an electrode material layer 351 to be the upper electrode 35 are formed on the interlayer insulating layer 31 in which the grooves 32 are formed
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a state where the electrode material layer 351 and the current control material layer 341 on the interlayer insulating layer 31 are removed by CMP, and the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 are embedded in the trench 32.
- TEOS-SiO is used by using, for example, a CVD method.
- the first insulating layer 30a and the second insulating layer 30b constitute an interlayer insulating layer 30.
- the second insulating layer 30b acts as a stopper in the CMP process. By forming the second insulating layer 30b, the CMP process can be easily and reliably performed.
- memory cell holes 29 are formed in the interlayer insulating layer 30 on the lower electrode wiring 151 at a constant arrangement pitch.
- the memory cell hole 29 has an outer shape smaller than the width of the lower electrode wiring 151, and the manufacturing process and shape are the same as those described with reference to FIGS.
- a first variable resistance material layer 181a (first deposited film) to be the first variable resistance layer 18a and a second A second variable resistance material layer 182b (second deposited layer) to be the variable resistance layer 18b is formed.
- oxygen-deficient tantalum oxide (TaO x ) is formed in the ALD mode as the first variable resistance material layer 181a and the second variable resistance material layer 182b.
- the oxygen content of the first resistance change layer 18a is preferably higher than that of the second resistance change layer 18b. Since the first variable resistance material layer 181a and the second variable resistance material layer 182b are formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
- the intermediate electrode material layer 191 and the first variable resistance material layer 181a on the interlayer insulating layer 30 are formed using a CMP process as shown in FIG.
- the second variable resistance material layer 181b is removed, and the first variable resistance layer 18a, the second variable resistance layer 18b, and the intermediate electrode 19 are embedded in the memory cell hole 29.
- the interlayer insulating layer 30 is provided with the second insulating layer 30b having a polishing rate smaller than that of the first insulating layer 30a during the CMP, the second insulating layer 30b is made of the first and second variable resistance materials.
- the second interlayer insulating layer 30b is hardly polished and the intermediate electrode material layer 191, the first resistance change material layer 181a, and the second resistance change material layer 181b are effectively polished as a stopper during CMP of the layer and the intermediate electrode material layer. It is possible to reliably remove only unnecessary portions.
- an interlayer insulating layer 31 is formed on the interlayer insulating layer 30, the first resistance change layer 18 a, the second resistance change layer 18 b, and the intermediate electrode 19 in the memory cell hole 29.
- the interlayer insulating layer 31 is formed to a thickness necessary for embedding the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35, and the material thereof may be TEOS-SiO or is generally used in other semiconductor devices. An interlayer insulating material may be used. Further, like the interlayer insulating layer 30, a laminated structure in which a hard interlayer insulating layer is formed as an upper layer may be employed.
- the first resistance change layer 18a, the second resistance change layer 18b, and the intermediate electrode 19 in the upper opening of the memory cell hole 29 are exposed, and the lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the lower electrode are exposed.
- a stripe-shaped groove 32 is formed so as to cross the wiring 151 as viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate.
- This processing can be performed by a general semiconductor process, for example, dry etching.
- a current control material layer 341 to be the current control layer 34 and an electrode material layer 351 to be the upper electrode 35 are formed on the interlayer insulating layer 31 including the trench 32.
- the materials described in this embodiment can be used in the same manner.
- the electrode material layer 351 and the current control material layer 341 on the interlayer insulating layer 31 are removed by a CMP process, and the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 are embedded in the groove 32.
- the resistance change element 17 is configured by the resistance change layer 18, and the lower electrode wiring 151 and the intermediate electrode 19 in a region sandwiching the resistance change layer 18.
- the intermediate electrode 19, the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 constitute a current control element 33.
- an insulating protective layer (not shown) for protecting the upper electrode is formed. Thereby, the non-volatile memory device concerning the modification of this embodiment can be manufactured.
- the current control layer 34 and the upper electrode 35 are embedded in the interlayer insulating layer 31, the resistance change element 17 and the current control element 33 are further laminated. In addition, the stacking process can be easily performed.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 40 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- This nonvolatile memory device 40 has the basic configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 10 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- control element includes an interlayer insulating layer, a resistance change layer embedded in a memory cell hole of this interlayer insulating layer, and a current.
- the control element is configured as one structural unit, and the structural unit is configured by further stacking two layers on the basic structure. By stacking in this way, a larger-capacity nonvolatile memory device can be realized.
- the configuration of the nonvolatile memory device 40 of this embodiment will be briefly described.
- the upper electrode wiring 22 is configured to extend outside the region where the resistance change element 17 and the current control element 20 are formed in a matrix.
- the upper electrode wiring 27 that is a separate component from the upper electrode wiring 22 is provided to extend over the upper electrode wiring 22 in the matrix region.
- the variable resistance element and the current control element are stacked in three stages, so that the configuration requirements of the first stage, the second stage, and the third stage are understood.
- the first level is indicated with a first level
- the second level with a second level
- the third level with a third level.
- a second-stage interlayer insulation layer 47 is further formed on the first-stage interlayer insulation layer 23 including the first-stage upper layer electrode wiring 27.
- the second-stage interlayer insulating layer 47 memory cell holes are respectively provided at positions corresponding to the first-stage resistance change element 17, and the second-stage resistance change layer 42 and the second-stage common electrode are provided in the memory cell holes. 43 is embedded.
- the second-stage current control layer 45 and the second-stage upper electrode are connected to the second-stage common electrode 43 and have a stripe shape intersecting the first-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 27 when viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate. 46 and a second-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 49 are formed. Further, a third stage interlayer insulating layer 48 is formed so as to embed them.
- a fourth-stage interlayer insulation layer 52 is formed on the second-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 49 and the third-stage interlayer insulation layer 48.
- the fourth-stage interlayer insulating layer 52 is provided with memory cell holes at positions corresponding to the first-stage resistance change element 17 (first-stage storage section) and the second-stage resistance change element 41 (second-stage storage section).
- the third-stage resistance change layer 54 and the third-stage shared electrode 55 are embedded in the memory cell hole.
- the third-stage current control layer 57 and the third-stage upper part are connected to the third-stage common electrode 55 and have a stripe shape intersecting the second-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 49 when viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate.
- Electrode 58 and third-stage upper layer electrode wiring 59 are formed. Further, an insulating protective layer 60 is formed to embed and protect them.
- the second-stage resistance change element 41 (second-stage storage section) is formed by the second-stage resistance change layer 42, the first-stage upper layer electrode wiring 27 and the second-stage common electrode 43 in the region sandwiching the second-stage resistance change layer 42. ).
- the second stage common electrode 43, the second stage current control layer 45, and the second stage upper electrode 46 constitute a second stage current control element 44.
- a third-stage resistance change element 53 (third-stage storage section) is formed by the third-stage resistance change layer 54, the second-stage upper layer electrode wiring 49 and the third-stage common electrode 55 in the region sandwiching the third-stage resistance change layer 54. ).
- the third stage common electrode 55, the third stage current control layer 57, and the third stage upper electrode 58 constitute a third stage current control element 56.
- the lower electrode backing wiring 15 is connected to the source region 12 a of the active element 12 through the buried conductors 24 and 25 and the semiconductor circuit wiring 26.
- the first-stage upper layer electrode wiring 27 is connected to another active element (not shown) through a buried conductor (not shown) and a semiconductor circuit wiring (not shown).
- the second-stage upper layer electrode wiring 49 is connected to the source region 12a of another active element 12 through the buried conductors 24, 25, 50, 51 and the semiconductor circuit wiring 26 as shown in FIG.
- the third-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 59 is another active element (not shown) via a buried conductor (not shown) and a semiconductor circuit wiring (not shown). )It is connected to the.
- the first-stage lower electrode backing wiring 15 and the first-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 27 are either bit lines or word lines, respectively, and are connected to the bit line decoder and the word line decoder of the circuit shown in FIG.
- the first-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 27 and the second-stage upper-layer electrode wiring 49 are either bit lines or word lines, respectively, and are connected to the bit line decoder and the word line decoder of the circuit shown in FIG.
- the second stage also forms a bit line
- the second-stage upper layer electrode wiring 49 forms a word line. Designed to compose.
- the third-stage upper layer electrode wiring 59 is designed to constitute a bit line.
- the current control elements 20, 44, and 56 are individually provided for the resistance change elements 17, 41, and 53 provided in the respective stages. Therefore, writing and reading of the variable resistance elements 17, 33, and 45 provided in the respective stages can be performed stably and reliably.
- the manufacturing process of the nonvolatile memory device 40 having such a multi-stage storage unit and current control element is basically either the manufacturing method of the nonvolatile memory device 10 of the first embodiment or the manufacturing method of the modification. Can be repeated.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the resistance change element 75 and the current control element 78 that constitute the nonvolatile memory device 70 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the lower electrode wiring 71 is composed of at least two layers, and the connection electrode 73 is formed on the surface side connected to the resistance change layer 76.
- a lower wiring 72 is formed below the connection electrode 73 by using a conductor material generally used in a semiconductor process, such as Al or Cu.
- the nonvolatile memory device 70 of this embodiment is connected to the common electrode 79 and has a semiconductor layer 80, an upper electrode 81, and a connection electrode so as to have a stripe shape intersecting the lower electrode wiring 71 when viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate. 82 is formed.
- the connection electrode 82 extends to the outside of the matrix region and is connected to an upper layer electrode wiring (not shown). However, the connection electrode 82 may function as an upper layer electrode wiring. Since other configurations are the same as those of the nonvolatile memory device 10 of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
- the resistance change layer 76, the connection electrode 73a in the region sandwiching the resistance change layer 76, and the shared electrode 79 that is a buried metal electrode layer constitute the storage unit 75.
- the common electrode 79, which is a metal electrode body layer, the upper electrode 81, and the semiconductor layer 80 constitute a current control element 78 formed of an MSM diode.
- a shared electrode 79, which is a metal electrode body layer, is embedded in the memory cell hole.
- the current control element 78 is configured by an MSM diode in which the common electrode 79 and the upper electrode 81 are formed of Al, and the semiconductor layer 80 is a nitrogen-deficient silicon nitride (SiN z ) film.
- SiN z layer having such a semiconductor characteristic can be formed by reactive sputtering in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, for example using a Si target.
- the chamber pressure may be 0.1 Pa to 1 Pa and the Ar / N 2 flow rate may be 18 sccm / 2 sccm at room temperature.
- the common electrode 79 and the upper electrode 81 may be formed of Pt instead of Al.
- the SiN z having semiconductor properties and when prepared in a thickness of 16nm, the current density at a voltage applying 2.5 ⁇ 10 3 A / cm 2 of 1.6V was obtained, 0.8 V A current density of 5 ⁇ 10 2 A / cm 2 was obtained with the voltage application of. Therefore, when these voltages are used as a reference, the on / off ratio is 5, and it has been confirmed that the voltage can be sufficiently used as a current control element of the nonvolatile memory device.
- connection electrode 73 is provided on the lower electrode surface of the resistance change layer 76, but these are not necessarily required.
- the connection electrode 73 may be unnecessary depending on the material selection of the resistance change layer 76.
- the configuration similar to that of the nonvolatile memory device 10 of the first embodiment may be adopted.
- FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams showing configurations of the storage unit 103 and the current control element 106, which are the main parts of the nonvolatile storage device 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17A is a plan view
- FIG. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along line 14A-14A as viewed from the direction of the arrow.
- the non-volatile memory device 100 of this embodiment has the same basic configuration as the non-volatile memory device 10 of the first embodiment, but the current control layer 107 and the upper electrode 108 that constitute the current control element 106 have their respective memories.
- the feature is that each portion 103 is formed separately.
- the upper electrode wiring 110 is connected to the upper electrode 108 on the interlayer insulating layer 109 formed so as to bury the current control element 106 and intersects the lower electrode wiring 101 when viewed from the thickness direction of the substrate. It is formed to have a stripe shape.
- the lower layer electrode wiring 101 is composed of at least two layers, and the connection electrode 202 is formed on the surface side connected to the resistance change layer 104a.
- a lower wiring 202 is formed below the connection electrode 201 using a conductor material generally used in a semiconductor process, such as Al or Cu.
- the upper layer electrode wiring 110 can be provided independently of the current control element 106, so that an optimum material can be selected for each. Further, it is possible to simplify the process of connecting the upper layer electrode wiring 110 to an active element (not shown) via a buried conductor (not shown) in a memory cell hole provided outside the matrix region.
- the storage unit 103 includes a resistance change layer 104, a lower layer electrode wiring 101 a in a region sandwiching the resistance change layer 104, and a common electrode 105.
- the current control element 106 is composed of a MIM diode composed of a shared electrode 105 that is a metal electrode body layer, an upper electrode 108, and a current control layer 107.
- the diode area can be increased and the current control layer 107 can be formed thin. Therefore, it is possible not only to increase the current capacity but also to reduce the characteristic variation.
- the current control element 106 is not limited to the MIM diode, and if a semiconductor layer is used for the current control layer 107, any structure of an MSM diode, a pn junction diode, or a Schottky junction diode can be used.
- the non-volatile storage devices of the third to fifth embodiments can also have a stacked configuration like the non-volatile storage device of the third embodiment.
- the current control element 106 is provided separately for each storage unit 103, but a plurality of current control elements 106 may be separated together.
- the method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory device of the present invention is useful in various electronic device fields because two resistance change layers having different oxygen contents can be easily formed in a hole.
- Non-volatile memory device (ReRAM) DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Substrate 12 Active element 12a Source region 12b Drain region 12c Gate insulating film 12d Gate electrode 13, 14 Interlayer insulating layer 15 Lower electrode backing wiring 16 Interlayer insulating layer 17 Resistance change element 18 Resistance change layer 18a First resistance change layer 18b Second Resistance change layer 19 Intermediate electrode (second electrode) 20 Current control element (first current control element) 21 Current control layer 22 Upper electrode wiring (third electrode) 23 Insulating protective layer (first interlayer insulating layer) 24, 25 Embedded conductor 26 Semiconductor circuit wiring 27 Upper layer electrode wiring (first upper layer electrode wiring) 29 memory cell hole 28 buried conductor 30 interlayer insulating layer 30a first insulating layer 30b second insulating layer 31 interlayer insulating layer 32 groove 33 current control element 34 current control layer 35 upper electrode 40 nonvolatile memory device (ReRAM) 41 Second-stage variable resistance element (second-stage storage unit) 42 Second-stage resistance change
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1)前駆体物質を気化させて金属原子を含有するソースガス(source gas)を準備し、
2)基板が保持されている真空チャンバ内にソースガスを導入して、基板上に金属の単原子層を形成し、
3)次に、パージガスを導入して不要なソースガスを排出し、
4)続いてO2,O3,H2Oなどの反応性ガス(reactive gas)を導入して金属の単原子層を酸化するとともに、金属の配位子を除去し、
5)最後に、パージガスを導入して不要な反応性ガスを排出して金属酸化物層を形成する。
6)前記2)から5)のサイクルを繰り返すことにより、所望の膜厚の金属酸化物を形成する。
抵抗変化層の形成条件の検討として、はじめに原料ガスの供給時間と抵抗変化層の成長速度の関係を検討した。
層間絶縁膜表面、メモリセルホールの壁面、及びメモリセルホールの底面に形成された抵抗変化層の厚さはいずれも15.1nmで、極めて良好なボトムカバレージを示している。
実験例2では、実験例1の結果を踏まえ、ソースガスの供給時間を1.5秒として、Ta酸化物が表面の全体に吸着するようにしつつ、反応性ガスの供給時間を検討した。実験例2では、ソースガスの供給時間を1.5秒に固定した点と、反応性ガスの供給時間を異ならせた点以外は、実験例1と同様の装置および実験条件で実験を行った。
実験例3では、抵抗変化層の酸素含有率をより広範囲に制御する方法について検討した。実験例3では、基板の温度を異ならせた点以外は、実験例2の状態Dと同様の装置および実験条件で実験を行った。
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図1Aは、本発明の第1実施形態に係る不揮発性記憶装置10の概略構成の一例を示す平面図である。図1Bは、図1Aの1A-1A線に沿う断面を矢印方向に見た断面図である。図1Aは、理解しやすくするために最上層の絶縁保護層23の一部を除去した仮想的な状態を示す。図2Aおよび図2Bは、図1Aおよび図1Bの抵抗変化素子17と非オーミック特性を有する電流制御素子(current steering element)20の要部の部分拡大図で、図2Aは平面図、図2Bは図2Aの2A-2A線に沿う断面を矢印方向に見た断面図である。
図4A乃至図4Cは、本発明の第1実施形態に係る不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法を示す工程図であって、図4Aは能動素子12の形成された基板11上に、層間絶縁層14、埋め込み導体24、下部電極裏打ち配線15、下部電極配線151、及び層間絶縁層16を形成する工程後の断面図、図4Bは層間絶縁層16にメモリセルホール29を形成する工程後の平面図、図4Cは図4Bの4A-4A線での断面を矢印方向に見た断面図である。なお、図4Aの断面図を含め、図4から図7に示す断面図はすべて、各工程において4A-4A線での断面を矢印方向に見た断面図である。
次に、図12から図14を用いて、本実施形態の変形例に係る不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法について説明する。なお、図12から図14においては、図面の簡単化のために、図1における層間絶縁層14から上部の構成のみについて、その変形例を示している。
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図15は、本発明の第2実施形態の不揮発性記憶装置40の構成を説明するための断面図である。この不揮発性記憶装置40は、図1に示す第1実施形態の不揮発性記憶装置10を基本構成としており、層間絶縁層、この層間絶縁層のメモリセルホール中に埋め込まれた抵抗変化層および電流制御素子を1つの構成単位として、この構成単位をこの基本構成の上にさらに2層積層した構成で構成される。このように積層することにより、さらに大容量の不揮発性記憶装置を実現することができる。
図16は、本発明の第3実施形態に係る不揮発性記憶装置70を構成する抵抗変化素子75と電流制御素子78の構成を示す断面図である。
図17Aおよび図17Bは、本発明の第4実施形態に係る不揮発性記憶装置100の要部である記憶部103と電流制御素子106の構成を示す図で、図17Aは平面図、図17Bは14A-14A線の断面を矢印方向から見た断面図である。本実施形態の不揮発性記憶装置100は、第1実施形態の不揮発性記憶装置10と基本構成は同じであるが、電流制御素子106を構成する電流制御層107と上部電極108が、それぞれの記憶部103ごとに分離して形成されていることが特徴である。このため、上層電極配線110は、この電流制御素子106を埋め込むように形成された層間絶縁層109上で、上部電極108に接続し、かつ基板の厚み方向から見て下層電極配線101に交差するストライプ形状を有するように形成されている。本実施形態の不揮発性記憶装置100は、下層電極配線101が少なくとも2層で構成され、抵抗変化層104aに接続する面側には、接続電極202が形成されている。そして、この接続電極201の下部には、半導体プロセスにおいて一般的に用いられている、例えばAlまたはCuで構成される導体材料を用いて下部配線202が形成されている。
6 ビット線デコーダ
7 読み出し回路
10 不揮発性記憶装置(ReRAM)
11 基板
12 能動素子
12a ソース領域
12b ドレイン領域
12c ゲート絶縁膜
12d ゲート電極
13,14 層間絶縁層
15 下部電極裏打ち配線
16 層間絶縁層
17 抵抗変化素子
18 抵抗変化層
18a 第1抵抗変化層
18b 第2抵抗変化層
19 中間電極(第2電極)
20 電流制御素子(第1電流制御素子)
21 電流制御層
22 上部電極配線(第3電極)
23 絶縁保護層(第1層間絶縁層)
24,25 埋め込み導体
26 半導体回路配線
27 上層電極配線(第1上層電極配線)
29 メモリセルホール
28 埋め込み導体
30 層間絶縁層
30a 第1絶縁層
30b 第2絶縁層
31 層間絶縁層
32 溝
33 電流制御素子
34 電流制御層
35 上部電極
40 不揮発性記憶装置(ReRAM)
41 第2段抵抗変化素子(第2段記憶部)
42 第2段抵抗変化層
43 第2段共用電極
44 第2段電流制御素子(電流制御素子)
45 第2段電流制御層
46 第2段上部電極
47 第2段層間絶縁層
48 第3段層間絶縁層
49 第2段上層電極配線
50,51 埋め込み導体
52 第4段層間絶縁層
53 第3段抵抗変化素子(第3段記憶部)
54 第3段抵抗変化層
55 第3段共用電極
56 第3段電流制御素子(電流制御素子)
57 第3段電流制御層
58 第3段上部電極
59 第3段上層電極配線
60 絶縁保護層
70 不揮発性記憶装置(ReRAM)
71 下部電極配線
72 下部配線
73,73a 接続電極(第1電極)
75 記憶部
76 抵抗変化層
78 電流制御素子
79 共用電極
80 半導体層
81 上部電極
82 接続電極
100 不揮発性記憶装置(ReRAM)
101 下部電極配線(第1電極)
101a 下層電極配線
103 記憶部
104 抵抗変化層
105 共用電極
106 電流制御素子
107 電流制御層
108 上部電極
109 層間絶縁層
110 上層電極配線
151 下部電極配線(第1電極)
181a 第1抵抗変化材料層
181b 第2抵抗変化材料層
191 中間電極材料層
200 不揮発性記憶装置(ReRAM)
301 チャンバ
302 原料容器
303 原料供給系
304 真空計
305 バルブ
341 電流制御材料層
351 電極材料層
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- 基板上に第1電極を形成する工程と、
前記第1電極上に層間絶縁層を形成する工程と、
前記層間絶縁層内に前記第1電極に貫通するようにメモリセルホールを形成する工程と、
前記メモリセルホールの内部に、酸素不足型の遷移金属酸化物で構成される前記第1抵抗変化層および前記第2抵抗変化層をこの順に形成する工程と、
前記第2抵抗変化層の上に前記第2電極を形成する工程とを備え、
前記第1抵抗変化層を形成する工程および前記第2抵抗変化層を形成する工程は、それぞれ、
前記遷移金属の原子を含有する分子で構成されるソースガスを導入する第1工程と、
前記第1工程後に前記ソースガスを除去する第2工程と、
前記第2工程後に反応性ガスを導入して前記遷移金属酸化物を形成する第3工程と、
前記第3工程後に前記反応性ガスを除去する第4工程と、
で構成される前記第1工程から前記第4工程までのサイクルを1回または複数回実行するものであり、
前記第1抵抗変化層を形成する工程は、前記基板の温度を前記ソースガスの自己分解反応が生じない温度に保持しつつ実行されるものであり、
前記第2抵抗変化層を形成する条件は、前記第1抵抗変化層を形成する条件に対し、前記基板の温度、前記ソースガスの導入量、及び前記反応性ガスの導入量のいずれか1つまたは複数の条件を異ならせることにより、前記第1抵抗変化層の酸素含有率が前記第2抵抗変化層の酸素含有率より大きくなるように前記第1抵抗変化層および前記第2抵抗変化層を形成する、
不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1抵抗変化層を形成する工程と、前記第2抵抗変化層を形成する工程とが、同一のチャンバの内部において連続して行なわれる、請求項1に記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。
- 前記第1抵抗変化層を形成する工程に含まれる前記第1工程におけるチャンバ内の全ガス圧が、前記第2抵抗変化層を形成する工程に含まれる前記第1工程におけるチャンバ内の全ガス圧よりも低く、
前記第1抵抗変化層を形成する工程に含まれる前記第3工程におけるチャンバ内の全ガス圧が、前記第2抵抗変化層を形成する工程に含まれる前記第3工程におけるチャンバ内の全ガス圧よりも低い、請求項1または2に記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1抵抗変化層を形成する工程に含まれる前記第3工程における反応性ガスの導入量が、前記第2抵抗変化層を形成する工程に含まれる前記第3工程における反応性ガスの導入量よりも多い、請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。
- 前記基板の温度を前記ソースガスの自己分解反応が生じる温度に保持しつつ前記第2抵抗変化層形成工程を実行する、
請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。 - 前記基板の温度を前記ソースガスの自己分解反応が生じない温度に保持しつつ、かつ前記反応性ガスの導入量が、前記第1抵抗変化層の形成工程より少なくなるように前記第2抵抗変化層の形成工程を実行する、
請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1抵抗変化層の形成工程における前記第3工程において、反応性ガスの反応律速状態で膜の形成が起こるように前記反応性ガスを導入して、前記第1抵抗変化層を形成し、
前記第2抵抗変化層の形成工程における前記第3工程において、反応性ガスの供給律速状態で膜の形成が起こるように前記反応性ガスを導入して、前記第2抵抗変化層を形成することで、
前記第1抵抗変化層の酸素含有率を前記第2抵抗変化層の酸素含有率よりも高くする、請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。 - 前記第2電極の上端面を完全に被覆してさらにその外側を覆うように前記層間絶縁層の上に半導体層または絶縁体層を形成する工程と、
前記半導体層または前記絶縁体層の上に第3電極を形成して前記第2電極と前記半導体層または前記絶縁体層と前記第3電極とで構成される電流制御素子を構成する工程とを有する、
請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。 - 前記遷移金属がタンタルであって、
前記第1抵抗変化層を構成するタンタル酸化物をTaOx、前記第2抵抗変化層を構成するタンタル酸化物をTaOyとするとき、x≧2.1および0.8≦y≦1.9を満たす、請求項1乃至8のいずれかに記載の不揮発性記憶装置の製造方法。
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