Affiliation:
1. Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
2. Huangpu Hydrogen Innovation Center/Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
3. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
4. Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Abstract
As the competition intensifies in enhancing the integration and performance of integrated circuits, in accordance with the famous Moore’s Law, higher performance and smaller size requirements are imposed on the dielectric layers in electronic devices. Compared to vacuum methods, the production cost of preparing dielectric layers via solution methods is lower, and the preparation cycle is shorter. This paper utilizes a low-temperature self-exothermic reaction based on the solution method to prepare high-performance Al2O3 dielectric thin films that are compatible with flexible substrates. In this paper, we first established two non-self-exothermic systems: one with pure aluminum nitrate and one with pure aluminum acetylacetonate. Additionally, we set up one self-exothermic system where aluminum nitrate and aluminum acetylacetonate were mixed in a 1:1 ratio. Tests revealed that the leakage current density and dielectric constant of the self-exothermic system devices were significantly optimized compared to the two non-self-exothermic system devices, indicating that the self-exothermic reaction can effectively improve the quality of the dielectric film. This paper further established two self-exothermic systems with aluminum nitrate and aluminum acetylacetonate mixed in 2:1 and 1:2 ratios, respectively, for comparison. The results indicate that as the proportion of aluminum nitrate increases, the overall dielectric performance of the devices improves. The best overall performance occurs when aluminum nitrate and aluminum acetylacetonate are mixed in a ratio of 2:1: The film surface is smooth without cracks; the surface roughness is 0.747 ± 0.045 nm; the visible light transmittance reaches up to 98%; on the basis of this film, MIM devices were fabricated, with tested leakage current density as low as 1.08 × 10−8 A/cm2 @1 MV and a relative dielectric constant as high as 8.61 ± 0.06, demonstrating excellent electrical performance.
Funder
National Key R&D Program of China
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Guangdong Natural Science Foundation
Educational Commission of Guangdong Province
Key R&D Plan of Guangdong Province
State Key Lab of Luminescent Materials and Devices
Southwest Institute of Technology and Engineering Cooperation Fund
the open research fund od Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory
Science and Technology Program of Guangdong
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation
Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou
Research Project of Guangzhou University
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province
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