Issue 36, 2022

Reliable high work-function molybdenum dioxide synthesis via template-effect-utilizing atomic layer deposition for next-generation electrode applications

Abstract

MoO2, a conductive metal oxide, has attracted considerable attention as an electrode material in metal–insulator–metal (MIM) capacitors owing to its crystallinity and high work function. However, because MoO2 is a metastable phase, it is difficult to deposit it using a chemical reaction-based thin film deposition method, which limits its practical device application. In this work, we developed an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process for MoO2 thin films exhibiting high crystallinity and a very high work function of 5.5 eV. A mechanism in which the metastable MoO2 phase is stabilized and crystallized was revealed based on the “template effect” by the interfacial layer formed on a substrate surface during the deposition process. Furthermore, the template effect governed not only the crystallinity but also the stoichiometry of the deposited thin film. By employing MoO2, a rutile TiO2 thin film exhibiting a dielectric constant as high as 150 was obtained, which is the highest value ever reported. The high work function was also attributed to leakage current suppression in the MIM capacitor. Therefore, the proposed MoO2 ALD is applicable to developing next-generation dynamic-random-access-memory devices.

Graphical abstract: Reliable high work-function molybdenum dioxide synthesis via template-effect-utilizing atomic layer deposition for next-generation electrode applications

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 May 2022
Accepted
07 Aug 2022
First published
08 Aug 2022

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 12957-12965

Reliable high work-function molybdenum dioxide synthesis via template-effect-utilizing atomic layer deposition for next-generation electrode applications

Y. W. Kim, A. J. Lee, D. H. Han, D. C. Lee, J. H. Hwang, Y. Kim, S. Moon, T. Youn, M. Lee and W. Jeon, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 12957 DOI: 10.1039/D2TC02104H

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