Patterning contacts in carbon nanotube devices

    公开(公告)号:GB2495826B

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-20

    申请号:GB201218064

    申请日:2012-10-09

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method to fabricate a carbon nanotube (CNT)-based transistor includes providing a substrate having a CNT disposed over a surface; forming a protective electrically insulating layer over the CNT and forming a first multi-layer resist stack (MLRS) over the protective electrically insulating layer. The first MLRS includes a bottom layer, an intermediate layer and a top layer of resist. The method further includes patterning and selectively removing a portion of the first MLRS to define an opening for a gate stack while leaving the bottom layer; selectively removing a portion of the protective electrically insulating layer within the opening to expose a first portion of the CNT; forming the gate stack within the opening and upon the exposed first portion of the carbon nanotube, followed by formation of source and drain contacts also in accordance with the inventive method so as to expose second and third portions of the CNT.

    Patterning contacts in carbon nanotube based transistor devices

    公开(公告)号:GB2495826A

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-24

    申请号:GB201218064

    申请日:2012-10-09

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate 10 having a carbon nanotube 14 disposed over a surface; the carbon nanotube 14 is partially disposed within a protective electrically insulating layer 16; the structure further includes a gate stack disposed over the substrate 10; a first portion of a length of the carbon nanotube 14 not covered by the protective electrically insulating layer 16 passes through the gate stack; source and drain contacts are disposed adjacent to the gate stack, where second and third portions of the length of carbon nanotube 14 not covered by the protective electrically insulating layer 16 are electrically coupled to the source and drain contacts; the gate stack and the source and drain contacts are contained within the protective electrically insulating layer 16 and within an electrically insulating organic planarization layer 18 that is disposed over the protective electrically insulating layer 16. Also disclosed is a method to fabricate said carbon nanotube-based transistor. Wherein the gate stack may comprise a gate electrode 26 and gate insulator 24, where the gate insulator may comprise a high-k material.

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