Abstract:
A method of forming a dielectric material, comprising doping a zirconium oxide material, using a dopant precursor selected from the group consisting of Ti(NMe2)4; Ti(NMeEt)4; Ti(NEt2)4; TiCl4; tBuN=Nb(NEt2)3; tBuN=Nb(NMe2)3; t-BuN=Nb(NEtMe)3; t- AmN=Nb(NEt2)3; t-AmN=Nb(NEtMe)3; t-AmN=Nb(NMe2)3; t-AmN=Nb(OBu-t)3; Nb-13; Nb(NEt2)4; Nb(NEt2)5; Nb(N(CH3)2)5; Nb(OC2H5)5; Nb(thd)(OPr-i)4; SiH(OMe)3; SiCU; Si(NMe2)4; (Me3Si)2NH; GeRax(ORb)4.x wherein x is from 0 to 4, each Ra is independently selected from H or C1-C8 alkyl and each Rb is independently selected from C1-C8 alkyl; GeCl4; Ge(NRa 2)4 wherein each Ra is independently selected from H and C1-C8 alkyl; and (Rb 3Ge)2NH wherein each Rb is independently selected from C1-C8 alkyl; bis(N,N'-diisopropyl-1,3-propanediamide) titanium; and tetrakis(isopropylmethylamido) titanium; wherein Me is methyl, Et is ethyl, Pr-i is isopropyl, t-Bu is tertiary butyl, t-Am is tertiary amyl, and thd is 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate. Doped zirconium oxide materials of the present disclosure are usefully employed in ferroelectric capacitors and dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices.
Abstract:
A method and low pH compositions for removing bulk and/or hardened photoresist material from microelectronic devices have been developed. The low pH compositions include at least one mineral acid and at least one oxidizing agent. The low pH compositions effectively remove the hardened photoresist material while not damaging the underlying silicon-containing layer(s).