Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
FERROELECTRIC TUNNEL JUNCTION DEVICES WITH METAL-FE INTERFACE LAYER AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME

Abstract:

A memory device, transistor, and methods of making the same, the memory device including a memory device including: a ferroelectric (FE) structure including: a dielectric layer, an FE layer disposed on the dielectric layer, and an interface metal layer disposed on the FE layer, in which the interface metal layer comprises W, Mo, Ru, TaN, or a combination thereof to induce the FE layer to have an orthorhombic phase; and a top electrode layer disposed on the interface metal.