Abstract:
Alumina is a high-
k material that can be used in high-density MIM capacitors. It has a large bandgap and good thermal stability, and can effectively reduce leakage current. Alumina film was prepared by electron beam evaporation, and 10 nm Al
2O
3 metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors were prepared. The capacitance-voltage (
C-
V) and current-voltage (
I-
V) characteristic curves of the MIM capacitors without annealing, 250 ℃, 300 ℃, and 350 ℃ nitrogen atmosphere annealing were tested. The experiment shows that 300 ℃ annealing can achieve the best comprehensive performance of MIM capacitors, reduces the secondary nonlinear voltage characteristic parameters by 85%, and the leakage current by more than two orders of magnitude, thereby effectively improving the electrical performance of thin film capacitors.