K. Watanabe et al., DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ANNEALING PROCESS TO ALLOW NEW TOP ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR SRBI2TA2O9 CAPACITORS, Integrated ferroelectrics, 17(1-4), 1997, pp. 451-460
Using the Rapid Thermal Annealing (RTA) process, a technique has been
established to obtain SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) films which showed well-shaped
hysteresis curves without a postannealing process after top electrode
deposition, maintaining high remanent polarization (Pr) values, RTA co
nditions were optimized for nucleation of SBT. The effect of a seed la
yer on the film properties became obvious. This process allowed top el
ectrode materials other than Pt. High remanent polarization (Pr) value
s could be also obtained with Pd top electrodes.