摘要 |
The invention relates to a process for increasing the surface area of a silicon layer for a charge storage electrode by forming a silicon layer having a highly granulated surface and which comprises depositing an alloy layer comprising an A-material 2X and a B-material 2Y on a first insulating layer 1 which is deposited on a substrate. The depositing of the alloy layer takes place at a predetermined temperature to form a plurality of B-material 2Y precipitations on the insulating layer 1 and an A-material 2X layer on the plurality of B-material 2Y precipitations and on a plurality of first insulating layer surfaces not covered by the plurality of B-material 2Y precipitations. The resulting structure is then cooled, preferably to room temperature. The solubility of the B-material 2Y, which may be considered as the solute, is extremely limited in the A-material 2X, which may be considered as the solvent. The A-material 2X is selectively removed from the plurality of first insulating layer surfaces and from the plurality of B-material 2Y precipitations deposited on the insulating layer 1 to expose the plurality of first insulating layer surfaces and the plurality of B-material 2Y precipitations deposited on the first insulating layer to define a highly granulated surface. A silicon layer 3 for charge storage electrode is deposited on the resulting surface comprising the highly granulated surface thereby forming a highly granulated silicon surface to provide, in use, a conducting layer for charge storage electrode whereby the capacitance of the capacitor for a semiconductor device is increased per unit area.
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