Method of making high dielectric constant insulators and capacitors using same.

摘要

An improved method of fabricating a stable high dielectric constant and low leakage dielectric material includes oxidizing at a temperature of about 400°C or higher a layer of a transition metal-silicon alloy having 40% to 90% transition metal by atomic weight to produce a silicate or homogeneous mixture. The mixture includes an oxide of the transition metal and silicon dioxide. The alloy may be deposited on, e.g., a semiconductor or an electrically conductive layer that is oxidation resistant, and the thickness of the mixture or oxidized alloy should be within the range of 5 to 50 nanometers. By depositing an electrically conductive layer on the homogeneous mixture, a capacitor having a high dielectric, low leakage dielectric medium is provided.