WO2023065542A1 - 半导体结构及其制作方法 - Google Patents
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- a semiconductor structure may include a memory cell, which typically includes a transistor, and a capacitor electrically coupled to the transistor.
- the capacitor stores data information, and the transistor controls reading and writing of the data information in the capacitor.
- the gate of the transistor is electrically connected with the word line (Word Line, referred to as WL), and the opening and closing of the transistor is controlled by the voltage on the word line; one of the source and the drain of the transistor is connected with the bit line (Bit Line, referred to as WL).
- BL bit line
- the other of the source and the drain is electrically connected to the capacitor, and the data information is stored or output through the bit line.
- a full-surround gate transistor includes a first conductive layer, a channel region, and a second conductive layer stacked in sequence, one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a source, and the other is a drain , the side surface of the channel region is surrounded by a dielectric layer, and the gate is arranged on the dielectric layer.
- the contact resistance between the above-mentioned transistor and other structures is relatively large, the current required by the transistor is relatively large, and the performance of the semiconductor structure is poor.
- embodiments of the present application provide a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof, which are used to improve the performance of the semiconductor structure.
- the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, which includes: providing a substrate; A first conductive layer, an insulating layer and a second conductive layer, at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a semi-metal layer; forming a channel layer covering the stacked structure, and covering the The dielectric layer of the channel layer; forming a word line extending along a first direction, the word line includes a plurality of contact portions and connecting portions connecting adjacent contact portions, the contact portions surround and contact the dielectric A side surface of the layer, the contact portion is opposite to at least part of the insulating layer.
- the first conductive layer, the insulating layer, the second conductive layer, the channel layer, the dielectric layer and the contact part form a vertical transistor
- the length of the channel layer can be increased by adjusting the height of the stacked structure, so as to improve the short channel of the transistor. effect to improve the performance of semiconductor structures.
- the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a semiconductor structure, which includes: a stacked structure, a channel layer covering the side surface of the stacked structure, a dielectric layer covering the side surface of the channel layer, and a ring A gate provided on the dielectric layer;
- the stacked structure includes a first conductive layer, an insulating layer and a second conductive layer stacked in sequence, one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a source, the other of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a drain, and at least one of the source and the drain is a half-metal layer.
- the first conductive layer, the insulating layer and the second conductive layer are stacked in sequence to form a laminated structure, one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a source, and the other is a drain , at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a semi-metal layer, which can reduce the contact resistance between the stacked structure and other structures on the one hand, and can also reduce the contact resistance of the first conductive layer and/or the second conductive layer on the other hand. contact resistance with the channel layer, thereby improving the performance of the semiconductor structure.
- the side surface of the stacked structure is covered with a channel layer
- the side surface of the channel layer is covered with a dielectric layer
- the dielectric layer is surrounded by a gate
- the stacked structure, channel layer, dielectric layer and gate form a vertical transistor , the length of the channel layer can be increased by adjusting the height of the stacked structure, so as to improve the short channel effect of the transistor and improve the performance of the semiconductor structure.
- Fig. 1 is the flowchart of the manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section after forming a second conductive layer in an embodiment of the present application
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a second conductive layer in an embodiment of the present application
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section after forming a stacked structure in an embodiment of the present application
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a stacked structure in an embodiment of the present application
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a channel layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section after forming a dielectric layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a dielectric layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section after word lines are formed in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after word lines are formed in the embodiment of the present application
- Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of the first section after forming the first initial support layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of the second section after forming the first initial support layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- Fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of the first cross-section after forming the first support layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a first support layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- 16 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section after forming an initial word line layer in an embodiment of the present application
- 17 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming an initial word line layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of the first cross-section after forming the first photoresist layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a first photoresist layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of the first cross-section after etching the mask layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of the second cross section after etching the mask layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section after forming an intermediate word line layer in an embodiment of the present application
- FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming an intermediate word line layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- 24 is a schematic diagram of the first cross-section after forming the second photoresist layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- 25 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a second photoresist layer in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram of a first cross-section after forming a contact hole in an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after forming a contact hole in an embodiment of the present application.
- 29 is a schematic diagram of a second cross-section after removing the second photoresist layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 30 is another schematic diagram of the first cross-section after the contact hole is formed in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 31 is another schematic diagram of the second cross-section after the formation of the contact hole in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 32 is a schematic diagram of the first cross-section after forming the third conductive layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- FIG. 33 is a schematic diagram of the second cross-section after forming the third conductive layer in the embodiment of the present application.
- a vertical transistor is formed, and at least one of the source and the drain in the vertical transistor is a half-metal layer, so as to reduce the contact between the vertical transistor and other The contact resistance of the structure, as well as the contact resistance inside the vertical transistor, thereby improving the performance of the semiconductor structure.
- an embodiment of the present application provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, the method includes the following steps:
- Step S101 providing a substrate.
- the substrate 10 can be a semiconductor body substrate.
- the substrate 10 can be a silicon substrate, a germanium substrate, a silicon germanium substrate, a gallium nitride substrate, a gallium arsenide substrate, a silicon on insulator (Silicon on Insulator, referred to as SOI) substrate or germanium on insulator (Germanium on Insulator, referred to as GOI) substrate.
- SOI silicon on Insulator
- GOI germanium on Insulator
- the substrate 10 may be doped or non-doped, for example, the substrate 10 may be an N-type substrate or a P-type substrate.
- the first section shown in FIG. 2 is a plane perpendicular to the second direction
- the second section shown in FIG. 3 is a plane parallel to the second direction.
- a plurality of bit lines 11 may also be disposed in the substrate 10 , and the plurality of bit lines 11 are spaced apart from each other and extend along the second direction. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of bit lines 11 extend in the horizontal direction (X direction shown in FIG. 3).
- the bit lines 11 may be exposed on the surface of the substrate 10 , as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the bit lines 11 are exposed on the upper surface of the substrate 10 so as to be electrically connected to other structures on the substrate 10 .
- a shallow trench isolation structure 12 (Shallow Trench Isolation, STI for short) is also disposed in the substrate 10 .
- the shallow trench isolation structure 12 is disposed between adjacent bit lines 11 to isolate the bit lines 11 .
- the filling material in the shallow trench isolation structure 12 may be an insulating material such as silicon nitride or silicon oxide.
- Step S102 forming a plurality of stacked structures arranged at intervals on the substrate, the stacked structure includes a first conductive layer, an insulating layer and a second conductive layer stacked in sequence, and at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer One is a semi-metal layer.
- the laminated structure 20 includes a first conductive layer 21 , an insulating layer 22 and a second conductive layer 23 .
- One of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is electrically connected to the capacitor, and the other of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is electrically connected to the bit line 11 (Bit Line, BL for short).
- the first conductive layer 21, the insulating layer 22 and the second conductive layer 23 are sequentially stacked along the vertical direction (Z direction shown in FIG. 5), the first conductive layer 21 is electrically connected to the bit line 11, and the second conductive layer 23 is electrically connected with the capacitor.
- the insulating layer 22 may be an oxide layer, for example, the material of the insulating layer 22 may be silicon oxide.
- At least one of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is a half-metal layer.
- the first conductive layer 21 is a half-metal layer
- the second conductive layer 23 is also a half-metal layer.
- the material of the semi-metal layer may be bismuth.
- the laminated structure 20 may be columnar, such as a cylinder, an elliptical column, a square column or a rectangular column, and the laminated structure 20 may be arranged in an array.
- a plurality of stacked structures 20 arranged at intervals are formed on the substrate 10, and the stacked structure 20 includes a first conductive layer 21, an insulating layer 22, and a second stacked layer arranged in sequence.
- Two conductive layers 23, at least one of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is a semi-metal layer and may include:
- a first conductive layer 21 , an insulating layer 22 and a second conductive layer 23 which are stacked are deposited on the substrate 10 .
- a first conductive layer 21 is deposited on the substrate 10
- an insulating layer 22 is deposited on the first conductive layer 21
- a second conductive layer 23 is deposited on the insulating layer 22 .
- the deposition can be chemical vapor deposition (Chemical Vapor Deposition, CVD for short), physical vapor deposition (Physical Vapor Deposition, PVD for short) or atomic layer deposition (Atomic Layer Deposition, ALD for short).
- the first conductive layer 21 , the insulating layer 22 and the second conductive layer 23 are then etched to form a plurality of stacked structures 20 arranged at intervals. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, dry etching or wet etching removes part of the first conductive layer 21, insulating layer 22 and second conductive layer 23, so that the remaining first conductive layer 21, insulating layer 22 and The second conductive layer 23 is separated to form a plurality of stacked structures 20 spaced apart from each other.
- Step S103 forming a channel layer covering the stacked structure and a dielectric layer covering the channel layer.
- the channel layer 30 covers the stacked structure 20
- the dielectric layer 40 covers the channel layer 30 .
- the channel layer 30 covers the side surfaces and the top surface of the stacked structure 20
- the dielectric layer 40 covers the side surfaces and the top surface of the channel layer 30 .
- the top surface refers to the surface away from the substrate 10 . 6 and 7, the channel layer 30 covers the outer peripheral surface of the first conductive layer 21, the outer peripheral surface of the insulating layer 22, and the outer peripheral surface of the second conductive layer 23, and the channel layer 30 also covers the second The top surface 24 of the conductive layer.
- the channel region is layered, and the material of the channel layer 30 may include molybdenum sulfide, such as molybdenum disulfide, and the material of the channel layer 30 may also be transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs).
- TMDs transition metal dichalcogenides
- the layered molybdenum sulfide has a high specific surface area, which is beneficial to overcome the short channel effect.
- the on-off ratio refers to the ratio of the on-state current to the off-state current of the device. Specifically, in a transistor, when the source and drain voltages are constant, the ratio between the source and drain currents measured when the gate voltage is applied and when the gate voltage is not applied is The ratio is the switch ratio.
- the material of the channel layer 30 is molybdenum sulfide, and the material of the semi-metal layer is bismuth.
- the material of the channel layer 30 is molybdenum sulfide, and the materials of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 are both bismuth. In this way, the energy barrier at the interface between the molybdenum sulfide and bismuth is reduced, and the channel layer 30 can be reduced. and the gap state (MIGS) between the first conductive layer 21, the channel layer 30 and the second conductive layer 23, thereby reducing the gap between the channel layer 30 and the first conductive layer 21, the channel layer 30 and the second conductive layer 23 contact resistance between them.
- MIGS gap state
- forming the channel layer 30 covering the laminated structure 20, and the dielectric layer 40 covering the channel layer 30 may include:
- a channel layer 30 is deposited on the stacked structure 20 and the substrate 10 , and the channel layer 30 covers the top surface and side surfaces of the stacked structure 20 and the top surface of the substrate 10 .
- the channel layer 30 is formed through a deposition process, and the channel layer 30 covers the top surface, the side surfaces of the stacked structure 20 , and the top surface of the substrate 10 .
- a dielectric layer 40 is then deposited on the channel layer 30 .
- a dielectric layer 40 is formed through a deposition process, and the dielectric layer 40 covers the entire surface of the channel layer 30 .
- Step S104 forming a word line extending along the first direction, the word line includes a plurality of contact portions and connecting portions connecting adjacent contact portions, the contact portions surround and contact the side surface of the dielectric layer, and the contact portions are in contact with at least part of the insulating layer correspond.
- word lines 63 are formed between the stacked structure 20 after the channel layer 30 and the dielectric layer 40 are formed. direction (Y direction shown in FIG. 10 ). As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 , the word line 63 includes a plurality of contact portions 64 and connecting portions 65 connecting adjacent contact portions 64 , wherein the contact portions 64 surround and contact the side surface of the dielectric layer 40 .
- the contact portion 64 corresponds to at least part of the insulating layer 22 , and the contact portion 64 is used as the gate of the transistor, that is, a part of the word line 63 is the gate.
- the orthographic projection of the insulating layer 22 in this direction and the orthographic projection of the contact portion 64 in this direction at least partially coincide, for example, the top of the contact portion 64
- the surface is lower than the top surface of the insulating layer 22 , and the bottom surface of the contact portion 64 is higher than the bottom surface of the insulating layer 22 .
- the first conductive layer 21, the insulating layer 22 and the second conductive layer 23 are sequentially stacked to form a laminated structure 20, and at least one of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is half
- the metal layer on the one hand, can reduce the contact resistance between the laminated structure 20 and other structures, and on the other hand, can also reduce the contact resistance between the first conductive layer 21 and/or the second conductive layer 23 and the channel layer 30, thereby improving Properties of semiconductor structures.
- the first conductive layer 21, the insulating layer 22, the second conductive layer 23, the channel layer 30, the dielectric layer 40 and the contact portion 64 form a vertical transistor, and the length of the channel layer 30 can be increased by adjusting the height of the stacked structure 20 , it is convenient to improve the short channel effect of the transistor and improve the performance of the semiconductor structure.
- a word line 63 extending along a first direction is formed, and the word line 63 includes a plurality of contact portions 64 and connecting portions 65 connecting adjacent contact portions 64 , the contact portion 64 surrounds and contacts the side surface of the dielectric layer 40, and before the step of the contact portion 64 facing at least part of the insulating layer 22, it also includes: filling between the stacked structure 20 covered with the channel layer 30 and the dielectric layer 40
- the first supporting layer 50 , the surface of the first supporting layer 50 facing away from the substrate 10 is higher than the surface of the first conductive layer 21 facing away from the substrate 10 , and lower than the surface of the insulating layer 22 facing away from the substrate 10 .
- the first support layer 50 can be used as a pad layer to increase the distance between the subsequently formed word line 63 and the substrate 10 , so that the bottom surface of the word line 63 is higher than the top of the first conductive layer 21
- the surface, that is, the surface of the word line 63 facing the substrate 10 is higher than the surface of the first conductive layer 21 facing away from the substrate 10 .
- the surface of the first support layer 50 facing away from the substrate 10 is lower than the surface of the insulating layer 22 facing away from the substrate 10, so that the bottom surface of the word line 63 is lower than the top surface of the first conductive layer 21, thereby ensuring that the word line 63 is in contact with the insulating layer. 22 relative.
- the material of the first support layer 50 can be silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride, and the first support layer 50 has a larger selectivity ratio to the dielectric layer 40, for example, the selectivity ratio of the first support layer 50 to the dielectric layer 40 is greater than 5, to avoid damage to the dielectric layer 40 when etching the first supporting layer 50, thereby reducing damage to the gate oxide layer of the transistor.
- a first support layer 50 is filled between the stacked structure 20 covered with the channel layer 30 and the dielectric layer 40 , and the first support layer 50 is away from the substrate.
- the surface of the bottom 10 is higher than the surface of the first conductive layer 21 facing away from the substrate 10, and lower than the surface of the insulating layer 22 facing away from the substrate 10 may include the following processes:
- a first initial support layer 51 is formed on the dielectric layer 40, the first initial support layer 51 is filled between the laminated structure 20 covered with the channel layer 30 and the dielectric layer 40, and the first initial support layer 51 covers the dielectric layer 40 of the top surface.
- a first initial support layer 51 is formed by deposition, and the first initial support layer 51 is filled between the laminated structures 20 covered with the channel layer 30 and the dielectric layer 40.
- the first initial support layer 51 The top surface of the dielectric layer 40 is also covered. Specifically, the upper surface of the first initial support layer 51 is higher than the upper surface of the dielectric layer 40 .
- first initial support layer 51 After the first initial support layer 51 is formed, part of the first initial support layer 51 is removed, and the remaining first initial support layer 51 forms the first support layer 50 . As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 , along the direction perpendicular to the substrate 10, dry etching or wet etching removes part of the first initial support layer 51, leaving the stack covered with the channel layer 30 and the dielectric layer 40. Part of the first initial support layer 51 between the layer structures 20 and the remaining first initial support layer 51 form the first support layer 50 .
- the contact portion 64 and the connecting portion 65 connecting adjacent contact portions 64, the contact portion 64 surrounds and contacts the side surface of the dielectric layer 40, and the contact portion 64 is opposite to at least part of the insulating layer 22 may include the following steps:
- Step S1041 forming an initial word line layer covering the first supporting layer and the dielectric layer.
- an initial word line layer 61 is formed through a deposition process, and the initial word line layer 61 covers the first supporting layer 50 and the dielectric layer 40 .
- the initial word line layer 61 covers the top surface of the first supporting layer 50 and covers the side surface and the top surface of the dielectric layer 40 .
- Step S1042 removing part of the initial word line layer on the first supporting layer along the first direction, so that the initial word line layer forms a plurality of intermediate word line layers arranged at intervals.
- part of the initial word line layer 61 located on the first support layer 50 is removed, so that the initial word line layer 61 forms a plurality of intermediate word line layers 62 arranged at intervals, and each intermediate word line layer 62 is along the Extending in the first direction, that is, part of the initial word line layer 61 on the first supporting layer 50 is removed along the first direction, and the remaining initial word line layer 61 forms an intermediate word line layer 62 .
- part of the initial word line layer 61 located on the first support layer 50 is removed along the first direction, so that the initial word line layer 61 forms a plurality of intermediate word line layers 62 arranged at intervals.
- a mask layer 71 covering the initial word line layer 61 is formed, the mask layer 71 is filled between the stacked structure 20 covered with the channel layer 30, the dielectric layer 40 and the initial word line layer 61, and the mask layer 71 covers the initial The top surface of the word line layer 61 .
- a mask layer 71 is deposited on the initial word line layer 61, and the mask layer 71 is filled between the stacked structure 20 of the channel layer 30, the dielectric layer 40 and the initial word line layer 61, The mask layer 71 also covers the top surface of the initial word line layer 61 .
- the top surface of the mask layer 71 is higher than the top surface of the initial word line layer 61 .
- a first photoresist layer 72 is formed on the mask layer 71, the first photoresist layer 72 has a groove 73 extending along the first direction, and the front surface of the groove 73 on the substrate 10 is The projection does not overlap with the orthographic projection of the initial word line layer 61 on the side surface of the stacked structure 20 on the substrate 10 .
- the mask layer 71 is etched using the first photoresist layer 72 as a mask.
- the pattern on the first photoresist layer 72 is transferred to the mask layer 71, as shown in Figure 20 and Figure 21, the mask layer 71 is formed
- the initial word line layer 61 is exposed in the pattern.
- the initial word line layer 61 is etched using the etched mask layer 71 as a mask to form the middle word line layer 62 .
- Anisotropic etching is used to remove part of the initial word line layer 61 on the first support layer 50 , as shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 , the remaining initial word line layer 61 forms an intermediate word line layer 62 . Gaps between the plurality of middle word line layers 62 expose the first supporting layer 50 .
- Step S1043 removing the middle word line layer on the top surface of the dielectric layer, and part of the middle word line layer on the side surface of the dielectric layer away from the substrate, and the remaining middle word line layer forms a word line.
- the middle word line layer 62 on the top surface of the dielectric layer 40 and the upper part of the middle word line layer 62 on the side surface of the dielectric layer 40 are removed by etching, and the remaining middle word line layer 62 forms the word line 63 .
- the top surface of the word line 63 is lower than the top surface of the insulating layer 22 , and the word line 63 is opposite to the insulating layer 22 .
- a word line 63 extending along the first direction is formed, and the word line 63 includes a plurality of contact portions 64 and a connection portion 65 connecting adjacent contact portions 64, the contact portion 64 and the stack
- the manufacturing method of the semiconductor structure further includes:
- a second support layer 81 covering the word lines 63 , the first support layer 50 , and the dielectric layer 40 is formed. As shown in Figure 24 and Figure 25, deposit the second supporting layer 81, the second supporting layer 81 covers the word line 63, the first supporting layer 50 and the dielectric layer 40, the top surface of the second supporting layer 81 is higher than the dielectric layer 40 top surface. The surface of the second support layer 81 facing away from the substrate 10 can be flush. Exemplarily, the second support layer 81 is planarized, such as chemical mechanical polishing (CMP for short), so that the surface of the second support layer 81 The top surface is flush.
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- the material of the second support layer 81 can be the same as the material of the first support layer 50, both are insulating materials, so that the second support layer 81 and the first support layer 50 are integrated, and the second support layer 81 and the first support layer 50 Each word line 63 is covered and isolated to insulate each word line 63 .
- a second photoresist layer 82 is formed on the second support layer 81 , the second photoresist layer 82 has a plurality of openings 83 , and the openings 83 are opposite to the stacked structure 20 .
- a second photoresist layer 82 is formed on the second supporting layer 81, the second photoresist layer 82 has a plurality of openings 83, and the plurality of openings 83 and the plurality of stacked structures 20 are respectively Correspondingly, and the opening 83 is opposite to the corresponding stacked structure 20 .
- each opening 83 on the substrate 10 is located within the orthographic projection of its corresponding stacked structure 20 on the substrate 10, or, the orthographic projection of each opening 83 on the substrate 10 and its corresponding stacked structure 20 The orthographic projections on the substrate 10 are superimposed.
- the second photoresist layer 82 After forming the second photoresist layer 82, use the second photoresist layer 82 as a mask to etch the second supporting layer 81, the dielectric layer 40 and the channel layer 30 to form a contact hole 84, which exposes the second Conductive layer 23. As shown in FIG. 26 and FIG. 27 , the contact hole 84 penetrates through the second support layer 81 , the dielectric layer 40 and the channel layer 30 to expose the second conductive layer 23 . While forming the contact hole 84, the second photoresist layer 82 is also removed, or, after the contact hole 84 is formed, the second photoresist layer 82 is removed. As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29 , after removing the second photoresist layer 82 , the top surface of the second supporting layer 81 is exposed.
- the area of the opening 83 of the contact hole 84 is larger than the area of the bottom of the contact hole 84 , that is, the upper part of the contact hole 84 has a larger width and the lower part has a smaller width.
- the width of the upper part of the third conductive layer 90 is larger, and the width of the operation window is increased to facilitate alignment with the capacitor.
- the width of the lower portion of the third conductive layer 90 is smaller, which can reduce the critical dimension of the transistor.
- the cross-sectional shape of the contact hole 84 may be an inverted trapezoid with a large top and a small bottom.
- the cross-sectional shape of the contact hole 84 can also be a connected rectangle and trapezoid, the rectangle is set on the side of the trapezoid close to the substrate 10, and the bottom of the rectangle coincides with the upper bottom of the trapezoid.
- a third conductive layer 90 is formed in the contact hole 84, and the third conductive layer 90 is electrically connected to the second conductive layer.
- a third conductive layer 90 is deposited in the contact hole 84 , and the third conductive layer 90 is in contact with the second conductive layer 23 to realize electrical connection between the third conductive layer 90 and the second conductive layer 23 .
- the third conductive layer 90 may be a capacitor contact pad, and a capacitor is formed on the third conductive layer 90 .
- the embodiment of the present application further provides a semiconductor structure, which includes: a stacked structure 20 , a channel layer 30 , a dielectric layer 40 and a gate.
- the stacked structure 20 is disposed on a substrate 10, and the substrate 10 is used to support the stacked structure 20, and the substrate 10 may be a semiconductor substrate, such as a silicon substrate.
- a plurality of bit lines 11 may also be arranged in the substrate 10 , the plurality of bit lines 11 are spaced apart from each other, and the plurality of bit lines 11 extend along the second direction (direction X shown in FIG. 11 ).
- the bit lines 11 may be exposed on the surface of the substrate 10 so as to be electrically connected to other structures on the substrate 10 .
- a shallow trench isolation structure 12 may also be provided between adjacent bit lines 11 , and the bit lines 11 are isolated by the shallow trench isolation structure 12 .
- a plurality of stacked structures 20 are disposed on the substrate 10 , and each stacked structure 20 is arranged at intervals.
- the stacked structure 20 includes a first conductive layer 21 , an insulating layer 22 and a second conductive layer 23 which are stacked. As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , along the direction away from the substrate 10 , the first conductive layer 21 , the insulating layer 22 and the second conductive layer 23 are arranged in sequence.
- One of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is a source
- the other of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is a drain
- at least one of the source and the drain is a half-metal layer
- the material of the semi-metal layer may be bismuth
- the material of the insulating layer 22 may be silicon oxide.
- the laminated structure 20 may be columnar, such as cylinder, elliptical column, square column or rectangular column, and the laminated structure 20 may be arranged in an array.
- the side surface of the stacked structure 20 is covered with a channel layer 30, and a channel region is formed around the channel layer 30 on the side surface of the stacked structure 20 to provide a conductive channel between the source and the drain, so that the current carrying Electrons can move from source to drain or from drain to source.
- the channel region is layered, and the material of the channel layer 30 may include molybdenum sulfide, such as molybdenum disulfide. There is a band gap in the layered molybdenum sulfide, and the field effect transistor formed by it has a high switching ratio.
- the channel layer 30 is made of molybdenum sulfide, and the source and drain are made of bismuth, so as to reduce the gap state and energy barrier between the channel layer 30 and the source, and between the channel layer 30 and the drain, Thereby reducing the contact resistance between the channel layer 30 and the source, and between the channel layer 30 and the drain.
- the side surface of the channel layer 30 is covered with a dielectric layer 40, which may be an oxide layer, and the dielectric layer 40 located on the side surface of the channel layer 30 forms a gate oxide layer.
- a dielectric layer 40 which may be an oxide layer
- the dielectric layer 40 located on the side surface of the channel layer 30 forms a gate oxide layer.
- the material of the dielectric layer 40 is silicon oxide.
- the dielectric layer 40 is surrounded by a gate, and the gate surrounds the side surface of the dielectric layer 40 and is in contact with the side surface of the dielectric layer 40 .
- the gate is opposite to at least part of the insulating layer 22, and along a direction perpendicular to the substrate 10 (direction Z shown in FIG. 10 ), the orthographic projection of the dielectric layer 40 in this direction and the orthographic projection of the gate in this direction at least partially overlap.
- the top surface of the gate is lower than the top surface of the dielectric layer 40
- the bottom surface of the gate is higher than the bottom surface of the dielectric layer 40 .
- the semiconductor structure in the embodiment of the present application further includes a word line 63, and the word line 63 extends along the first direction.
- the word line 63 includes a contact portion 64 and a connection portion 65 connecting two adjacent contact portions 64, wherein the contact portion 64 is The gate ring disposed on the dielectric layer 40, that is, a part of the word line 63 is the gate. It can be understood that, along the first direction, the connecting portion 65 is spaced apart from the gates, and the connecting portion 65 connects a plurality of gates in the first direction to form a word line 63 .
- the word line 63 is disposed on the first support layer 50, the first support layer 50 is located below the word line 63, and is filled with the dielectric layer 40 and the channel layer. 30 between the stacked structures 20 to pad the word lines 63 .
- the word line 63 may also be covered with a second supporting layer 81 , and the second supporting layer 81 and the first supporting layer 50 electrically isolate the word line 63 .
- the material of the second supporting layer 81 may be the same as that of the first supporting layer 50 , so that the second supporting layer 81 and the first supporting layer 50 are integrated.
- the second support layer 81 also covers the dielectric layer 40, the second support layer 81 has a contact hole, the contact hole penetrates the dielectric layer 40 and the channel layer 30, to expose the second conductive layer of the laminated structure 20.
- the third conductive layer 90 is filled in the contact hole, and one end of the third conductive layer 90 is in contact with the second conductive layer 23, so as to realize the electrical connection between the third conductive layer 90 and the second conductive layer 23, and the other end of the third conductive layer 90 Capacitors can be connected.
- the first conductive layer 21, the insulating layer 22 and the second conductive layer 23 are stacked in sequence to form a laminated structure 20, and one of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is a source , the other is the drain, and at least one of the first conductive layer 21 and the second conductive layer 23 is a semi-metal layer, which can reduce the contact resistance between the laminated structure 20 and other structures on the one hand, and can also reduce the first The contact resistance between the conductive layer 21 and/or the second conductive layer 23 and the channel layer 30 is improved, thereby improving the performance of the semiconductor structure.
- the side surface of the stacked structure 20 is covered with a channel layer 30, and the side surface of the channel layer 30 is covered with a dielectric layer 40, and a gate is arranged on the dielectric layer 40.
- the stacked structure 20, the channel layer 30, the dielectric layer The layer 40 and the gate form a vertical transistor, and the length of the channel layer 30 can be increased by adjusting the height of the stacked structure 20, so as to improve the short channel effect of the transistor and improve the performance of the semiconductor structure.
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- 一种半导体结构的制作方法,包括:提供衬底;在所述衬底上形成多个间隔设置的叠层结构,所述叠层结构包括依次层叠设置的第一导电层、绝缘层和第二导电层,所述第一导电层和所述第二导电层中的至少一个为半金属层;形成覆盖所述叠层结构的沟道层,以及覆盖所述沟道层的介质层;形成沿第一方向延伸的字线,所述字线包括多个接触部和连接相邻的所述接触部的连接部,所述接触部环绕且接触所述介质层的侧表面,所述接触部与至少部分所述绝缘层相对。
- 根据权利要求1所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,所述沟道层的材质包括硫化钼,和/或所述半金属层的材质包括铋。
- 根据权利要求1所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,形成覆盖所述叠层结构的沟道层,以及覆盖所述沟道层的介质层的步骤包括:在所述叠层结构和所述衬底上沉积所述沟道层,所述沟道层覆盖所述叠层结构的顶表面、侧表面,以及所述衬底的顶表面;在所述沟道层上沉积所述介质层。
- 根据权利要求3所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,形成沿第一方向延伸的字线,所述字线包括多个接触部和连接相邻的所述接触部的连接部,所述接触部环绕且接触所述介质层的侧表面,所述接触部与至少部分所述绝缘层相对的步骤之前,还包括:在覆盖有所述沟道层和所述介质层的所述叠层结构之间填充第一支撑层,所述第一支撑层背离所述衬底的表面高于所述第一导电层背离所述衬底的表面,且低于所述绝缘层背离所述衬底的表面。
- 根据权利要求4所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,在覆盖有所述沟道层和所述介质层的所述叠层结构之间填充第一支撑层,所述第一支撑层背离所述衬底的表面高于所述第一导电层背离所述衬底的表面,且低于所述绝缘层背离所述衬底的表面的步骤包括:在所述介质层上形成第一初始支撑层,所述第一初始支撑层填充在覆盖有所述沟道层和所述介质层的所述叠层结构之间,且所述第一初始支撑 层覆盖所述介质层的顶表面;去除部分所述第一初始支撑层,保留的所述第一初始支撑层形成所述第一支撑层。
- 根据权利要求4所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,形成沿第一方向延伸的字线,所述字线包括多个接触部和连接相邻的所述接触部的连接部,所述接触部环绕且接触所述介质层的侧表面,所述接触部与至少部分所述绝缘层相对的步骤包括:形成覆盖所述第一支撑层和所述介质层的初始字线层;沿第一方向去除位于所述第一支撑层上的部分所述初始字线层,以使所述初始字线层形成多条间隔设置的中间字线层;去除所述介质层的顶表面上的所述中间字线层,以及所述介质层的侧表面上远离所述衬底的部分所述中间字线层,保留的所述中间字线层形成字线。
- 根据权利要求6所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,沿第一方向去除位于所述第一支撑层上的部分所述初始字线层,以使所述初始字线层间断,形成多条间隔设置的中间字线层的步骤包括:形成覆盖所述初始字线层的掩膜层,所述掩膜层填充在覆盖有所述沟道层、所述介质层和所述初始字线层的所述叠层结构之间,且所述掩膜层覆盖所述初始字线层的顶表面;在所述掩膜层上形成第一光刻胶层,所述第一光刻胶层具有沿第一方向延伸的沟槽,所述沟槽在所述衬底上的正投影与位于所述叠层结构侧表面的初始字线层在所述衬底上的正投影不相重叠;以所述第一光刻胶层为掩膜,刻蚀所述掩膜层;以刻蚀后的所述掩膜层为掩膜,刻蚀所述初始字线层,以形成所述中间字线层。
- 根据权利要求4所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,形成沿第一方向延伸的字线,所述字线包括多个接触部和连接相邻的所述接触部的连接部,所述接触部环绕且接触所述介质层的侧表面,所述接触部与至少部分所述绝缘层相对的步骤之后,还包括:形成覆盖所述字线、所述第一支撑层,以及所述介质层的第二支撑层,所述第二支撑层背离所述衬底的表面齐平;在所述第二支撑层上形成第二光刻胶层,所述第二光刻胶层具有多个开口,所述开口与所述叠层结构正对;以所述第二光刻胶层为掩膜,刻蚀所述第二支撑层、所述介质层和所述沟道层,形成接触孔,所述接触孔暴露所述第二导电层;在所述接触孔内形成第三导电层,所述第三导电层与所述第二导电电连接。
- 根据权利要求8所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,所述接触孔的开口的面积大于所述接触孔的底部的面积。
- 根据权利要求9所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,以垂直于所述衬底的平面为截面,所述接触孔的截面形状包括相连接的矩形和梯形,所述矩形设置在所述梯形靠近所述衬底的一侧,所述矩形的底边与所述梯形的上底相重合。
- 根据权利要求1所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,所述衬底内设置有多条间隔设置的位线,所述位线沿第二方向延伸;沿所述第二方向,每条所述位线上至少设置有一个所述叠层结构,所述第一导电层与所述位线电连接。
- 根据权利要求11所述的半导体结构的制作方法,其中,所述衬底内还设置有浅槽隔离结构,所述浅槽隔离结构设置在相邻的所述位线之间。
- 一种半导体结构,包括:叠层结构、覆盖所述叠层结构的侧表面的沟道层、覆盖所述沟道层的侧表面的介质层,以及环设在所述介质层上的栅极;所述叠层结构包括依次层叠设置的第一导电层、绝缘层和第二导电层,所述第一导电层和所述第二导电层中的一个为源极,所述第一导电层和所述第二导电层中的另一个为漏极,所述源极和所述漏极中的至少一个为半金属层。
- 根据权利要求13所述的半导体结构,其中,所述沟道层的材质包括硫化钼,和/或所述半金属层的材质包括铋。
- 根据权利要求13所述的半导体结构,其中,所述半导体结构还包括字线和位线;所述位线设置在衬底中,所述叠层结构设置在所述衬底上,所述源极和所述漏极中的一个与所述位线电连接,所述字线包括栅极以及连接相邻 的两个所述栅极之间的连接部。
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