The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration

The need for integrated passive devices (IPDs) emerges from the increasing consumer demand for electronic product miniaturization. Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors are vital components of IPD systems. Developing new materials and technologies is essential for advancing capacitor characteristic...

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Main Authors: Kirill Kamnev, Zdenek Pytlicek, Maria Bendova, Jan Prasek, Francesc Gispert-Guirado, Eduard Llobet, Alexander Mozalev
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2162324
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Maria Bendova
Jan Prasek
Francesc Gispert-Guirado
Eduard Llobet
Alexander Mozalev
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description The need for integrated passive devices (IPDs) emerges from the increasing consumer demand for electronic product miniaturization. Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors are vital components of IPD systems. Developing new materials and technologies is essential for advancing capacitor characteristics and co-integrating with other electronic passives. Here we present an innovative electrochemical technology joined with the sputter-deposition of Al and Zr layers to synthesize novel planar nanocomposite metal-oxide dielectrics consisting of ZrO2 nanorods self-embedded into the nanoporous Al2O3 matrix such that its pores are entirely filled with zirconium oxide. The technology is utilized in MIM capacitors characterized by modern surface and interface analysis techniques and electrical measurements. In the 95–480 nm thickness range, the best-achieved MIM device characteristics are the one-layer capacitance density of 112 nF·cm−2, the loss tangent of 4·10−3 at frequencies up to 1 MHz, the leakage current density of 40 pA·cm−2, the breakdown field strength of up to 10 MV·cm−1, the energy density of 100 J·cm−3, the quadratic voltage coefficient of capacitance of 4 ppm·V−2, and the temperature coefficient of capacitance of 480 ppm·K−1 at 293–423 K at 1 MHz. The outstanding performance, stability, and tunable capacitors’ characteristics allow for their application in low-pass filters, coupling/decoupling/bypass circuits, RC oscillators, energy-storage devices, ultrafast charge/discharge units, or high-precision analog-to-digital converters. The capacitor technology based on the non-porous planar anodic-oxide dielectrics complements the electrochemical conception of IPDs that combined, until now, the anodized aluminum interconnection, microresistors, and microinductors, all co-related in one system for use in portable electronic devices.
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spelling doaj-art-d71da1ebe58e45beb7ecd0eb23c7a1b52025-08-20T03:40:17ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScience and Technology of Advanced Materials1468-69961878-55142023-12-0124110.1080/14686996.2022.2162324The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integrationKirill Kamnev0Zdenek Pytlicek1Maria Bendova2Jan Prasek3Francesc Gispert-Guirado4Eduard Llobet5Alexander Mozalev6CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech RepublicCEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech RepublicCEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech RepublicCEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech RepublicSRCiT, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, SpainMINOS-EMaS, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, SpainCEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech RepublicThe need for integrated passive devices (IPDs) emerges from the increasing consumer demand for electronic product miniaturization. Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors are vital components of IPD systems. Developing new materials and technologies is essential for advancing capacitor characteristics and co-integrating with other electronic passives. Here we present an innovative electrochemical technology joined with the sputter-deposition of Al and Zr layers to synthesize novel planar nanocomposite metal-oxide dielectrics consisting of ZrO2 nanorods self-embedded into the nanoporous Al2O3 matrix such that its pores are entirely filled with zirconium oxide. The technology is utilized in MIM capacitors characterized by modern surface and interface analysis techniques and electrical measurements. In the 95–480 nm thickness range, the best-achieved MIM device characteristics are the one-layer capacitance density of 112 nF·cm−2, the loss tangent of 4·10−3 at frequencies up to 1 MHz, the leakage current density of 40 pA·cm−2, the breakdown field strength of up to 10 MV·cm−1, the energy density of 100 J·cm−3, the quadratic voltage coefficient of capacitance of 4 ppm·V−2, and the temperature coefficient of capacitance of 480 ppm·K−1 at 293–423 K at 1 MHz. The outstanding performance, stability, and tunable capacitors’ characteristics allow for their application in low-pass filters, coupling/decoupling/bypass circuits, RC oscillators, energy-storage devices, ultrafast charge/discharge units, or high-precision analog-to-digital converters. The capacitor technology based on the non-porous planar anodic-oxide dielectrics complements the electrochemical conception of IPDs that combined, until now, the anodized aluminum interconnection, microresistors, and microinductors, all co-related in one system for use in portable electronic devices.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2162324Anodizingporous anodic aluminaAl2O3-ZrO2nanocomposite filmsMIM capacitorsdielectric
spellingShingle Kirill Kamnev
Zdenek Pytlicek
Maria Bendova
Jan Prasek
Francesc Gispert-Guirado
Eduard Llobet
Alexander Mozalev
The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Anodizing
porous anodic alumina
Al2O3-ZrO2
nanocomposite films
MIM capacitors
dielectric
title The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration
title_full The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration
title_fullStr The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration
title_full_unstemmed The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration
title_short The planar anodic Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration
title_sort planar anodic al2o3 zro2 nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration
topic Anodizing
porous anodic alumina
Al2O3-ZrO2
nanocomposite films
MIM capacitors
dielectric
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2162324
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