Abstract: Methods of fabricating a lanthanum oxide layer, and methods of fabricating a MOSFET and/or a capacitor especially adapted for semiconductor applications using such a lanthanum oxide layer are disclosed. The methods include a preliminary step of disposing a semiconductor substrate into a chamber. Tris(bis(trimethylsilyl)amino)Lanthanum as a lanthanum precursor is then injected into the chamber such that the lanthanum precursor is chemisorbed on the semiconductor substrate. Then, after carrying out a first purge of the chamber, at least one oxidizer is injected into the chamber such that the oxidizer is chemisorbed with the lanthanum precursor on the semiconductor substrate. Then, the chamber is purged a second time.

Abstract: There are provided methods of fabricating a silicon-doped metal oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate using an atomic layer deposition technique. The methods include an operation of repeatedly performing a metal oxide layer formation cycle K times and an operation of repeatedly performing a silicon-doped metal oxide layer formation cycle Q times. At least one of the values K and Q is an integer of 2 or more. K and Q are integers ranging from 1 to about 10 respectively. The metal oxide layer formation cycle includes the steps of supplying a metal source gas to a reactor containing the substrate, and then injecting an oxide gas into the reactor. The silicon-doped metal oxide layer formation cycle includes supplying a metal source gas including silicon into a reactor containing the substrate, and then injecting an oxide gas into the reactor.

Abstract: In a capacitor, and a method of fabricating the same, the capacitor includes a lower electrode, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer includes a lower dielectric region contacting the lower electrode, an upper dielectric region contacting the upper electrode, and at least one middle dielectric region between the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region, the at least one middle dielectric region having a less crystalline region than both the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region.

Abstract: In a capacitor, and a method of fabricating the same, the capacitor includes a lower electrode, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer includes a lower dielectric region contacting the lower electrode, an upper dielectric region contacting the upper electrode, and at least one middle dielectric region between the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region, the at least one middle dielectric region having a less crystalline region than both the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region.

Abstract: A dielectric multilayer structure of a microelectronic device, in which a leakage current characteristic and a dielectric constant are improved, is provided in an embodiment. The dielectric multilayer structure includes a lower dielectric layer, which is made of amorphous silicate (M1-xSixOy) or amorphous silicate nitride (M1-xSixOyNz), and an upper dielectric layer which is formed on top of the lower dielectric layer and which is made of amorphous metal oxide (M?Oy) or amorphous metal oxynitride (M?OyNz).

Abstract: In a capacitor, and a method of fabricating the same, the capacitor includes a lower electrode, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer includes a lower dielectric region contacting the lower electrode, an upper dielectric region contacting the upper electrode, and at least one middle dielectric region between the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region, the at least one middle dielectric region having a less crystalline region than both the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region.

Abstract: Methods of fabricating a lanthanum oxide layer, and methods of fabricating a MOSFET and/or a capacitor especially adapted for semiconductor applications using such a lanthanum oxide layer are disclosed. The methods include a preliminary step of disposing a semiconductor substrate into a chamber. Tris(bis(trimethylsilyl)amino)Lanthanum as a lanthanum precursor is then injected into the chamber such that the lanthanum precursor is chemisorbed on the semiconductor substrate. Then, after carrying out a first purge of the chamber, at least one oxidizer is injected into the chamber such that the oxidizer is chemisorbed with the lanthanum precursor on the semiconductor substrate. Then, the chamber is purged a second time.

Abstract: In a capacitor, and a method of fabricating the same, the capacitor includes a lower electrode, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer includes a lower dielectric region contacting the lower electrode, an upper dielectric region contacting the upper electrode, and at least one middle dielectric region between the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region, the at least one middle dielectric region having a less crystalline region than both the lower dielectric region and the upper dielectric region.