Abstract: Semiconductor device may include a landing pad and a lower electrode that is on and is connected to the landing pad and includes an outer portion and an inner portion inside the outer portion. The outer portion includes first and second regions. The semiconductor devices may also include a dielectric film on the first region of the outer portion on the lower electrode and an upper electrode on the dielectric film. The first region of the outer portion of the lower electrode may include a silicon (Si) dopant, the dielectric film does not extend along the second region of the outer portion. A concentration of the silicon dopant in the first region of the outer portion is different from a concentration of the silicon dopant in the second region of the outer portion and is higher than a concentration of the silicon dopant in the inner portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and fabrication methods for the same. The semiconductor devices may include a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially stacked on a semiconductor substrate. The bottom electrode includes a first doping region in contact with the dielectric layer, a main region spaced apart from the dielectric layer by the first doping region intervening therebetween, and a second doping region between the first doping region and the main region. Each of the first and second doping regions includes oxygen and a doping metal. In some embodiments, the second doping region may include nitrogen. The main region may be devoid of the doping metal. An amount of oxygen in the second doping region is less than an amount of oxygen in the first doping region.

Abstract: Semiconductor device may include a landing pad and a lower electrode that is on and is connected to the landing pad and includes an outer portion and an inner portion inside the outer portion. The outer portion includes first and second regions. The semiconductor devices may also include a dielectric film on the first region of the outer portion on the lower electrode and an upper electrode on the dielectric film. The first region of the outer portion of the lower electrode may include a silicon (Si) dopant, the dielectric film does not extend along the second region of the outer portion. A concentration of the silicon dopant in the first region of the outer portion is different from a concentration of the silicon dopant in the second region of the outer portion and is higher than a concentration of the silicon dopant in the inner portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and fabrication methods for the same. The semiconductor devices may include a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially stacked on a semiconductor substrate. The bottom electrode includes a first doping region in contact with the dielectric layer, a main region spaced apart from the dielectric layer by the first doping region intervening therebetween, and a second doping region between the first doping region and the main region. Each of the first and second doping regions includes oxygen and a doping metal. In some embodiments, the second doping region may include nitrogen. The main region may be devoid of the doping metal. An amount of oxygen in the second doping region is less than an amount of oxygen in the first doping region.

Abstract: A capacitor structure includes lower and electrodes, and a capacitor dielectric film interposed therebetween. The lower electrode includes a lower electrode film including a first metal element, a first doped oxide film including a second metal element and an oxide of the first metal element, and a first metal oxide film. The first metal oxide film includes an oxide of the first metal element and is free of the second metal element. The upper electrode includes an upper electrode film including the first metal element, a second doped oxide film including the second metal element and an oxide of the first metal element, and a second metal oxide film that includes an oxide of the first metal element, and is free of the second metal element.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a lower electrode disposed on a substrate; a first lower interfacial film disposed on the lower electrode; a dielectric film disposed on the first lower interfacial film; a first upper interfacial film disposed on the dielectric film; and an upper electrode disposed on the first upper interfacial film, wherein each of the first lower interfacial film and the first upper interfacial film is a conductive single film, and the first lower interfacial film and the first upper interfacial film include the same metal element, wherein electronegativity of the metal element included in each of the first lower interfacial film and the first upper interfacial film is greater than electronegativity of a metal element included in the dielectric film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially disposed on a substrate. The dielectric layer includes a hafnium oxide layer including hafnium oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure, and an oxidation seed layer including an oxidation seed material. The oxidation seed material has a lattice constant having a lattice mismatch of 6% or less with one of a horizontal lattice constant and a vertical lattice constant of the hafnium oxide having the tetragonal crystal structure.

Abstract: Semiconductor device may include a landing pad and a lower electrode that is on and is connected to the landing pad and includes an outer portion and an inner portion inside the outer portion. The outer portion includes first and second regions. The semiconductor devices may also include a dielectric film on the first region of the outer portion on the lower electrode and an upper electrode on the dielectric film. The first region of the outer portion of the lower electrode may include a silicon (Si) dopant, the dielectric film does not extend along the second region of the outer portion. A concentration of the silicon dopant in the first region of the outer portion is different from a concentration of the silicon dopant in the second region of the outer portion and is higher than a concentration of the silicon dopant in the inner portion.

Abstract: Semiconductor device may include a landing pad and a lower electrode that is on and is connected to the landing pad and includes an outer portion and an inner portion inside the outer portion. The outer portion includes first and second regions. The semiconductor devices may also include a dielectric film on the first region of the outer portion on the lower electrode and an upper electrode on the dielectric film. The first region of the outer portion of the lower electrode may include a silicon (Si) dopant, the dielectric film does not extend along the second region of the outer portion. A concentration of the silicon dopant in the first region of the outer portion is different from a concentration of the silicon dopant in the second region of the outer portion and is higher than a concentration of the silicon dopant in the inner portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially disposed on a substrate. The dielectric layer includes a hafnium oxide layer including hafnium oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure, and an oxidation seed layer including an oxidation seed material. The oxidation seed material has a lattice constant having a lattice mismatch of 6% or less with one of a horizontal lattice constant and a vertical lattice constant of the hafnium oxide having the tetragonal crystal structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory device comprises a capacitor that includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode opposite to the bottom electrode across a dielectric layer, and an interface layer between the bottom electrode and the dielectric layer. The interface layer includes a combination of niobium (Nb), titanium (Ti), oxygen (O), and nitrogen (N), and further includes a constituent of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a landing pad on a substrate, a lower electrode on the landing pad and connected to the landing pad, the lower electrode including an outer portion, the outer portion including first and second regions, and an inner portion inside the outer portion, a dielectric film on the lower electrode to extend along the first region of the outer portion, and an upper electrode on the dielectric film, wherein the outer portion of the lower electrode includes a metal dopant, a concentration of the metal dopant in the first region of the outer portion being different from a concentration of the metal dopant in the second region of the outer portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a landing pad on a substrate, a lower electrode on the landing pad, the lower electrode being electrically connected to the landing pad, a dielectric layer on the lower electrode, the dielectric layer extending along a profile of the lower electrode, an upper electrode on the dielectric layer, and an upper plate electrode on the upper electrode and including first fluorine (F) therein, wherein the upper plate electrode includes an interface facing the upper electrode, and wherein the upper plate electrode includes a portion in which a concentration of the first fluorine decreases as a distance from the interface of the upper plate electrode increases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially disposed on a substrate. The dielectric layer includes a hafnium oxide layer including hafnium oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure, and an oxidation seed layer including an oxidation seed material. The oxidation seed material has a lattice constant having a lattice mismatch of 6% or less with one of a horizontal lattice constant and a vertical lattice constant of the hafnium oxide having the tetragonal crystal structure.

Abstract: Semiconductor device may include a landing pad and a lower electrode that is on and is connected to the landing pad and includes an outer portion and an inner portion inside the outer portion. The outer portion includes first and second regions. The semiconductor devices may also include a dielectric film on the first region of the outer portion on the lower electrode and an upper electrode on the dielectric film. The first region of the outer portion of the lower electrode may include a silicon (Si) dopant, the dielectric film does not extend along the second region of the outer portion. A concentration of the silicon dopant in the first region of the outer portion is different from a concentration of the silicon dopant in the second region of the outer portion and is higher than a concentration of the silicon dopant in the inner portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices and fabrication methods for the same. The semiconductor devices may include a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially stacked on a semiconductor substrate. The bottom electrode includes a first doping region in contact with the dielectric layer, a main region spaced apart from the dielectric layer by the first doping region intervening therebetween, and a second doping region between the first doping region and the main region. Each of the first and second doping regions includes oxygen and a doping metal. In some embodiments, the second doping region may include nitrogen. The main region may be devoid of the doping metal. An amount of oxygen in the second doping region is less than an amount of oxygen in the first doping region.

Abstract: Semiconductor device may include a landing pad and a lower electrode that is on and is connected to the landing pad and includes an outer portion and an inner portion inside the outer portion. The outer portion includes first and second regions. The semiconductor devices may also include a dielectric film on the first region of the outer portion on the lower electrode and an upper electrode on the dielectric film. The first region of the outer portion of the lower electrode may include a silicon (Si) dopant, the dielectric film does not extend along the second region of the outer portion. A concentration of the silicon dopant in the first region of the outer portion is different from a concentration of the silicon dopant in the second region of the outer portion and is higher than a concentration of the silicon dopant in the inner portion.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes an electrode, a dielectric layer facing the electrode, and a plurality of interface layers interposed between the electrode and the dielectric layer and including a first metal. The plurality of interface layers includes a first interface layer and a second interface layer. An oxygen content of the first interface layer is different from an oxygen content of the second interface layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory device comprises a capacitor that includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode opposite to the bottom electrode across a dielectric layer, and an interface layer between the bottom electrode and the dielectric layer. The interface layer includes a combination of niobium (Nb), titanium (Ti), oxygen (O), and nitrogen (N), and further includes a constituent of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially disposed on a substrate. The dielectric layer includes a hafnium oxide layer including hafnium oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure, and an oxidation seed layer including an oxidation seed material. The oxidation seed material has a lattice constant having a lattice mismatch of 6% or less with one of a horizontal lattice constant and a vertical lattice constant of the hafnium oxide having the tetragonal crystal structure.