Author: Zong B.Y. Goh J.Y. Guo Z.B. Luo P. Wang C.C. Qiu J.J. Ho P. Chen Y.J. Zhang M.S. Han G.C.
Publisher: IOP Publishing
ISSN: 0957-4484
Source: Nanotechnology, Vol.24, Iss.24, 2013-06, pp. : 245303-245311
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Abstract
A novel approach to the fabrication of metal-cell-metal trilayer memory devices was demonstrated by using only two cycles of lithography and dry-etch procedures. The fabricated ultrahigh density crossbar devices can be scaled down to ≤70 nm in half-pitch without alignment issues. Depending on the different dry-etch mechanisms in transferring high and low density nanopatterns, suitable dry-etch angles and methods are studied for the transfer of high density nanopatterns. Some novel process methods have also been developed to eliminate the sidewall and other conversion obstacles for obtaining high density of uniform metallic nanopatterns. With these methods, ultrahigh density trilayer crossbar devices (∼2 × 1010 bit cm−2-kilobit electronic memory), which are composed of built-in practical magnetoresistive nanocells, have been achieved. This scalable process that we have developed provides the relevant industries with a cheap means to commercially fabricate three-dimensional high density metal-cell-metal nanodevices.
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