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Article: Suppressed growth of unstable low-fr GeOx interlayer in Ge metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor with high-k gate dielectric by annealing in water vapor

TitleSuppressed growth of unstable low-fr GeOx interlayer in Ge metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor with high-k gate dielectric by annealing in water vapor
Authors
KeywordsPhysics engineering
Issue Date2007
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics. The Journal's web site is located at http://apl.aip.org/
Citation
Applied Physics Letters, 2007, v. 90 n. 16, article no. 163502 How to Cite?
AbstractThe effects of water vapor added in the N2 annealing of high-k HfTiON gate dielectric on Ge metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor are investigated. Both transmission-electron microscopy and ellipsometry indicate that, as compared to dry-N2 annealing, the wet-N2 annealing can greatly suppress the growth of unstable low-k GeOx at the dielectric/Ge interface, thus resulting in smaller equivalent dielectric thickness, as well as less interface states and dielectric charges. All these are attributed to the hydrolyzable property of GeOx in water. Moreover, the wet-N2 annealed capacitor has ten times lower gate-leakage current due to its better dielectric morphology as confirmed by atomic force microscopy. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/57474
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.976
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dc.contributor.authorXu, JPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, CXen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, PTen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-12T01:37:34Z-
dc.date.available2010-04-12T01:37:34Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationApplied Physics Letters, 2007, v. 90 n. 16, article no. 163502-
dc.identifier.issn0003-6951en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/57474-
dc.description.abstractThe effects of water vapor added in the N2 annealing of high-k HfTiON gate dielectric on Ge metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor are investigated. Both transmission-electron microscopy and ellipsometry indicate that, as compared to dry-N2 annealing, the wet-N2 annealing can greatly suppress the growth of unstable low-k GeOx at the dielectric/Ge interface, thus resulting in smaller equivalent dielectric thickness, as well as less interface states and dielectric charges. All these are attributed to the hydrolyzable property of GeOx in water. Moreover, the wet-N2 annealed capacitor has ten times lower gate-leakage current due to its better dielectric morphology as confirmed by atomic force microscopy. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physics. The Journal's web site is located at http://apl.aip.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Physics Lettersen_HK
dc.rightsCopyright 2007 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, 2007, v. 90 n. 16, article no. 163502 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2723074-
dc.subjectPhysics engineeringen_HK
dc.titleSuppressed growth of unstable low-fr GeOx interlayer in Ge metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor with high-k gate dielectric by annealing in water vaporen_HK
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