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http://dx.doi.org/10.5757/JKVS.2010.19.1.014

Improved Electrical Properties by In Situ Nitrogen Incorporation during Atomic Layer Deposition of HfO2 on Ge Substrate  

Kim, Woo-Hee (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
Kim, Bum-Soo (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
Kim, Hyung-Jun (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.19, no.1, 2010 , pp. 14-21 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ge is one of the attractive channel materials for the next generation high speed metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) due to its higher carrier mobility than Si. But the absence of a chemically stable thermal oxide has been the main obstacle hindering the use of Ge channels in MOS devices. Especially, the fabrication of gate oxide on Ge with high quality interface is essential requirement. In this study, $HfO_xN_y$ thin films were prepared by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition on Ge substrate. The nitrogen was incorporated in situ during PE-ALD by using the mixture of nitrogen and oxygen plasma as a reactant. The effects of nitrogen to oxygen gas ratio were studied focusing on the improvements on the electrical and interface properties. When the nitrogen to oxygen gas flow ratio was 1, we obtained good quality with 10% EOT reduction. Additional analysis techniques including X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy were used for chemical and microstructural analysis.
Keywords
Ge; $HfO_xN_y$ gate dielectric; Atomic layer deposition; In situ nitrogen; Electrical properties;
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