Presentation 2005/6/21
ECR Ar/N_2 Plasma Nitridation of HfO_2 for High-k Gate Insulator Applications(Advanced ULSI Technology)
Shunichiro OHMI, Tomoki KUROSE, Masaki SATOH, Takafumi UCHIKAWA,
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Abstract(in English) HfSiON thin films formed by ECR Ar/N_2 plasma nitridation of HfO_2 films was investigated for high-k gate insulator applications. HfO_xN_y thin films formed by the ECR Ar/N_2 plasma nitridation (60s) of 1.5nm-thick HfO_2 films, which were deposited on the chemically oxidized Si(100) substrates, were found to be effective for suppressing the interfacial layer growth and/or crystallization during the post deposition annealing (PDA) in a N_2 ambient. After the PDA of 900℃ for 5min in the N_2 ambient, it was found that HfSiON film with relatively high dielectric constant was formed on the HfO_xN_y/Si interface by Si atoms diffusion. The EOT of 2.0nm with the leakage current density of 1.0×10^<-3>A/cm^2 (@V_-1 V) was obtained. The effective mobility of the fabricated pMISFET (L/W=10/25μm) with the HfO_xN_y gate insulator was 50cm^2/Vs, and the gate leakage current of the MISFET with the HfO_xN_y gate insulators was found to be well suppressed compared to that of with the HfO_2 gate insulators after 900℃ PDA.
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Keyword(in English) Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) / Sputtering / Plasma Nitridation / Post Deposition Annealing (PDA) / high-k / HfO_xN_y
Paper # ED2005-68,SDM2005-88
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Title (in English) ECR Ar/N_2 Plasma Nitridation of HfO_2 for High-k Gate Insulator Applications(Advanced ULSI Technology)
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Keyword(1) Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR)
Keyword(2) Sputtering
Keyword(3) Plasma Nitridation
Keyword(4) Post Deposition Annealing (PDA)
Keyword(5) high-k
Keyword(6) HfO_xN_y
1st Author's Name Shunichiro OHMI
1st Author's Affiliation Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology()
2nd Author's Name Tomoki KUROSE
2nd Author's Affiliation Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
3rd Author's Name Masaki SATOH
3rd Author's Affiliation Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
4th Author's Name Takafumi UCHIKAWA
4th Author's Affiliation Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Date 2005/6/21
Paper # ED2005-68,SDM2005-88
Volume (vol) vol.105
Number (no) 155
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 4
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