Nickel-silicide phase effects on flatband voltage shift and equivalent oxide thickness decrease of hafnium silicon oxynitride metal-silicon-oxide capacitors
- 26 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 86 (22)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1942633
Abstract
This Letter reports the nickel-silicide phase effects on the electrical characteristics of high-k and silicon dioxide (SiO2) metal-oxide-semiconductor devices. It was found that the silicon-deficient nickel-silicided gate electrode on the hafnium silicon oxynitride (HfSiON) led to a positive flatband voltage (Vfb) shift and a reduction in the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT). However, negligible Vfb shift and EOT decrease were observed in the case of control hafnium oxide and SiO2 structures. It was believed that Si dissociation from the HfSiON layer was the main reason for the positive Vfb shift and the EOT decrease.Keywords
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