Properties of high κ gate dielectrics Gd2O3 and Y2O3 for Si
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 89 (7) , 3920-3927
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1352688
Abstract
[[abstract]]We present the materials growth and properties of both epitaxial and amorphous films of Gd2O3 (= 14) and Y2O3 (= 18) as the alternative gate dielectrics for Si. The rare earth oxide films were prepared by ultrahigh vacuum vapor deposition from an oxide source. The use of vicinal Si (100) substrates is key to the growth of (110) oriented, single domain films in the Mn2O3 structure. Compared to SiO2 gate oxide, the crystalline Gd2O3 and Y2O3 oxide films show a reduction of electrical leakage at 1 V by four orders of magnitude over an equivalent oxide thickness range of 10–20 Å. The leakage of amorphous Y2O3 films is about six orders of magnitude better than SiO2 due to a smooth morphology and abrupt interface with Si. The absence of SiO2 segregation at the dielectric/Si interface is established from infrared absorption spectroscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The amorphous Gd2O3 and Y2O3 films withstand the high temperature anneals to 850 °C and remain electrically and chemically intact. ©2001 American Institute of Physics.[[fileno]]2010113010158[[department]]物理This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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