Effects of nitrogen incorporation by plasma immersion ion implantation on electrical characteristics of high-k gated MOS devices |
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Authors: | Chung-Hao Fu Tien-Ko Wang CF Ai |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan b Physics Division, Institution of Nuclear Energy Research, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | Nitridation treatments are generally used to enhance the thermal stability and reliability of high-k dielectric. It is observed in this work that, the electrical characteristics of high-k gated MOS devices can be significantly improved by a nitridation treatment using plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII). Equivalent oxide thickness, (EOT) and interface trap density of MOS devices are reduced by a proper PIII treatment. At an identical EOT, the leakage current of devices with PIII nitridation can be reduced by about three orders of magnitude. The optimal process conditions for PIII treatment include nitrogen incorporation through metal gate, ion energy of 2.5 keV, and implantation time of 15 min. |
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Keywords: | High-k gate dielectric HfOxNy Nitridation treatment Plasma immersion ion implantation |
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