Electrical characteristics of ultrathin oxynitride gate dielectric prepared by rapid thermal oxidation of Si in N2O

1990 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 1010-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunsang Hwang ◽  
Wenchi Ting ◽  
Bikas Maiti ◽  
Dim‐Lee Kwong ◽  
Jack Lee
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Oxidation ◽  
Gate Dielectric ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Rapid Thermal Oxidation

A Comparison of In-Situ Vapor/Gas Phase Cleaning with Conventional RCA based Wet Cleaning

1994 ◽  
Vol 342 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Oxidation ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Temperature Control ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Gate Dielectric ◽  
Interface Trap ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Rapid Thermal Oxidation

ABSTRACTA comparison study of the effectiveness of in-situ vapor/gas phase cleaning versus conventional wet RCA based cleaning has been performed. The effectiveness of the cleans were compared using Surface Photo-Voltage (SPV) measurements of the quality of a 70Å gate dielectric. Dielectrics grown in oxygen by Rapid Thermal Oxidation (RTO) were measured using SPV. The vapor/gas phase cleaning processes studied have three steps corresponding to the baths in a conventional RCA-based clean. A clean using O2 was used to clean the organic contaminants normally cleaned in the SC-1 bath, a C12 based step corresponded to the SC-2 solution, and an HF/alcohol etch was used to remove the oxide normally etched using buffered HF. It was seen that temperature control of the cleaning chamber walls is necessary to insure reproducible processes and reasonable pump down times. Measurements by SPV indicate that dielectrics grown after vapor-gas phase cleaning have lower interface trap densities than oxides grown after an RCA-based clean.

Electrical properties of thin gate dielectric grown by rapid thermal oxidation

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2986-2991 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Lee ◽  
S. J. Chang ◽  
S. C. Sun ◽  
S. M. Jang ◽  
M. C. Yu
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Thermal Oxidation ◽  
Gate Dielectric ◽  
Rapid Thermal Oxidation

Process Uniformity and Electrical Characteristics of Thin Gate Dielectrics Grown by Ramped-Temperature Transient Rapid Thermal Oxidation of Silicon

1989 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad M. Moslehit ◽  
Ahmad Kermani
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Oxidation ◽  
Gate Dielectrics ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Thermal Cycles ◽  
Gate Oxides ◽  
Rapid Thermal Oxidation ◽  
Mos Devices ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Process Uniformity ◽  
Transient Thermal

ABSTRACTRapid thermal oxidation (RTO) of Si using transient linearly-ramped-temperature saw-toothed (LRT-ST) and triangular (LRT-TA) thermal cycles has been examined through evaluations of the process uniformity, slip dislocation patterns, and electrical characteristics of MOS devices. The strong effects of the thermal cycle parameters on process uniformity and slips indicate that the overall performance of an RTP tool must be specified both under the steady-state and transient thermal cycles. The electrical characteristics of MOS devices with LRT-grown gate oxides are comparable to those for devices with oxides grown by the trapezoidal thermal cycles.

scholarly journals The Effect of Nitrogen Concentration at Oxynitride Gate Insulators Formed by 28N2 + Implantation into Silicon with Additional Conventional or Rapid Thermal Oxidation

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
A. G. Felício ◽  
José Alexandre Diniz ◽  
J. Godoy Fo. ◽  
I. Doi ◽  
M. A. A. Pudenzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Oxidation ◽  
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Oxide Thickness ◽  
Silicon Oxynitride ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Mos Capacitors ◽  
Gate Insulators ◽  
Rapid Thermal Oxidation ◽  
Nitrogen Ion

Silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) insulators have been obtained by nitrogen ion implantation into Si substrates prior to conventional or rapid thermal oxidation. These films have been used as gate insulators in nMOSFETs and MOS capacitors. nMOSFET electrical characteristics, such as field effect mobility between 390 cm2/Vs and 530 cm2/Vs, and sub-threshold slope between 70 mV/decade and 150 mV/decade, were obtained. MOS capacitors were used to obtain capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current-voltage (I-V) measurements. The Equivalent Oxide Thickness (EOT) of the films were obtained from C-V curves, resulting in values between 2.9 nm and 12 nm. SiOxNy gate insulators with EOT between 2.9 nm and 4.3 nm have presented gate leakage current densities between 3 mA/cm2 and 50 nA/cm2. The electrical characteristics were compared and correlated with the nitrogen concentration profiles at SiOxNy/Si of the structures, obtained by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS).

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