Materials characterization of ZrO2–SiO2 and HfO2–SiO2 binary oxides deposited by chemical solution deposition

The thermal stability, microstructure, and electrical properties of xZrO2⋅(100−x)SiO2 (ZSO) and xHfO2⋅(100−x)SiO2 (HSO) (x=15%, 25%, 50%, and 75%) binary oxides were evaluated to help assess their suitability as a replacement for silicon dioxide gate dielectrics in complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor transistors. The films were prepared by chemical solution deposition using a solution prepared from a mixture of zirconium, hafnium, and silicon butoxyethoxides dissolved in butoxyethanol. The films were spun onto SiOxNy coated Si wafers and furnace annealed at temperatures from 500 to 1200 °C in oxygen for 30–60 min. The microstructure and electrical properties of ZSO and HSO films were examined as a function of the Zr/Si and Hf/Si ratio and annealing temperature. The films were characterized by x-ray diffraction, mid- and far-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, and Auger electron spectroscopy. At ZrO2 or HfO2 concentrations ⩾50%, phase separation and crystallizatio...

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