Sub- $10^{-9}~\Omega $ -cm2 n-Type Contact Resistivity for FinFET Technology

We report record low 8.4 × 10<sup>-10</sup> Ω-cm<sup>2</sup> n-type S/D contact resistivity with laser-induced solid/liquid phase epitaxy of Si:P inside nano-scale contact trenches. Significant reduction of device resistance and resultant great gain of drain current has been demonstrated in scaled n-FinFETs with a contact length of 20 nm.

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