论文信息 - Atomic-layer-deposited silicon-nitride/SiO2 stacked gate dielectrics for highly reliable p-metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors

Atomic-layer-deposited silicon-nitride/SiO2 stacked gate dielectrics for highly reliable p-metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors

An extremely thin (∼0.4 nm) silicon-nitride layer has been deposited on thermally grown SiO2 by an atomic-layer-deposition (ALD) technique. The boron penetration through the stacked gate dielectrics has dramatically been suppressed, and the reliability has been significantly improved, as confirmed by capacitance–voltage, gate-current–gate-voltage, and time-dependent dielectricbreakdown characteristics. The ALD technique allows us to fabricate an extremely thin, very uniform silicon-nitride layer with atomic-scale control.

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