• Title of article

    Effects of deuterium anneal on MOSFETs with HfO/sub 2/ gate dielectrics

  • Author/Authors

    S.، Krishnan, نويسنده , , Kang، Chang Seok نويسنده , , Cho، Hag-Ju نويسنده , , K.، Onishi, نويسنده , , Choi، Rino نويسنده , , J.C.، Lee, نويسنده , , M.S.، Akbar, نويسنده , , Y.H.، Kim, نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
  • Pages
    -143
  • From page
    144
  • To page
    0
  • Abstract
    The effects of high-temperature (600(degree)C) anneal in a dilute deuterium (N/sub 2/ : D/sub 2/= 96 : 4) atmosphere was first investigated and evaluated in comparison to high-temperature forming gas (N/sub 2/ : H/sub 2/= 96 : 4) anneal (600(degree)C) and nonanneal samples. The high-temperature deuterium anneal was as effective as the forming gas anneal in improving MOSCAP and MOSFET characteristics such as the C-V curve, drain current, subthreshold swing, and carrier mobility. These can be attributed to the improved interface quality by D/sub 2/ atoms. However, unlike the forming gas anneal, the deuterium anneal provided the hafnium oxide (HfO/sub 2/) gate dielectric MOSFET with better reliability characteristics such as threshold voltage (V/sub T/) stability under high voltage stress.
  • Keywords
    heat transfer , natural convection , Analytical and numerical techniques
  • Journal title
    IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • Serial Year
    2003
  • Journal title
    IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • Record number

    99912