Factors affecting interface-state density and stress of silicon nitride films deposited on Si by electron-cyclotron resonance chemical vapor deposition

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 2931-2940 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Landheer ◽  
K. Rajesh ◽  
D. Masson ◽  
J. E. Hulse ◽  
G. I. Sproule ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Brozek ◽  
James Heddleson

Abstract Use of non-contact test techniques to characterize degradation of the Si-SiO2 system on the wafer surface exposed to a plasma environment have proven themselves to be sensitive and useful in investigation of plasma charging level and uniformity. The current paper describes application of the surface charge analyzer and surface photo-voltage tool to explore process-induced charging occurring during plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of TEOS oxide. The oxide charge, the interface state density, and dopant deactivation are studied on blanket oxidized wafers with respect to the effect of oxide deposition, power lift step, and subsequent annealing.


1998 ◽  
Vol 508 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Izumi ◽  
T. Ichise ◽  
H. Matsumura

AbstractSilicon nitride films prepared by low temperatures are widely applicable as gate insulator films of thin film transistors of liquid crystal displays. In this work, silicon nitride films are formed around 300 °C by deposition and direct nitridation methods in a catalytic chemical vapor deposition system. The properties of the silicon nitride films are investigated. It is found that, 1) the breakdown electric field is over 9MV/cm, 2) the surface state density is about 1011cm−2eV−1 are observed in the deposition films. These result shows the usefulness of the catalytic chemical vapor deposition silicon nitride films as gate insulator material for thin film transistors.


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