Comprehensive physical and electrical characterizations of NO nitrided SiO2/4H-SiC(1120) interfaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takato Nakanuma ◽  
Yu Iwakata ◽  
Arisa Watanabe ◽  
Takuji Hosoi ◽  
Takuma Kobayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Depth Profiling ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Mos Capacitors ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Electrical Characterizations

Abstract Nitridation of SiO2/4H-SiC(1120) interfaces with post-oxidation annealing in an NO ambient (NO-POA) and its impact on the electrical properties were investigated. Sub-nm-resolution nitrogen depth profiling at the interfaces was conducted by using a scanning x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy microprobe. The results showed that nitrogen atoms were incorporated just at the interface and that interface nitridation proceeded much faster than at SiO2/SiC(0001) interfaces, resulting in a 2.3 times higher nitrogen concentration. Electrical characterizations of metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors were conducted through capacitance-voltage (C–V) measurements in the dark and under illumination with ultraviolet light to evaluate the electrical defects near the conduction and valence band edges and those causing hysteresis and shifting of the C–V curves. While all of these defects were passivated with the progress of the interface nitridation, excessive nitridation resulted in degradation of the MOS capacitors. The optimal conditions for NO-POA are discussed on the basis of these experimental findings.

Angle Resolved XPS Analysis of Surface Region Defects in Rapid Thermal Annealed Antimony Implanted Silicon

1989 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.N. Kumar ◽  
G. Chaussemy ◽  
A. Laugier ◽  
B. Canut ◽  
M. Charbonnier
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Oxygen Diffusion ◽  
Surface Region ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Thermal Treatments ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Capacitance Voltage

AbstractAngle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization of the surface region of high-dose Sb+ ion implanted silicon, after rapid thermal treatments over various temperatures, is reported. The results obtained are compared with the Rutherford backscattering data and the capacitance-voltage measurements on the metal-oxide-semiconductor mesa structures built on them. Rapid anneal at 1100 °C of the 1.4×1016 Sb+/cm2 samples showed an anomalous deep oxygen diffusion inside the implanted region.

Shallow Traps at P-Doped SiO2/4H-SiC(0001) Interface

2011 ◽  
Vol 679-680 ◽  
pp. 338-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai Okamoto ◽  
Hiroshi Yano ◽  
Shinya Kotake ◽  
Tomoaki Hatayama ◽  
Takashi Fuyuki
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Field Effect ◽  
Field Effect Transistors ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Interface Traps ◽  
Channel Mobility ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Shallow Traps

We report on electrical and physical investigations aimed to clarify the mechanisms behind the high channel mobility of 4H-SiC metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors processed with POCl3 annealing. By low-temperature capacitance–voltage analysis, we found that the shallow interface traps are effectively removed by P incorporation. Using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we found that the three-fold coordinated P atoms exist at the oxide/4H-SiC interface. The overall results suggest that P atoms directly remove the Si–Si bonds and thus eliminate the near-interface traps.

X-Ray Irradiation on 4H-SiC MOS Capacitors Processed under Different Annealing Conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
pp. 659-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilena Vivona ◽  
Patrick Fiorenza ◽  
Salvatore di Franco ◽  
Claude Marcandella ◽  
Marc Gaillardin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Radiation Response ◽  
Additional Contribution ◽  
Post Deposition Annealing ◽  
Mos Capacitors ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Annealing Conditions ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Post Deposition

The overall radiation response to X-ray exposure of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors, subjected to two different post-deposition-annealing (PDA) processes in N2O or POCl3 atmospheres, was investigated by capacitance-voltage (C-V) analyses. The production rate and saturation density of electrically active defects, different for the two oxides, demonstrated an additional contribution to the defects formation coming from the annealing treatements. The higher susceptibility of the POCl3-annealed oxide respect to the N2O annealed is discussed.

scholarly journals Leakage Current Conduction Mechanism of Au-Pt-Ti/ HfO2-Al2O3/n-InAlAs Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitor under Reverse-Biased Condition

Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 720
Author(s):  
He Guan ◽  
Shaoxi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Leakage Current ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Schottky Emission ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Optimized Design ◽  
Mos Capacitors ◽  
Leakage Mechanism ◽  
High K

Au-Pt-Ti/high-k/n-InAlAs metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors with HfO2-Al2O3 laminated dielectric were fabricated. We found that a Schottky emission leakage mechanism dominates the low bias conditions and Fowler–Nordheim tunneling became the main leakage mechanism at high fields with reverse biased condition. The sample with HfO2 (4 m)/Al2O3 (8 nm) laminated dielectric shows a high barrier height ϕB of 1.66 eV at 30 °C which was extracted from the Schottky emission mechanism, and this can be explained by fewer In–O and As–O states on the interface, as detected by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy test. These effects result in HfO2 (4 m)/Al2O3 (8 nm)/n-InAlAs MOS-capacitors presenting a low leakage current density of below 1.8 × 10−7 A/cm2 from −3 to 0 V at 30 °C. It is demonstrated that the HfO2/Al2O3 laminated dielectric with a thicker Al2O3 film of 8 nm is an optimized design to be the high-k dielectric used in Au-Pt-Ti/HfO2-Al2O3/InAlAs MOS capacitor applications.

Electrical Properties of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) Structures on 4H-SiC(0001) Formed by Oxidizing Pre-Deposited SixNy

2007 ◽  
Vol 556-557 ◽  
pp. 647-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Hyun Moon ◽  
Dong Hwan Kim ◽  
Ho Keun Song ◽  
Jeong Hyuk Yim ◽  
Wook Bahng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Electrical Field ◽  
Mos Capacitors ◽  
Dielectric Layers ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Mos Structures

We have fabricated advanced metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors with ultra thin (5 nm) remote-PECVD SixNy dielectric layers and investigated electrical properties of nitrided SiO2/4H-SiC interface after oxidizing the SixNy in dry oxygen at 1150 °C for 30, 60, 90 min. Improvements of electrical properties have been revealed in capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current density-electrical field (J-E) measurements in comparison with dry oxide. The improvements of SiC MOS capacitors formed by oxidizing the pre-deposited SixNy have been explained in this paper.

Impact of Phosphorus Implantation on the Electrical Properties of SiO2/4H-SiC Interfaces Annealed in N2O

2016 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
pp. 701-704
Author(s):  
Patrick Fiorenza ◽  
Salvatore di Franco ◽  
Filippo Giannazzo ◽  
Simone Rascunà ◽  
Mario Saggio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Surface Region ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Electrical Activation ◽  
Mos Capacitors ◽  
Capacitance Voltage ◽  
Electrical Effect

In this work, the combined effect of a shallow phosphorus (P) pre-implantation and of a nitridation annealing in N2O on the properties of the SiO2/4H-SiC interface has been investigated. The peak carrier concentration and depth extension of the electrically active dopants introduced by the nitridation and by the combination of P pre-implantation and nitridation were determined by high resolution scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM). Macroscopic capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements on metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) capacitors and nanoscale C-V analyses by SCM allowed to quantify the electrical effect of the donors introduced underneath the SiO2/4H-SiC interface. Phosphorous pre-implantation and subsequent high temperature electrical activation has been shown not only to produce an increased doping in the 4H-SiC surface region but also a better homogeneity of surface potential with respect to the use of N2O annealing only.

Surface Effects of Passivation within Mo/4H-SiC Schottky Diodes through MOS Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 963 ◽  
pp. 511-515
Author(s):  
A. Benjamin Renz ◽  
Vishal Ajit Shah ◽  
Oliver Vavasour ◽  
Yeganeh Bonyadi ◽  
G.W.C Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Ideality Factor ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Schottky Rectifier ◽  
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Capacitor

Passivation treatments applied prior to Mo metallisation on Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky rectifier and metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) structures are studied. A control sample and two treatments, comprising of an O2 oxidation and a phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) deposition, were studied. Electrical characterisation results show that P2O5 treatment improves the homogeneity of the diodes, with the ideality factor reducing to 1.02 and the leakage current reducing by three orders of magnitude to 2×10-5 A/cm2. Furthermore, the SBH was lowered by 0.11 eV and the variance of all the P2O5 treated Schottky characteristics over the batch reduced. Characterisation by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that the stoichiometry, the Si:C ratio, of the SiC below the contact increased from 0.93:1 before treatment to 0.97:1 after P2O5 treatment.

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