ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES OF OXIDES GROWN ON STRAINED SIGE LAYER AT LOW-TEMPERATURES IN A MICROWAVE OXYGEN PLASMA

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MUKHOPADHYAY, M [1 ]
RAY, SK [1 ]
MAITI, CK [1 ]
NAYAK, DK [1 ]
SHIRAKI, Y [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TOKYO, RCAST, MEGURO KU, TOKYO 153, JAPAN
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10.1063/1.112193
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Microwave plasma oxidation of strained Si1-xGex layer has been carried out at low temperatures (150-200-degrees-C). The chemical properties of the oxide investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy show the formation of single phase mixed oxides consisting a SiO2 and GeO2, without any Ge pileup on the surface or at the substrate-oxide interface. Electrical properties of the oxides show a moderately low value of fixed oxide charge and interface trap density. Grown oxides exhibit low leakage current (10(-8) A/cm2) and high breakdown strength (5-10 MV/cm), and are useful for a gate dielectric in metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor.
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