Interfacial reactions in a HfO2/TiN/poly-Si gate stack

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作者
MacKenzie, M. [1 ]
Craven, A. J.
McComb, D. W.
De Gendt, S.
机构
[1] Univ Glasgow, Dept Phys & Astron, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Mat, London SW7 2AZ, England
[3] IMEC, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
[4] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Chem, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1063/1.2201891
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Interface reactions are investigated in a Si(100)/SiO2/HfO2/TiN/poly-Si gate stack using electron-energy-loss spectroscopy. The electron-energy-loss near-edge fine structure on the core edges shows evidence of interface reactions having occurred between the TiN metal gate and surrounding layers. A Si(O,N) phase is observed at the TiN/poly-Si interface. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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