High-k gate dielectrics with ultra-low leakage current based on praseodymium oxide

被引:120
作者
Osten, HJ [1 ]
Liu, JP [1 ]
Gaworzewski, P [1 ]
Bugiel, E [1 ]
Zaumseil, P [1 ]
机构
[1] IHP, D-15236 Frankfurt, Germany
来源
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRON DEVICES MEETING 2000, TECHNICAL DIGEST | 2000年
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10.1109/IEDM.2000.904404
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We show that crystalline praseodymium oxide films of the Pr2O3-type grown on Si(100) have outstanding dielectric properties, displaying a dielectric constant of 31 independent of substrate doping, ultra-low leakage current density of 5x10(-9) A/cm(2) at V-g = +/- 1.0 V @ EOT = 14 Angstrom, good reliability, and reversible electrical breakdown. Thin Pr2O3 layers survive anneals of up to 1000 degreesC for 15 seconds with no degradation in electrical properties.
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页数:4
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