Low-temperature formation of device-quality SiO2/Si interfaces using electron cyclotron resonance plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

被引:19
作者
Higashi, S [1 ]
Abe, D [1 ]
Inoue, S [1 ]
Shimoda, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Seiko Epson Corp, Base Technol Res Ctr, Nagano 3928502, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 2001年 / 40卷 / 6A期
关键词
SiO2/Si interface; ECR; PECVD; density of interface trap states;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.40.4171
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Low-temperature formation of SiO2/Si inter-faces using electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) was investigated. It was found that the density of interface trap states (D-it) decreased with decreasing substrate temperature during film deposition and performing the post deposition annealing at 333 degreesC in N-2 or H2O atmosphere. The average D-it was 3 to 4 x 10(11) cm(-2) eV(-1) when the substrate temperature was 300 degreesC, while decreasing the substrate temperature to room temperature decreased it to 1.8 x 10(10) cm(-2) eV(-1). These results indicate that device-quality-SiO2/Si-interface formation is possible using low-temperature processes of ECR PECVD and post deposition annealing.
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页码:4171 / 4175
页数:5
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