Atomic scale defects involved in NBTI

被引:3
作者
Campbell, JP [1 ]
Lenahan, PM [1 ]
Krishnan, AT [1 ]
Krishnan, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
来源
2004 IEEE INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED RELIABILITY WORKSHOP FINAL REPORT | 2004年
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10.1109/IRWS.2004.1422752
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The atomic scale defect physics responsible for the negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) phenomenon are not well understood. In this study, we use a highly sensitive form of electron spin resonance (ESR) called spin dependent recombination (SDR) to investigate the chemical and physical nature of the defects responsible for NBTI. We show that P-b0 centers. Si/SiO2 interface silicon dangling bond defects, play a major role in the interface state generation process in NBTI.
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页码:118 / 120
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