Chemistry and band offsets of HfO2 thin films on Si revealed by photoelectron spectroscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopy

被引:51
作者
Toyoda, S
Okabayashi, J
Kumigashira, H
Oshima, M [1 ]
Ono, K
Niwa, M
Usuda, K
Hirashita, N
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Appl Chem, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
[2] KEK, Inst Mat Struct Sci, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[3] Semicond Technol Acad Res Ctr, Kohoku Ku, Kanagawa 2220033, Japan
关键词
photoelectron spectroscopy; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; HfO2; gate insulator; band offsets;
D O I
10.1016/j.elspec.2004.02.083
中图分类号
O433 [光谱学];
学科分类号
0703 ; 070302 ;
摘要
High-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements have been performed on HfO2 films grown on Si(0 0 1) for ULSI ultra-thin gate insulators to elucidate the chemistry and band offsets of interfacial silicate layers. The valence-band discontinuity is determined by subtracting valence-band spectra of H-terminated Si(0 0 1) from those of the HfO2 films on Si which have a HfO2/Hf1-xSixO2/Si double layer structure. On the other hand, the conduction-band discontinuity is clearly deduced by oxygen K-edge absorption spectra and O 1s photoelectron spectra. Consequently, two kinds of energy-band offsets of HfO2/Hf1-xSixO2 and Hf1-xSixO2/Si are determined separately. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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