Conduction properties of amorphous Ta2O5 films prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition

被引:31
作者
Autran, JL [1 ]
Paillet, P [1 ]
Leray, JL [1 ]
Devine, RAB [1 ]
机构
[1] FRANCE TELECOM,CTR NATL ETUD TELECOMMUN,CNS,F-38243 MEYLAN,FRANCE
关键词
tantalum oxide; chemical vapour deposition; conduction;
D O I
10.1016/0924-4247(96)80042-2
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Electrical properties of amorphous tantalum oxide, obtained by low pressure (mTorr range) electron cyclotron resonance plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition from Ta(OC2H5)(5) and O-2, have been investigated in Al/Ta2O5/Si structures by current density-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements. For as-deposited oxide layers, which exhibit high level of leakage currents and interface state densities, the conduction mechanism is clearly attributed to the Poole-Frenkel effect under moderate electric field. After annealing films in a nitrogen ambient below the recrystallisation temperature of Ta2O5, the conduction properties are greatly modified and lead to excellent dielectric characteristics in terms of capacitance response and leakage currents (similar to 10(-10) A cm(-2) at 2.5 V).
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