DEPOSITED SILICON-NITRIDE WITH LOW ELECTRON TRAPPING RATES

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PARK, YC
JACKSON, WB
SMITH, DL
JOHNSON, NM
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[1] Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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10.1063/1.354121
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O59 [应用物理学];
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In this article, nitrogen-rich silicon nitride plasma deposited under conditions minimizing Si-H bonding is shown to possess extremely low bulk electron trapping rates which are as low or lower than plasma-deposited oxides produced using He dilution. The bulk trap density, measured by avalanche injection decreases as the rf power is decreased. The total charge trapped within these silicon nitrides reaches a saturation value determined by high field detrapping in thick nitride films.
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