Effects of annealing on CeO2-based flash memories

Chyuan Haur Kao; Hsiang Chen; Su Zhien Chen; Sheng Hao Hung; Chian You Chen; Yun Yang He; Shang Ren Lin; Kun Min Hsieh; Min Han Lin

doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2015.01.024

Effects of annealing on CeO₂-based flash memories

Chyuan Haur Kao
, Hsiang Chen^*
, Su Zhien Chen
, Sheng Hao Hung
, Chian You Chen
, Yun Yang He
, Shang Ren Lin
, Kun Min Hsieh
, Min Han Lin

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Electronic Engineering

National Chi Nan University
Chang Gung University

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6 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this study, CeO₂ was used as a trapping layer in metal oxide high-K-oxide-Si (MOHOS)-type memory devices. This trapping layer underwent annealing to enhance memory performance. Multiple material analyses indicate that annealing enables enhanced crystallization and suppresses silicate formation. MOHOS-type flash memory devices incorporating a CeO₂ charge trapping layer annealed at 950°C exhibited a large memory window of 4.7 V, as well as a fast program and erase speed. Our research indicates that MOHOS-type memory devices utilizing CeO₂ show great promise for future industrial flash memory applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-73
Number of pages	5
Journal	Vacuum
Volume	118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2015.01.024
State	Published - 01 08 2015

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Keywords

Annealing
CeO
Crystallization
Flash memory
Memory window

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