Effects of O2/N2O-plasma treatment on nitride films on strained Si

L. K. Bera, B. Senapati, S. Maikap, C. K. Maiti

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Abstract

NH3 plasma grown ultrathin (<75 angstroms) nitride films on strained Si have been oxidized using O2- and N2O-plasma. It is observed that the electrical properties and reliability of metal insulator semiconductor capacitors with N2O-plasma treated nitride films are better than those using O2-plasma treated films. N2O-plasma treatment of nitride films has resulted in a low level of insulator charge density (Qf/q, 1.6×1011 cm-2), a high breakdown voltage (approximately 10-11 MV cm), a high charge-to-breakdown value (QBD, 11.7 C cm-2) and low leakage current.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1533-1536
Number of pages4
JournalSolid-State Electronics
Volume44
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 09 2000
Externally publishedYes

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