Abstract
Thin polyoxide films grown at 400°C on n +-poly-Si films, used as gate insulators in MOS capacitors, are shown to exhibit superior performance, with respect to conventional, thermally grown polyoxide films at 900°C, i.e., they possess lower leakage currents and can sustain higher electrical fields. They are also shown to be superior to, either polyoxide films grown at 980 °C on substrates treated by chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) [1] or polyoxide films grown by electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) nitrous oxide plasma at 400°C [2]. The present film growth techniques utilize oxygen radicals (O*), rather than oxygen molecules (O 2), which are used in the conventional processing. The oxygen radicals are generated by microwave (2.45 GHz) excited high-density plasma of Kr/O 2 gas mixture.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 423-425 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Electron Device Letters |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Flash EEPROM
- Low temperature process
- Oxygen radical
- Polyoxide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering