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Al2O3 Interface Engineering of Germanium Epitaxial Layer Grown Directly on Silicon
(2013-01-01)
Tan, Yew Heng
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Yew, Kwang Sing
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Lee, Kwang Hong
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Chang, Yao-Jen
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Chen, Kuan-Neng
The quality of germanium (Ge) epitaxial film grown directly on silicon (Si) substrate is investigated based on the electrical properties of a metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP). Different thermal cycling temperatures are used in this study to investigate the effect of temperature on the Ge film quality. Prior to high-k dielectric deposition, various surface treatments are applied on the Ge film to determine the leakage current density using scanning tunneling microscopy. The interface trap density (D-it) and leakage current obtained from the C-V and I-V measurements on the MOSCAP, as well as the threading dislocation density (TDD), show a linear relationship with the thermal cycling temperature. It is found that the Ge epitaxial film that undergoes the highest thermal cycling temperature of 825 degrees C and surface treatment in ultraviolet ozone, followed by germanium oxynitride (GeOxNy) formation, demonstrates the lowest leakage current of similar to 2.3 x 10(-8) A/cm(2) (at -2 V), D-it similar to 3.5 x 10(11) cm(-2)/V, and TDD < 10(7) cm(-2).