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Application of Supercritical CO(2) Fluid for Dielectric Improvement of SiO(x) Film
(2009-01-01)
Tsai, Chih-Tsung
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Chang, Ting-Chang
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Liu, Po-Tsun
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Cheng, Yi-Li
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Kin, Kon-Tsu
In this paper the supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO(2)) fluid technology is employed to improve the quality of E-gun evaporation deposited silicon oxide (SiO(x)) film at 150 degrees C. After the treatment of SCCO(2) fluid mixed with ethyl alcohol and pure H(2)O, the oxygen content of SiO(x) film increases and the traps within SiO(x) are terminated by forming Si-O-Si feature bonds. The leakage current density reduces from 10(-2) to 3x10(-8) A/cm(2) at an electric field of 3 MV/cm due to the passivation of traps, and the hysteresis effect in the capacitance-voltage curve is eliminated.
Application of Supercritical CO2 Fluid for Dielectric Improvement of SiOx Film
(2009-01-01)
Tsai, Chih-Tsung
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Chang, Ting-Chang
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Liu, Po-Tsun
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Cheng, Yi-Li
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Kin, Kon-Tsu
In this paper the supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) fluid technology is employed to improve the quality of E-gun evaporation deposited silicon oxide (SiOx) film at 150 degrees C. After the treatment of SCCO2 fluid mixed with ethyl alcohol and pure H2O, the oxygen content of SiOx film increases and the traps within SiOx are terminated by forming Si-O-Si feature bonds. The leakage current density reduces from 10(-2) to 3x10(-8) A/cm(2) at an electric field of 3 MV/cm due to the passivation of traps, and the hysteresis effect in the capacitance-voltage curve is eliminated.
Effects of supercritical fluids activation on carbon nanotube field emitters
(2007-01-01)
Liu, Po-Tsun
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Tsai, Chih-Tsung
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Chang, Ting- Chang
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Kin, Kon-Tsu
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Chang, Pei-Lin
This paper proposes a novel method to enhance the emission characteristics of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). It is extremely possible for CNTs to adsorb moisture and other contaminants during the fabrication processes, leading to the degraded field emission characteristics. In., this work, CNT emitters are activated with commonly used heating process and supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) fluids technology for removing adsorbed residue moisture. Experimental results have demonstrated that the electrical stability and field emission enhancement of CNT emitters are effectively achieved by the SCCO2 fluids treatment compared to the heating process, due to the minimization of residuary moisture in CNTs.
Improvements of ozone surface treatment on the electrical characteristics and reliability in HfO2 gate stacks
(2007-09-01)
Chen, Shih-Chang
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Chen, Yung-Yu
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Chang, Yu-Tzu
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Lou, Jen-Chung
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Kin, Kon-Tsu
In this study, we improved the interfacial properties of high-kappa gate stacks with the surface treatment of ozonated water prior to deposition of hafnium oxide (HfO2). We demonstrated that the Ozone-oxide improved the electrical properties of the HfO2 gate stack interface in terms of its smoother interface, lower leakage current density, narrower hysteresis width, superior charge trapping effect, and reliability. From these experimental results, we believe that treatment with ozone is an efficient method for the preparation of high-quality interfaces between HfO2 and silicon surfaces.
Low-temperature method for enhancing sputter-deposited HfO2 films with complete oxidization
(2007-07-02)
Tsai, Chih-Tsung
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Chang, Ting-Chang
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Liu, Po-Tsun
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Yang, Po-Yu
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Kuo, Yu-Chieh
A low-temperature method, supercritical CO2 fluid (SCF) technology, is proposed to improve the dielectric properties of ultrathin hafnium oxide (HfO2) film at 150 degrees C without significant formation of parasitic oxide at the interface between HfO2 and Si substrate. In this research, the HfO2 films were deposited by dc sputter at room temperature and post-treated by SCF which is mixed with 5 vol % propyl alcohol and 5 vol % H2O. From high-resolution transmission electron microscopy image, the interfacial oxide of SCF-treated HfO2 film is only 5 angstrom thick. Additionally, the enhancements in the qualities of sputter-deposited HfO2 film after SCF process are exhibited by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurement. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics.