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Investigation of Tm2O3 as a gate dielectric for Ge MOS devices
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Embedded systems.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6214-0004
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2018 (English)In: ECS Transactions, Electrochemical Society, 2018, Vol. 86, no 7, p. 67-73Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this work atomic layer deposited Tm2O3 has been investigated as a high-k dielectric for Ge-based gate stacks. It is shown that when Tm2O3 is deposited on high-quality Ge/GeO2 gates, the interface state density of the gate stack is degraded. A series of post-deposition anneals are studied in order to improve the interface state density of Ge/GeOx/Tm2O3 gates, and it is demonstrated that a rapid thermal anneal in O2 ambient can effectively reduce the interface state density to below 5-1011 cm-2eV-1 without increasing the equivalent oxide thickness. Fixed charge density in Ge/GeOx/Tm2O3 gates has also been investigated, and it is shown that while O2 post-deposition anneal improves the interface state density, the fixed charge density is degraded.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Electrochemical Society, 2018. Vol. 86, no 7, p. 67-73
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ECS Transactions, ISSN 1938-6737 ; 86
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Other Materials Engineering Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-246529DOI: 10.1149/08607.0067ecstISI: 000542954300008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85058463674OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-246529DiVA, id: diva2:1297475
Conference
8th Symposium on SiGe, Ge, and Related Compounds: Materials, Processing, and Devices - AiMES 2018, ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting, 30 September 2018 through 4 October 2018
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QC 20190320

Available from: 2019-03-20 Created: 2019-03-20 Last updated: 2022-06-26Bibliographically approved
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1. Ge/high-k Gates for Monolithic 3D Integration
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2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Continuous scaling of transistor dimensions has been in the heart of semiconductorindustry for many years. Recently the scaling has been enabled by various performance boosters which resulted in increased processing complexity and cost, forcing the chip manufacturers to look for some alternative solutions. Monolithic 3D integration has been identified as a promising candidate for future CMOS technology nodes, as it could enable a further increasein device density through stacking tiers of older and cheaper generation transistorson top of each other. One of the major challenges faced by monolithic 3D integration is the thermal budget during upper tier fabrication since high temperature steps used in conventional CMOS processing can damage the bottom tier devices. To this respect, Ge has an advantage over Si due to its intrinsically low processing temperature. However, realizing Ge devices that provide performance and reliability comparable to Si devices is not straight forward. Gate stack formation in Ge devices is particularly challenging, as Ge lacks a stable oxide for surface passivation.

In this work, gate stack solutions for Ge-based devices for monolithic 3D integration applications have been extensively studied. Low temperature Ge surface passivation with GeOx and Si-cap process has been investigated and characterized in terms of interface state density, oxide trap density and fixed charge density. GeOx has been integrated with other high-k dielectrics, suchas Al2O3, Tm2O3 and HfO2, and with the help of post deposition and forming gas treatments provided sufficient surface passivation with low interface state density. However, devices with GeOx passivation suffered from poor reliability stemming from the lack of thermal stability and high oxide trap density in GeOx layer. On the other hand, Si-cap integrated with TmSiO interfacial layer has been shown to provide both low interface trap density and oxide trap density, albeit within a narrow process window for Si-cap growth conditions. Selected gate stacks with GeOx and Si-cap passivation have been integrated in Ge pFET process on in-house fabricated germanium on insulator substrates. Subthreshold slope values inline with previous reports have been achieved, as well as 60 % higher hole mobility than in reference silicon on insulator pFETs. Moreover, initial results of Si-cap and TmSiO interfacial layer integration ingermanium on insulator nFETs have been demonstrated.

This work presents both advantages and limitations of each gate stacksolution on Ge platform. The processes employed in this work are monolithic 3D integration compatible, and demonstrate that with some process optimization Ge transistors could be integrated on Si platform in monolithic3D integration fashion.

Abstract [sv]

Kontinuerlig nedskalning av transistorers dimensioner har varit A och O för halvledarindustrin. Den senaste nedskalningen har möjliggjorts tack vare olika prestandaförbättrare, men med dessa förbättrare har tillverkningskostnad och komplexitet ökat, vilket har lett till att chiptillverkare måste söka efter alternativa lösningar. En lovande kandidat för framtida teknologinoder är monolitisk 3D integration, där fördelen är att transistortätheten ökas genom att stapla transistorer från tidigare och billigare teknologinoder på varandra. En av de stora utmaningarna för monolitisk 3D integration är att värmebudgeten är begränsad för de övre transistorskikten eftersom att höga temperaturer, vilket krävs i konventionell transistortillverkning, kommer att förstöratransistor på de lägre skikten. Germaniumtransistorer har intrinsiskt en fördel mot kiseltransistorer i detta avseende då tillverkningen kan ske vid lägre temperatur. Dock är det utmanande att tillverka germaniumtransistorer som har prestanda och tillförlitlighet som är jämförbar med den som kiseltransistorer har. Gate-stapeltillverkningen för germaniumtransistorer är synnerligen utmanande då germanium saknar en stabil oxid som passiverar ytan.

I detta arbete har lösningar till gate-tillverkningen för germaniumtransistorer för monolitisk 3D integration undersökts utförligt. Lågtemperaturprocesser för ytpassivering av germanium med germaniumoxid (GeOx) och kiselskikt (eng. Si-cap) har undersökts och karaktäriserats med avseende på tätheten på gränssnittsdefekter, fälltäthet i oxiden och fixa laddningstäthet. GeOx har integrerats tillsammans med hög-permittivitetsdielektrika, såsomaluminiumoxid (Al2O3), tuliumoxid (Tm2O3) och hafniumoxid (HfO2), och m.h.a. post-deponerings- och formgasbehandling kunde ytan passiveras tillräckligtför att uppnå en låg täthet av gränssnittsdefekter. Dock led komponenter med GeOx-passivering av dålig tillförlitlighet p.g.a. bristande termisk stabilitet och en hög fälltäthet i GeOx-skiktet. Å andra sidan uppvisade kiselskikt integrerat med ett gränssnittsskikt av tuliumsilikat (TmSiO) både låg gränssnittsfälltäthet och oxidfälltäthet, förvisso inom ett snävt tillverkningsfönster för kiselskikt tillväxt. Några utvalda gate-processer med GeOx och kiselskiktspassivering har implementerats i tillverkningsflödet för p-typ germaniumtransistorer på germanium-på-isolator substrat. Subtröskelskarakteristik som är jämförbara med värden i litteraturen har uppnåtts samt 60% högre hålkanalsmobilitet jämfört med referens-kiseltransistorer på kisel-på-isolator substrat. Utöver detta presenteras preliminära resultat från n-typ germaniumtransistorer med kiselskiktspassivering och ett gränssnittsskikt av tuliumsilikat.

Detta arbete presenterar både fördelar och begränsningar för varje gatestapellösning för germaniumplattformen. Processflödena som har använts i detta arbete är kompatibla med monolitisk 3D integration, och med processoptimering kan germaniumtransistorer integreras på en kiselplattform via monolitisk 3D integration.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2021. p. 81
Series
TRITA-EECS-AVL ; 2021:60
Keywords
Germanium, high-k, monolithic, 3D, germanium on insulator, GOI, germanium oxide, GeOx, Si-cap, Si-passivation, interface state density, Dit, low temperature, MOSFET, germanium, hög-permittivitetsdielektrika, monolitisk, 3D, germaniumpå- isolator, GOI, germaniumoxid, GeOx, kiselskikt, kiselpassivering, gränssnittsfälltäthet, Dit, låg temperatur, MOSFET
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Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
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Information and Communication Technology
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-302649 (URN)978-91-7873-996-7 (ISBN)
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2021-10-22, Zoom: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/62697101332?pwd=bm1Ld0duTWtUQ1puR2t1UXNtN2g4QT09, Sal C, Kistagången 16, Kista, 09:00 (English)
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Available from: 2021-09-30 Created: 2021-09-28 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved

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