Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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544761 | Microelectronic Engineering | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The impact of the deposition of a TiN electrode on the high-k oxide HfO2 has been investigated, focussing on the dielectric band gap. After the gate elaboration, a non-destructive approach combining Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE), Reflection Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (REELS) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) was developed to probe the buried metal/high-k interface. The overall optical band gap is 5.9 ± 0.1 eV with no change after the metal gate deposition. A local reduction of 1 eV is measured near the TiN layer, due to N diffusion at the interface creating N 2p states at the top of the HfO2 valence band. Increased disorder and defects are identified in the high-k after gate elaboration by XPS, REELS and SE.
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Authors
C. Gaumer, E. Martinez, S. Lhostis, M.-J. Guittet, M. Gros-Jean, J.-P. Barnes, C. Licitra, N. Rochat, N. Barrett, F. Bertin, A. Chabli,