Chin. Phys. B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 27702-027702.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/2/027702

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Influences of different oxidants on the characteristics of HfAlOx films deposited by atomic layer deposition

樊继斌, 刘红侠, 马飞, 卓青青, 郝跃   

  1. School of Microelectronics, Key Laboratory of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-07-16 修回日期:2012-08-22 出版日期:2013-01-01 发布日期:2013-01-01
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60976068 and 61076097) and the Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project, Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 708083).

Influences of different oxidants on the characteristics of HfAlOx films deposited by atomic layer deposition

Fan Ji-Bin (樊继斌), Liu Hong-Xia (刘红侠), Ma Fei (马飞), Zhuo Qing-Qing (卓青青), Hao Yue (郝跃)   

  1. School of Microelectronics, Key Laboratory of Wide Band-Gap Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
  • Received:2012-07-16 Revised:2012-08-22 Online:2013-01-01 Published:2013-01-01
  • Contact: Fan Ji-Bin E-mail:jbfan@mail.xidian.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60976068 and 61076097) and the Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project, Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 708083).

摘要: A comparative study of two kinds of oxidants (H2O and O3) with the combinations of two metal precursors [trimethylaluminum (TMA) and tetrakis(ethylmethylamino) hafnium (TEMAH)] for atomic layer deposition (ALD) hafnium aluminum oxide (HfAlOx) films is carried out. The effects of different oxidants on the physical properties and electrical characteristics of HfAlOx films are studied. The preliminary testing results indicate that the impurity level of HfAlOx films grown with both H2O and O3 used as oxidants can be well controlled, which has significant effects on the dielectric constant, valence band, electrical properties, and stability of HfAlOx film. Additional thermal annealing effects on the properties of HfAlOx films grown with different oxidants are also investigated.

关键词: HfAlOx, atomic layer deposition, oxidants, annealing

Abstract: A comparative study of two kinds of oxidants (H2O and O3) with the combinations of two metal precursors [trimethylaluminum (TMA) and tetrakis(ethylmethylamino) hafnium (TEMAH)] for atomic layer deposition (ALD) hafnium aluminum oxide (HfAlOx) films is carried out. The effects of different oxidants on the physical properties and electrical characteristics of HfAlOx films are studied. The preliminary testing results indicate that the impurity level of HfAlOx films grown with both H2O and O3 used as oxidants can be well controlled, which has significant effects on the dielectric constant, valence band, electrical properties, and stability of HfAlOx film. Additional thermal annealing effects on the properties of HfAlOx films grown with different oxidants are also investigated.

Key words: HfAlOx, atomic layer deposition, oxidants, annealing

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  • 77.55.D-
82.80.Pv (Electron spectroscopy (X-ray photoelectron (XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), etc.))