中国物理B ›› 2020, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (9): 96701-096701.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab8a34

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Effect of annealing temperature on interfacial and electrical performance of Au-Pt-Ti/HfAlO/InAlAs metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor

He Guan(关赫), Cheng-Yu Jiang(姜成语), Shao-Xi Wang(王少熙)   

  1. Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
  • 收稿日期:2020-03-12 修回日期:2020-04-17 接受日期:1900-01-01 出版日期:2020-09-05 发布日期:2020-09-05
  • 通讯作者: He Guan E-mail:he.guan@nwpu.edu.cn

Effect of annealing temperature on interfacial and electrical performance of Au-Pt-Ti/HfAlO/InAlAs metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor

He Guan(关赫), Cheng-Yu Jiang(姜成语), Shao-Xi Wang(王少熙)   

  1. Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
  • Received:2020-03-12 Revised:2020-04-17 Accepted:1900-01-01 Online:2020-09-05 Published:2020-09-05
  • Contact: He Guan E-mail:he.guan@nwpu.edu.cn

摘要: HfAlO/InAlAs metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor (MOS capacitor) is considered as the most popular candidate of the isolated gate of InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistor (HEMT). In order to improve the performance of the HfAlO/InAlAs MOS-capacitor, samples are annealed at different temperatures for investigating the HfAlO/InAlAs interfacial characyeristics and the device's electrical characteristics. We find that as annealing temperature increases from 280 ℃ to 480 ℃, the surface roughness on the oxide layer is improved. A maximum equivalent dielectric constant of 8.47, a minimum equivalent oxide thickness of 5.53 nm, and a small threshold voltage of -1.05 V are detected when being annealed at 380 ℃; furthermore, a low interfacial state density is yielded at 380 ℃, and this can effectively reduce the device leakage current density to a significantly low value of 1×10-7 A/cm2 at 3-V bias voltage. Therefore, we hold that 380 ℃ is the best compromised annealing temperature to ensure that the device performance is improved effectively. This study provides a reliable conceptual basis for preparing and applying HfAlO/InAlAs MOS-capacitor as the isolated gate on InAs/AlSb HEMT devices.

关键词: HfAlO/InAlAs MOS-capacitor, annealing temperature, interface, leakage current

Abstract: HfAlO/InAlAs metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor (MOS capacitor) is considered as the most popular candidate of the isolated gate of InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistor (HEMT). In order to improve the performance of the HfAlO/InAlAs MOS-capacitor, samples are annealed at different temperatures for investigating the HfAlO/InAlAs interfacial characyeristics and the device's electrical characteristics. We find that as annealing temperature increases from 280 ℃ to 480 ℃, the surface roughness on the oxide layer is improved. A maximum equivalent dielectric constant of 8.47, a minimum equivalent oxide thickness of 5.53 nm, and a small threshold voltage of -1.05 V are detected when being annealed at 380 ℃; furthermore, a low interfacial state density is yielded at 380 ℃, and this can effectively reduce the device leakage current density to a significantly low value of 1×10-7 A/cm2 at 3-V bias voltage. Therefore, we hold that 380 ℃ is the best compromised annealing temperature to ensure that the device performance is improved effectively. This study provides a reliable conceptual basis for preparing and applying HfAlO/InAlAs MOS-capacitor as the isolated gate on InAs/AlSb HEMT devices.

Key words: HfAlO/InAlAs MOS-capacitor, annealing temperature, interface, leakage current

中图分类号:  (Interfaces)

  • 67.30.hp
68.37.-d (Microscopy of surfaces, interfaces, and thin films) 61.72.uj (III-V and II-VI semiconductors)