Abstract In this paper, we propose a novel Schottky barrier MOSFET structure, in which the silicide source/drain is designed on the buried metal (SSDOM). The source/drain region consists of two layers of silicide materials. Two Schottky barriers are formed between the silicide layers and the silicon channel. In the device design, the top barrier is lower and the bottom is higher. The lower top contact barrier is to provide higher on-state current, and the higher bottom contact barrier to reduce the off-state current. To achieve this, ErSi is proposed for the top silicide and CoSi2 for the bottom in the n-channel case. The 50 nm n-channel SSDOM is thus simulated to analyse the performance of the SSDOM device. In the simulations, the top contact barrier is 0.2e V (for ErSi) and the bottom barrier is 0.6eV (for CoSi2. Compared with the corresponding conventional Schottky barrier MOSFET structures (CSB), the high on-state current of the SSDOM is maintained, and the off-state current is efficiently reduced. Thus, the high drive ability (1.2mA/μm at Vds=1V, Vgs=2V) and the high Ion/Imin ratio (106) are both achieved by applying the SSDOM structure.
Received: 10 April 2006
Revised: 22 May 2006
Accepted manuscript online:
PACS:
73.30.+y
(Surface double layers, Schottky barriers, and work functions)
Fund: Project supported by the
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60506009).
Cite this article:
Li Ding-Yu(李定宇), Sun Lei(孙雷), Zhang Sheng-Dong (张盛东), Wang Yi(王漪), Liu Xiao-Yan(刘晓彦), and Han Ru-Qi(韩汝琦) Schottky barrier MOSFET structure with silicide source/drain on buried metal 2007 Chinese Physics 16 240
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