Low temperature solution processed high-kappa ZrO2 gate dielectrics for nanoelectonics

Kumar, Arvind and Mondal, Sandip and Rao, Koteswara KSR (2016) Low temperature solution processed high-kappa ZrO2 gate dielectrics for nanoelectonics. In: APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 370 . pp. 373-379.

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Abstract

The high-kappa gate dielectrics, specifically amorphous films offer salient features such as exceptional mechanical flexibility, smooth surfaces and better uniformity associated with low leakage current density. In this work, similar to 35 nm thick amorphous ZrO2 films were deposited on silicon substrate at low temperature (300 degrees C, 1 h) from facile spin-coating method and characterized by various analytical techniques. The X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveal the formation of amorphous phase ZrO2, while ellipsometry analysis together with the Atomic Force Microscope suggest the formation of dense film with surface roughness of 1.5 angstrom, respectively. The fabricated films were integrated in metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) structures to check the electrical capabilities. The oxide capacitance (C-ox), flat band capacitance (C-FB), flat band voltage (V-FB), dielectric constant (kappa) and oxide trapped charges (Q(ot)) extracted from high frequency (1 MHz) C-V curve are 186 pF, 104 pF, 0.37V, 15 and 2 x 10(-11) C, respectively. The small flat band voltage 0.37V, narrow hysteresis and very little frequency dispersion between 10 kHz-1 MHz suggest an excellent a-ZrO2/Si interface with very less trapped charges in the oxide. The films exhibit a low leakage current density 4.7 x 10(-9)A/cm(2) at 1V. In addition, the charge transport mechanism across the MOSC is analyzed and found to have a strong bias dependence. The space charge limited conduction mechanism is dominant in the high electric field region (1.3-5 V) due to the presence of traps, while the trap-supported tunneling is prevailed in the intermediate region (0.35-1.3 V). Low temperature solution processed ZrO2 thin films obtained are of high quality and find their importance as a potential dielectric layer on Si and polymer based flexible electronics. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to theELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Keywords:	Spin-coating; MOS; Dielectric constant; Thin films; ZrO2
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	12 May 2016 05:02
Last Modified:	12 May 2016 05:02
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53805

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