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Title: Leakage current and structural analysis of annealed HfO2/La2O3 and CeO2/La2O3 dielectric stacks : a nanoscopic study
Authors: Shubhakar, Kalya
Pey, Kin Leong
Kouda, Miyuki
Kakushima, Kuniyuki
Iwai, Hiroshi
Bosman, Michel
Kushvaha, Sunil Singh
O'Shea, Sean Joseph
Keywords: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Issue Date: 2014
Source: Shubhakar, K., Pey, K. L., Bosman, M., Kushvaha, S. S., O'Shea, S. J., Kouda, M., et al. (2014). Leakage current and structural analysis of annealed HfO2/La2O3 and CeO2/La2O3 dielectric stacks: A nanoscopic study. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, 32(3), 03D125-.
Series/Report no.: Journal of vacuum science & technology B: microelectronics and nanometer structures
Abstract: Grain boundaries in the polycrystalline microstructure of post-annealed high-κ (HK) dielectrics are a major limitation in the reliability of HK dielectrics used for advanced CMOS technologies. Another challenge in the field of HK dielectrics is to ensure higher drain drive current in CMOS, while maintaining low leakage current. In this work, the authors demonstrate enhanced performance of HfO2 and CeO2 dielectrics by incorporating lanthanum. The resulting stacks show promising dielectric characteristics with reduced leakage current and uniform (amorphous) crystal structure. The improved HK characteristics were shown to occur even over nanometer-length scales using scanning probe microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, in agreement with previous studies based on micron-scale device-level measurement.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104193
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19769
ISSN: 2166-2746
DOI: 10.1116/1.4876335
Schools: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 
Rights: © 2014 American Vacuum Society. This paper was published in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Vacuum Society. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.4876335.  One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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