Ultrathin EOT (0.67 nm) High-k Dielectric on Ge MOSFET Using y Doped ZrO2 with record-low leakage current

Tae In Lee; Hyun Jun Ahn; Min Ju Kim; Eui Joong Shin; Seung Hwan Lee; Sung Won Shin; Wan Sik Hwang; Hyun Yong Yu; Byung Jin Cho

doi:10.1109/LED.2019.2899139

Ultrathin EOT (0.67 nm) High-k Dielectric on Ge MOSFET Using y Doped ZrO₂ with record-low leakage current

Tae In Lee, Hyun Jun Ahn, Min Ju Kim, Eui Joong Shin, Seung Hwan Lee, Sung Won Shin, Wan Sik Hwang, Hyun Yong Yu, Byung Jin Cho

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Abstract

An advanced gate stack of Y-doped ZrO₂ high-k dielectric is demonstrated for Ge MOSFETs. ZrO₂ is implemented due to its high-permittivity (high-k) value, and additional Y is doped into the ZrO₂ to enhance interfacial properties. The gate stack of ZrO₂ with 24% Y doping shows improved electrical properties, achieving an EOT of 0.67 nm, a low interface trap density (D_it) of 1.2 × 10¹² eV^-1cm^-2, a record-low gate leakage current of 1.14 × 10^-7 A/cm² at -1V, and peak mobility of 68 cm²/ V·s. The proposed gate stack would enhance transistor speed and save power consumption of Ge MOSFETs.

Original language	English
Article number	8641385
Pages (from-to)	502-505
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Electron Device Letters
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2019.2899139
Publication status	Published - 2019 Apr

Keywords

EOT
Germanium
MOSFET
gate leakage current
interface properties

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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