Microwave plasma nitridation of silicon dioxide on strained Si

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Bera, LK [1 ]
Banerjee, HD [1 ]
Ray, SK [1 ]
Mukhopadhyay, M [1 ]
Maiti, CK [1 ]
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[1] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Elect & ECE, Kharagpur 721302, W Bengal, India
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10.1063/1.122204
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Growth of ultrathin (<100 Angstrom) nitrided SiO2 on strained Si using microwave O-2/N2O/NH3 plasma is reported. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results indicate a nitrogen-rich layer at the strained Si/SiO2 interface. The electrical properties of the nitrided oxides have been characterized using a metal-insulator-semiconductor structure. N2O plasma treatment of O-2/NH3 nitrided SiO2 results in a lower insulator charge density (1.2x10(11) cm(-2)) and a higher breakdown voltage. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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