Influence of thickness on the material characteristics of reactively sputtered W2N layer and electrical properties of W/W2N/SiO2/Si capacitors

被引:6
作者
Jiang, Pei-Chuen [1 ]
Yen, Chih-Kun [1 ]
Chen, J. S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
关键词
gate electrode; W2N; work function;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.09.072
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The material characteristics of W2N layer and electrical properties of W/W2N/SiO2/Si metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors with different W2N thickness upon annealing in N-2 + H-2 ambient at 500 degrees C for 20 min are investigated. The nitrogen concentration of W2N for the W/W2N stack with thin W2N layer (<= 10 nm) is lower than that for the W/W2N stack with thick W2N layer (>= 15 nm). In addition, the crystallinity of W2N in the W/W2N (15 nm) stack is better than that in the W/W2N (10 nm) stack. For all capacitors, the oxide charges decrease significantly after annealing and the amount of oxide charges is independent of the W2N thickness. However, the work function (Phi(m)) of the W/W2N (<= 10 nm) stack (similar to 4.6 eV) is smaller than that of W/W2N (15 nm) stack (similar to 5.0 eV). The Phi(m) of W/W2N ( 15 nm) stack is close to that of W2N single layer. After annealing, the Phi(m) of W/W2N (15 nm) stack and W2N single layer decrease, especially for the W2N single layer. But for the W/W2N (<= 10 nm) stack, the Phi(m) increases after annealing. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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