Study on the influence of γ-ray total dose radiation effect on the threshold voltage and transconductance of the strained Si p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor

In this work, the carrier microscopic transport process of biaxial strained Si p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (PMOSFET) under gamma-ray radiation has been studied. Effect of gamma-ray on devices and the relationship between the variation of device electrical characteristics and the total dose are investigated. A model for considering the degradation of threshold voltage and transconductance due to the total dose radiation is established. Based on this model, numerical simulation has been carried out. Results show that the threshold voltage of PMOSFET decreases with increasing radiation dose. At a lower total dose, the threshold voltage decreases linearly. However, at a higher total dose, it becomes saturated. The degradation can be explained by the generation of trapped charges which increase the impact possibility of carriers in the channel and induce the reduction of mobility and transconductance accordingly. Finally, the simulation results are compared with the experimental data. A good agreement is observed, indicating the validation of our proposed model.