Low-frequency noise characterization of n- and p-MOSFET's with ultrathin oxynitride gate films

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Morfouli, P [1 ]
Ghibaudo, G [1 ]
Ouisse, T [1 ]
Vogel, E [1 ]
Hill, W [1 ]
Misra, V [1 ]
McLarty, P [1 ]
Wortman, JJ [1 ]
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[1] N CAROLINA STATE UNIV,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,RALEIGH,NC 27695
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10.1109/55.511586
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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MOSFET's with ultrathin (5 to 8.5 nm) Silicon oxynitride gate film prepared by low-pressure rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition (RTCVD) using SiH4, N2O and NH3 gases, are studied by low-frequency noise measurements (1 Hz up to 5 kHz), The analysis takes into account the correlated mobility fluctuations induced by those of the interfacial oxide charge, The nitrogen concentration, determined from SIMS analysis, varies from 0 to 11% atomic percentage. A comparison of the electrical properties between thermal and silicon oxynitride films is presented. The increasing LF noise signal with nitrogen atomic percentage indicates the presence of a higher density of slow interface traps with increasing nitrogen incorporation. Besides, a higher Coulomb scattering rate due to the nitridation induced interface charge explains reasonably well the degradation of the low field mobility after nitridation.
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