Analysis of internal photoemission and photoconductivity in Ge/thermal germanium oxide/high-dielectric constant oxide (HfO2,Al2O3) structures reveals that the bandgap of the germanium oxide interlayer is significantly lower (4.3 +/- 0.2 eV) than that of stiochiometric GeO2 (5.4-5.9 eV). As a result, the conduction and valence band offsets at the interface appear to be insufficient to block electron and hole injection leading to significant charge trapping in the GeOx/high-kappa oxide stack. Formation of a hydroxyl-rich Ge oxide phase is suggested to be responsible for the modification of the oxide properties. (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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