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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A
卷 22, 期 4, 页码 1301-1308出版社
A V S AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1116/1.1755714
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Extensive spectroscopic characterization of high k materials under consideration for replacing Si oxide as the gate dielectric in Si-based microelectronic devices has been accomplished. Band offset energies of Zr silicates with respect to Si have been determined as a function of silicate alloy composition by combining near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, vacuum-ultraviolet spectroscopic ellipsometry, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy, and ab initio calculations on cluster models. These studies provide insight that applies to both transition metal- and rare earth-based dielectrics, including binary oxides and silicate and aluminate alloys. Results have been used to estimate the electronic conduction through Hf silicate films as a function of alloy composition. Thermally induced chemical phase separation in Zr silicate films has been characterized using XPS, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and extended x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. Our results indicate separation into a noncrystalline, Si-rich phase and either nano- or microcrystalline ZrO2, depending on the original film stoichiometry. (C) 2004 American Vacuum Society.
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