Germanium surface passivation and atomic layer deposition of high-k dielectrics—a tutorial review on Ge-based MOS capacitors

Q Xie, S Deng, M Schaekers, D Lin… - Semiconductor …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to its high intrinsic mobility, germanium (Ge) is a promising candidate as a channel
material (offering a mobility gain of approximately× 2 for electrons and× 4 for holes when …

Atomic layer deposition of dielectrics on Ge and III–V materials for ultrahigh performance transistors

RM Wallace, PC McIntyre, J Kim, Y Nishi - MRS bulletin, 2009 - cambridge.org
The prospect of utilizing alternative transistor channel materials for ultrahigh performance
transistors will require suitable gate dielectrics for surface-channel field-effect devices. With …

Dipole formation to modulate flatband voltage using ALD Al2O3 and La2O3 at the interface between HfO2 and Si or Ge substrates

Y Zhang, M Choi, Z Wang, C Choi - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we have studied the flatband voltage (V FB) modulation by the formation of Al
and La-induced dipoles at the interface between Si or Ge substrates and HfO 2 gate …

Fluorinated Graphene in Interface Engineering of Ge‐Based Nanoelectronics

X Zheng, M Zhang, X Shi, G Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Germanium is a promising candidate to replace silicon in nanoelectronics due to its
significantly higher electron and hole mobilities. However, the unstable germanium oxide …

Germanium-induced stabilization of a very high-k zirconia phase in ZrO2/GeO2 gate stacks

P Tsipas, SN Volkos, A Sotiropoulos, SF Galata… - Applied physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Electrical data on ZrO 2/GeO 2 stacks prepared by atomic oxygen beam deposition on Ge at
225 C reveal a relatively weak dependence of the stack equivalent oxide thickness upon the …

Interfacial characteristics and band alignments for ZrO2 gate dielectric on Si passivated p-GaAs substrate

GK Dalapati, A Sridhara, ASW Wong, CK Chia… - Applied Physics …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The interfacial characteristics and band alignments of high-k Zr O 2 on p-Ga As have been
investigated by using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electrical measurements. It has …

Atomic layer deposition of ZrO2/La2O3 high-k dielectrics on germanium reaching 0.5 nm equivalent oxide thickness

S Abermann, O Bethge, C Henkel… - Applied Physics …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate ultrathin ZrO 2/La 2 O 3 high-k dielectric stacks on germanium grown by
atomic layer deposition. La 2 O 3 is deposited from tris (⁠ N, N′-diisopropylformamidinate) …

Thermally induced permittivity enhancement in La-doped ZrO2 grown by atomic layer deposition on Ge (100)

L Lamagna, C Wiemer, S Baldovino, A Molle… - Applied Physics …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
La-doped ZrO 2 thin films grown by O 3-based atomic layer deposition directly on Ge (100)
exhibit a dielectric constant of 29. Upon annealing in N 2 at 400 C⁠, a high κ value> 40 is …

Interfacial layer reduction and high permittivity tetragonal ZrO2 on germanium reaching ultrathin 0.39 nm equivalent oxide thickness

CM Lin, HC Chang, I Wong, SJ Luo, CW Liu… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
The nearly free interfacial layer and the tetragonal phase ZrO 2 with the high permittivity of
45±3 on Ge (001) substrate lead to the equivalent oxide thickness as low as 0.39 nm and …

Annealing effects on the structure and electrical characteristics of amorphous Er2O3 films

F Ze-Bo, Z Yan-Yan, W Jia-Le, J Zui-Min - Chinese Physics B, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Amorphous Er 2 O 3 films are deposited on Si (001) substrates by using reactive
evaporation. This paper reports the evolution of the structure, morphology and electrical …