Effects of hydrogen annealing on heteroepitaxial-Ge layers on Si: Surface roughness and electrical quality

Ammar Nayfeh; Chi On Chui; Krishna C. Saraswat; Takao Yonehara

Effects of hydrogen annealing on heteroepitaxial-Ge layers on Si: Surface roughness and electrical quality

Ammar Nayfeh, Chi On Chui, Krishna C. Saraswat, Takao Yonehara

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We have studied the effect of hydrogen annealing on the surface roughness of Germanium (Ge) layers grown by CVD on silicon using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and cross-sectional High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy (HR-SEM). Our results indicate a strong reduction of roughness that approaches 90 percent at 825°C. The smoother Ge surface allowed for the fabrication metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitors using germanium oxynitride (GeO _xN _y) as the gate dielectric. Electrical quality was studied using high frequency capacitance-voltage characteristic of epi-Ge showing negligible hysteresis. We discuss the results in terms of Ge-H cluster formation, which lowers the diffusion barrier, allowing for higher diffusivity and surface mobility. The temperature dependence shows tapering off for temperatures exceeding 825°C, indicating a barrier reduction of ∼70 meV.

Original language	British English
Pages	1189-1192
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2004
Event	SiGe: Materials, Processing, and Devices - Proceedings of the First Symposium - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: 3 Oct 2004 → 8 Oct 2004

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Conference	SiGe: Materials, Processing, and Devices - Proceedings of the First Symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu, HI
Period	3/10/04 → 8/10/04

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Effects of hydrogen annealing on heteroepitaxial-Ge layers on Si: Surface roughness and electrical quality. / Nayfeh, Ammar; Chui, Chi On; Saraswat, Krishna C. et al.
2004. 1189-1192 Paper presented at SiGe: Materials, Processing, and Devices - Proceedings of the First Symposium, Honolulu, HI, United States.

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Effects of hydrogen annealing on heteroepitaxial-Ge layers on Si: Surface roughness and electrical quality

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