Abstract
We report the properties of an ultrathin Al2 O 3-TiO2 dielectric stack with the equivalent-oxide thickness =1.0 nm. The stack exhibits nondiscernable interfacial layer on Si, and absence of serious Al2 O3-TiO2 intermixing. Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS) has been used to provide a wealth of information concerning the phonons, bonding vibration modes, and traps in the Al2 O3-TiO2 gate dielectric stack as well as its interfaces in a metal-oxide-Si structure. The IETS spectra before and after forming gas annealing suggest that the reduction of traps is related to the formation of Si-H bonds at the oxide-Si interface.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 202905 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Nov 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |