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- 1. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 133507 (2007) , “Identification of atomic-scale defect structure involved in the negative bias temperature instability in plasma-nitrided devices”, J. P. Campbell, P. M. Lenahan, A. T. Krishnan, and S. KrishnanWe utilize a very sensitive electron spin resonance technique called spin-dependent tunneling to identify defect centers involved in the negative bias temperature instability in plasma-nitrided p-channel metal-oxide-silicon field-effect transistors. The defect's 29Si hyperfine... (Read more)
- 2. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 123502 (2007) , “Observation of negative bias stressing interface trapping centers in metal gate hafnium oxide field effect transistors using spin dependent recombination”,The authors combine metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gated diode measurements and very sensitive electrically detected electron spin resonance measurements to detect and identify negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) generated defect centers in fully processed HfO2 pMOS field effect... (Read more)
- 3. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 073507 (2007) , “Fermi-level pinning at polycrystalline silicon-HfO2 interface as a source of drain and gate current 1/f noise”, P. Magnone, F. Crupi, L. Pantisano, and C. PaceThe impact of a submonolayer of HfO2 sandwiched between the SiON gate dielectric and the polycrystalline silicon layer on the low frequency noise of a n-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is investigated. Fermi-level pinning at polycrystalline... (Read more)
- 4. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 042105 (2007) , “Stress induced leakage current mechanism in thin Hf-silicate layers”, A. Paskaleva, M. Lemberger, and A. J. BauerStress induced leakage current (SILC) in thin Hf-silicate layers and the mechanisms of its creation are examined. A very strong polarity and thickness dependence as well as partial recovery of SILC are observed. It is suggested that the trapping in preexisting sites influences SILC by two ways: (1)... (Read more)
- 5. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 032102 (2007) , “Dynamic nuclear polarization induced by hot electrons”, Yosuke Komori and Tohru OkamotoA method for local dynamic nuclear polarization is demonstrated in a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure at the Landau level filling factor ν=3. Using a narrow channel sample, where the width varies stepwise along the electron flow, the authors find that electron cooling (heating) causes the polarization... (Read more)
- 6. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 023112 (2007) , “Electrically tunable defects in metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes”, Ji-Yong ParkA defect whose electron transmission probability can be controlled by electric field is intentionally created on a metallic single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) with a voltage pulse from a tip of an atomic force microscope (AFM). Localized characteristics of the created defect are elucidated with... (Read more)
- 7. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 146403 (2007) , “Evidence for an Oxygen Diffusion Model for the Electric Pulse Induced Resistance Change Effect in Transition-Metal Oxides”, Y. B. Nian, J. Strozier, N. J. Wu, X. Chen, and A. IgnatievElectric-pulse induced resistance hysteresis switching loops for Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3 perovskite oxide films were found to exhibit an additional sharp “shuttle tail” peak around the negative pulse maximum for films deposited in an oxygen-deficient ambient. The... (Read more)
- 8. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 122112 (2006) , “Interface states for HfO2/Si structure observed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements under bias”, Osamu Maida, Ken-ichi Fukayama, Masao Takahashi, Hikaru Kobayashi, Young-Bae Kim, Hyun-Chul Kim, and Duck-Kyun ChoiA 1.0 nm silicon nitride (SiN) layer can prevent reaction between HfO2 and Si completely. In this case, the interface state spectra obtained from x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements under bias have two peaks above and below the midgap, attributable to Si dangling bonds... (Read more)
- 9. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 061103 (2006) , “Field induced photoluminescence quenching and enhancement of CdSe nanocrystals embedded in SiO2”, A. W. Achtstein, H. Karl, and B. StritzkerThe authors describe the operation of an electro-optical photoluminescence quenching device based on CdSe nanoclusters formed using sequential ion implantation of Cd+ and Se+ in thermally grown SiO2 on silicon. A sample geometry consisting of a semitransparent gold... (Read more)
- 10. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 162117 (2006) , “Electric-field-induced charge noise in doped silicon: Ionization of phosphorus donors”, A. J. Ferguson, V. C. Chan, A. R. Hamilton, and R. G. ClarkWe report low-frequency charge noise measurement on silicon substrates with different phosphorus doping densities. The measurements are performed with aluminum single electron transistors (SETs) at millikelvin temperatures where the substrates are in the insulating regime. By measuring the SET... (Read more)
- 11. J. Appl. Phys. 100, 094108 (2006) , “The effect of interfacial layer properties on the performance of Hf-based gate stack devices”, G. Bersuker, C. S. Park, J. Barnett, P. S. Lysaght, P. D. Kirsch, C. D. Young, R. Choi, B. H. Lee, B. Foran, K. van Benthem, S. J. Pennycook, P. M. Lenahan, and J. T. RyanThe influence of Hf-based dielectrics on the underlying SiO2 interfacial layer (IL) in high-k gate stacks is investigated. An increase in the IL dielectric constant, which correlates to an increase of the positive fixed charge density in the IL, is found to depend on the starting,... (Read more)
- 12. J. Appl. Phys. 100, 034318 (2006) , “Electric-field-induced quenching of photoluminescence in photoconductive organic thin film structures based on Eu3+ complexes”, J. Kalinowski, W. Stampor, M. Cocchi, D. Virgili, and V. FattoriA large electric field effect on photoluminescence (PL) from electroluminescent emitters sandwiched between two high-work-function electrodes is reported and a model of the effect formulated. We examine the PL behavior of Eu3+ complex-based organic thin films subjected to increasing... (Read more)
- 13. J. Appl. Phys. 100, 013501 (2006) , “Contactless electromodulation spectroscopy of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures with a two-dimensional electron gas: A comparison of photoreflectance and contactless electroreflectance”, R. Kudrawiec, M. Syperek, M. Motyka, J. Misiewicz, R. Paszkiewicz, B. Paszkiewicz, M. T?acza?aPhotoreflectance (PR) and contactless electroreflectance (CER) spectroscopies have been applied to study optical transitions in undoped and Si-doped AlGaN/GaN heterostructures at room temperature. Spectral features related to excitonic and band-to-band absorptions in GaN layer and band-to-band... (Read more)
- 14. Microelectron. Reliability 46, 1 (2006) , “NBTI degradation: From physical mechanisms to modelling”,An overview of the evolution of transistor parameters under negative bias temperature instability stress conditions commonly observed in p-MOSFETs in recent technologies is presented. The physical mechanisms of the degradation as well as the different defects involved have been discussed according to a systematic set of experiments with different stress conditions. According to our findings, a physical model is proposed which could be used to more accurately predict the transistor degradation. Finally, based on our new present understanding, a new characterization methodology is proposed, which would open the way to a more accurate determination of parameter shifts and thus allowing implementing the degradation into design rules. (Read more)
- 15. Phys. Rev. B 74, 235317 (2006) , “Impurity conduction in phosphorus-doped buried-channel silicon-on-insulator field-effect transistors at temperatures between 10 and 295 K”, Yukinori Ono, Jean-Francois Morizur, Katsuhiko Nishiguchi, Kei Takashina, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Kazuma Hiratsuka, Seiji Horiguchi, Hiroshi Inokawa, and Yasuo TakahashiWe investigate transport in phosphorus-doped buried-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors at temperatures between 10 and 295 K. We focus on transistors with phosphorus donor concentrations higher than those previously studied, where we expect conduction to rely on donor... (Read more)
- 16. Phys. Rev. B 74, 035202 (2006) , “Computation of the Stark effect in P impurity states in silicon”, A. Debernardi, A. Baldereschi, and M. FanciulliWe compute within the effective-mass theory and without adjustable parameters the Stark effect for shallow P donors in Si with anisotropic band structure. Valley-orbit coupling is taken into account in a nonperturbative way and scattering effects of the impurity core are included to properly... (Read more)
- 17. Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 176404 (2006) , “Stark Tuning of Donor Electron Spins in Silicon”, F. R. Bradbury, A. M. Tyryshkin, Guillaume Sabouret, Jeff Bokor, Thomas Schenkel, and S. A. LyonWe report Stark shift measurements for 121Sb donor electron spins in silicon using pulsed electron spin resonance. Interdigitated metal gates on a Sb-implanted 28Si epilayer are used to apply the electric fields. Two quadratic Stark effects are resolved: a decrease of the... (Read more)
- 18. Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 204106 (2005) , “Direct observation of the structure of defect centers involved in the negative bias temperature instability”, J. P. Campbell and P. M. LenahanWe utilize a very sensitive electron paramagnetic resonance technique called spin-dependent recombination to observe and identify defect centers generated by modest negative bias and moderately elevated temperatures in fully processed p-channel metal-oxide-silicon field-effect transistors.... (Read more)
- 19. Microelectron. Reliability 45, 71 (2005) , “A comprehensive model of PMOS NBTI degradation ”,Negative bias temperature instability has become an important reliability concern for ultra-scaled Silicon IC technology with significant implications for both analog and digital circuit design. In this paper, we construct a comprehensive model for NBTI phenomena within the framework of the standard reaction–diffusion model. We demonstrate how to solve the reaction–diffusion equations in a way that emphasizes the physical aspects of the degradation process and allows easy generalization of the existing work. We also augment this basic reaction–diffusion model by including the temperature and field-dependence of the NBTI phenomena so that reliability projections can be made under arbitrary circuit operating conditions. (Read more)
- 20. Microelectron. Reliability 45, 57 (2005) , “Characterization of interface defects related to negative-bias temperature instability SiON/Si<100> systems ”,Interface defects related to negative-bias temperature instability (NBTI) in an ultrathin plasma-nitrided SiON/ Si<100> system were characterized by using conductance–frequency measurements, electron-spin resonance measure- ments, and synchrotron radiation X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was confirmed that NBTI is reduced by using D2-annealing instead of the usual H2-annealing. Interfacial Si dangling bonds (Pb1 and Pb0 centers) were detected in a sample subjected to negative-bias temperature stress (NBTS). Although we suggest that NBTS also generates non-Pb defects, it does not seem to generate nitrogen dangling bonds. These results show that NBTI of the plasma-nitrided SiON/Si system is predominantly due to Pb depassivation. Plasma nitridation was also found to increase the Pb1/Pb0 density ratio, modify the Pb1 defect structure, and increase the latent interface trap density by generating Si suboxides at the interface. These changes are likely to be the causes of NBTI in ultrathin plasma-nitrided SiON/Si systems. (Read more)
- 21. IEEE Electron Device Lett. 25, 153 (2004) , “Evaluation of NBTI in HfO2 Gate-Dielectric Stacks With Tungsten Gates”,
- 22. J. Appl. Phys. 95, 4096 (2004) , “Nitridation effects on Pb center structures at SiO2/Si„(100) interfaces ”,Interfacial defect structures of NO-nitride oxide on Si(100) were characterized by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. We confirmed that the effective g values of the Pb1 center are affected by interfacial nitridation even at a small nitrogen concentration of 5 at. %, while those of the Pb0 center proved to be unchanged. We observed that the shifted Pb1 line appeared gradually with interfacial nitrogen concentration, which suggests that the nitrogen-induced modified structure substitutes for the original Pb1 structure. Angular variations of the shifted Pb1 lines were also significantly different from those of pure oxide. Based on our analysis, we attributed the g value shift of the Pb1 center to dangling bond tilting, caused by the displacement of nearest-neighbor Si atoms. (Read more)
- 23. Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1647 (2003) , “Dynamic recovery of negative bias temperature instability in p-type metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors”,An unexpected physical phenomenondynamic recovery of negative bias temperature instability (NBTI)is reported. NBTI degradation in p-type metaloxidesemiconductor field-effect transistors is significantly (by ~40%) reduced after stress interruption. NBTI recovery... (Read more)
- 24. Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 3677-3679 (2003) , “Interface defects responsible for negative-bias temperature instability in plasma-nitrided SiON/Si(100) systems”, Shinji Fujieda, Yoshinao Miura, and Motofumi SaitohInterface defects generated by negative-bias temperature stress (NBTS) in an ultrathin plasma- nitrided SiON/Si(100) system were characterized by using D2 annealing, conductance-frequency measurements, and electron-spin resonance measurements. D2 annealing was shown to lower... (Read more)
- 25. Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 269 (2003) , “Relationship between interfacial nitrogen concentration and activation energies of fixed-charge trapping and interface state generation under bias-temperature stress condition”,The influence of nitrogen concentration at a nitrided oxide/silicon interface on the activation energies of both near-interface fixed-charge trapping and interface state generation caused by negative bias temperature instability stress has been studied quantitatively. It is observed that the charge... (Read more)
- 26. J. Appl. Phys. 94, 1 (2003) , “Negative bias temperature instability: Road to cross in deep submicron silicon semiconductor manufacturing”,We present an overview of negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) commonly observed in p-channel metaloxidesemiconductor field-effect transistors when stressed with negative gate voltages at elevated temperatures. We discuss the results of such stress on device and circuit... (Read more)
- 27. Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 2397-2399 (2002) , “Hydrogen redistribution induced by negative-bias-temperature stress in metal–oxide–silicon diodes”, Ziyuan LiuPoly-Si/SiO2/Si diodes in which oxides were grown thermally under wet oxidation conditions and subsequently treated by a post-oxidation anneal (POA) have been characterized electrically and chemically before and after applying negative-bias-temperature stress (NBTS). It was confirmed that... (Read more)
- 28. Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 4753-4755 (2002) , “Characterization of S centers generated by thermal degradation in SiO2 on (100)Si”, A. Stesmans, B. Nouwen, D. Pierreux, and V. V. Afanas'evThe structural degradation of thermal SiO2 on (100)Si under isochronal vacuum annealing in the range Tan = 950 °C1250 °C was monitored by electron spin resonance (ESR) in terms of point defect creation, including... (Read more)
- 29. Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 1945-1947 (2002) , “Density of states of Pb1 Si/SiO2 interface trap centers”, J. P. Campbell and P. M. LenahanThe electronic properties of the (100) Si/SiO2 interfacial defect called Pb1 are quite controversial. We present electron spin resonance measurements that demonstrate: (1) that the Pb1 defects have levels in the silicon band gap, (2) that... (Read more)
- 30. Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 1261-1263 (2002) , “Hole trapping in ultrathin Al2O3 and ZrO2 insulators on silicon”, V. V. Afanas'ev and A. StesmansOptical injection of electron-hole pairs in 35 nm thick layers of SiO2, Al2O3, ZrO2 and their stacks on (100)Si is found to result in positive oxide charging, suggesting trapping of holes. In thin layers of the high-permittivity metal oxides... (Read more)
- 31. Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 1453-1454 (2001) , “Response to "Comment on `Do Pb1 centers have levels in the Si band gap? Spin-dependent recombination study of the Pb1 "hyperfine spectrum" ' " [Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 1451 (2001)]”, Tetsuya D. Mishima and Patrick M. LenahanWe recently published a letter in which we utilized spin-dependent recombination (SDR) measurements to demonstrate that Pb1 centers, silicon dangling-bond defects at the (001) Si/SiO2 interface, have electronic levels in the silicon band gap.1 In their comment on our... (Read more)
- 32. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40, 2840 (2001) , “Spin-Dependent Trap-Assisted Tunneling Current in Ultra-Thin Gate Dielectrics”,We have characterized the leakage current paths of ultra-thin gate dielectrics using spin-dependent tunneling (SDT) spectroscopy. A spin-dependent current was detected in metal-oxide-semiconductor diodes with chemical-vapor-deposition SiN gate films with thickness less than 3 nm. We examined the nature of the trap sites in terms of g-value, bias-dependent signal intensity, and magnetic-field orientation dependence. The main feature of the observed spectrum is attributed to a paramagnetic Si site in the SiN films. By using a quantitative model of electron spin-polarization, we were able to estimate the ratio of trap-assisted current to the total leakage current. (Read more)
- 33. Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 3771-3773 (2000) , “Do Pb1 centers have levels in the Si band gap? Spin-dependent recombination study of the Pb1 "hyperfine spectrum"”, Tetsuya D. Mishima and Patrick M. LenahanThe electronic properties of the (001) Si/SiO2 Pb1 defect are the subject of considerable controversy. We present spin-dependent recombination results which indicate most strongly that the Pb1 centers have levels in the Si band gap. Our... (Read more)
- 34. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 573, 107 (1999) , “ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL STUDY OF CHARGE TRAPS AT PASSIVATED GaAs SURFACES”, Y. Mochizuki
- 35. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 16, 2134-2153 (1998) , “What can electron paramagnetic resonance tell us about the Si/SiO2 system?”, P. M. Lenahan, J. F. Conley, Jr.Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements of Si/SiO2 systems began over 30 years ago. Most EPR studies of Si/SiO2 systems have dealt with two families of defects: Pb centers and E centers. Several variants from each group have... (Read more)BPSG PSG Si SiO2| EDMR EPR electric-field-effect electrical-meas. etching gamma-irradiation| 10B 11B 1H 29Si 2D 31P BOHC Boron Deuterium E' E'-delta H(I) Hydrogen Nb Nitrogen Oxygen P1 P2 P4 POHC Pb Pb0 Pb1 Phosphorus Silicon amorphous complex(=3) dangling-bond device dielectric interface pair(=2) | last update: Takahide Umeda
- 36. Appl. Phys. Lett. 61, 2887-2889 (1992) , “Identification of an interface defect generated by hot electrons in SiO2”, J. H. Stathis and D. J. DiMariaHot electrons in the gate dielectric (SiO2) of field effect transistors create defects at the Si/SiO2 interface. Using electrically detected magnetic resonance, we have identified a major component of these interface defects as the well-known Pb0 center. We... (Read more)
- 37. IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 37, 1650-1657 (1990) , “Spin dependent recombination: A 29Si hyperfine study of radiation-induced Pb centers at the Si/SiO2 interface”, M. A. Jupina , P. M. Lenahan
- 38. Phys. Rev. B 41, 12354-12357 (1990) , “Negative-charge state of hydrogen in silicon”, J. Zhu, N. M. Johnson, and C. HerringIt is demonstrated that hydrogen can migrate in silicon as a negatively charged species (H-). The evidence is the combined observation of a strong electric-field dependence in the rate of removal of PH complexes during bias-temperature stress of hydrogenated Schottky-barrier diodes and... (Read more)
- 39. Appl. Phys. Lett. 49, 348-350 (1986) , “Interface traps and Pb centers in oxidized (100) silicon wafers”, G. J. Gerardi, E. H. Poindexter, P. J. Caplan, N. M. JohnsonThe band-gap energy distribution of Pb centers on oxidized (100) Si wafers has been determined and compared with interface electrical trap density Dit. Two different Pb centers are observed on (100) Si: Pb0,... (Read more)
- 40. Appl. Phys. Lett. 44, 96-98 (1984) , “Paramagnetic trivalent silicon centers in gamma irradiated metal-oxide-silicon structures”, P. M. Lenahan and P. V. DressendorferWe find that two paramagnetic ``trivalent silicon'' centers appear to be primarily responsible for radiation damage in metal-oxide-silicon structures. Applied Physics Letters is copyrighted by The American Institute of Physics. ... (Read more)
- 41. J. Appl. Phys. 56, 2844-2849 (1984) , “Electronic traps and Pb centers at the Si/SiO2 interface: Band-gap energy distribution”, E. H. Poindexter, G. J. Gerardi, M. -E. Rueckel, P. J. Caplan, N. M. Johnson, D. K. BiegelsenEnergy distribution of Pb centers (·SiSi3) and electronic traps (Dit) at the Si/SiO2 interface in metal-oxide-silicon (MOS) structures was examined by electric-field-controlled electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)... (Read more)
- 42. Appl. Phys. Lett. 41, 542-544 (1982) , “Effect of bias on radiation-induced paramagnetic defects at the silicon-silicon dioxide interface”, P. M. Lenahan and P. V. DressendorferElectron spin resonance measurements have been made on gamma-irradiated (111) Si/SiO2 structures as a function of bias across the oxide. We observe a large change in the density of radiation-induced paramagnetic Pb centers with bais. We conclude that... (Read more)
- 43. Phys. Rev. Lett. 7, 240 (1961) , “Splitting of Electron Spin Resonance Lines by an Applied Electric Field”, G. W. Ludwig and H. H. WoodburyNuclei or paramagnetic irons in many solids occupy sites which lack inversion symmetry. Bloembergen has recently called attention to the possibility of observing shifts, proportional to the applied electric field ε, in the energy levels of such systems. Consistent with Bloembergen's ideas,Kushida... (Read more)
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