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- 1. phys. stat. sol. (b) 245, 1298-1314 (2008) , “EPR identification of intrinsic defects in SiC”, J. Isoya, T. Umeda, N. Mizuochi, N. T. Son, E. Janzen, T. OhshimaThe structure determination of intrinsic defects in 4H-SiC, 6H-SiC, and 3C-SiC by means of EPR is based on measuring the angular dependence of the 29Si/13C hyperfine (HF) satellite lines, from which spin densities, sp-hybrid ratio, and p-orbital direction can be determined over... (Read more)Si SiC diamond| EPR Theory electron-irradiation thermal-meas./anneal-exp.| +1 -1 0(neutral) 1.0eV~ 13C 29Si C1h C3v Carbon Csi D2d EI5/6 HEI1 HEI9/10 P6/7 Silicon T1 Td Tv2a V1/2/3 Vc Vsi antisite dangling-bond mono(=1) motional-effect n-type p-type pair(=2) quartet semi-insulating spin-relaxation triplet vacancy .inp files: SiC/Baranov/Baranov_g.inp SiC/EI5_C1h/5.inp SiC/EI5_C3v/5.inp SiC/EI6_RT/6.inp SiC/HEI10/HEI10a.inp SiC/HEI10/HEI10b.inp SiC/HEI1_C1h/1.inp SiC/HEI9/HEI9a.inp SiC/HEI9/HEI9b.inp SiC/SI5_C1h/4.inp SiC/Ky2/Ky2.inp SiC/Tv2a/Main.INP SiC/Vsi-_II_4H/Main.INP SiC/Vsi-_II_6H/Main.INP SiC/Vsi-_I_4H/Main.INP SiC/Vsi-_I_6H/Main.INP | last update: Takahide Umeda
- 2. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 072502 (2007) , “Effect of oxygen vacancies on spin-dependent tunneling in Fe/MgO/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions”, J. P. Velev, K. D. Belashchenko, S. S. Jaswal, and E. Y. TsymbalFirst-principles calculations based on density functional theory are used to elucidate the effect of O vacancies, forming F centers, on spin-dependent tunneling in Fe/MgO/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions. O vacancies produce occupied localized s states and unoccupied resonant p... (Read more)
- 3. J. Appl. Phys. 102, 013530 (2007) , “Fluorine-vacancy complexes in Si-SiGe-Si structures”, D. A. Abdulmalik, P. G. Coleman, H. A. W. El Mubarek, and P. AshburnFluorine-vacancy (FV) complexes have been directly observed in the Si0.94Ge0.06 layer in a Si-SiGe-Si structure, using variable-energy positron annihilation spectroscopy (VEPAS). These complexes are linked to the significant reduction of boron diffusion in the SiGe layer via... (Read more)
- 4. J. Appl. Phys. 101, 023515 (2007) , “He induced nanovoids for point-defect engineering in B-implanted crystalline Si”, E. Bruno, S. Mirabella, F. Priolo, E. Napolitani, C. Bongiorno, and V. RaineriIn this paper we present a systematic study on the formation of He ion implantation induced nanovoids in Si and how they influence the self-interstitial (Is) supersaturation, thus affecting the diffusion and electrical activation of implanted boron in crystalline silicon. We implanted He ions... (Read more)
- 5. Phys. Rev. B 75, 245202 (2007) , “Identification of positively charged carbon antisite-vacancy pairs in 4H-SiC”, T. Umeda, J. Ishoya, T. Ohshima, N. Morishita, H. Itoh, and A. GaliAn antisite-vacancy pair and a monovacancy are a set of fundamental stable and/or metastable defects in compound semiconductors. Theory predicted that carbon antisite-vacancy pairs would be much more stable in p-type SiC than silicon vacancies and that they would be a common defect. However,... (Read more)
- 6. Phys. Rev. B 75, 195208 (2007) , “Supercell and cluster density functional calculations of the thermal stability of the divacancy in germanium”, C. Janke, R. Jones, S. Öberg, and P. R. BriddonLarge vacancy clusters, or voids, formed during crystal growth have been reported in Ge. The divacancy is a precursor to such clusters, and is believed to be stable up to 150 or 180 °C. It is also believed to form in Ge irradiated at room temperature where single vacancies are mobile. Density... (Read more)
- 7. Phys. Rev. B 75, 193409 (2007) , “Magnetic properties of vacancies in a graphitic boron nitride sheet by first-principles pseudopotential calculations”, M. S. Si and D. S. XueWe use ab initio methods to calculate the magnetic properties of vacancies in a graphitic boron nitride sheet (g-BN). By applying a full spin-polarized description to the system, we demonstrate that the nitrogen vacancy (VN) or the boron vacancy (VB)... (Read more)
- 8. Phys. Rev. B 75, 193201 (2007) , “Compensating point defects in 4He+-irradiated InN”, F. Tuomisto, A. Pelli, K. M. Yu, W. Walukiewicz, and W. J. SchaffWe use positron annihilation spectroscopy to study 2 MeV 4He+-irradiated InN grown by molecular-beam epitaxy and GaN grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition. In GaN, the Ga vacancies act as important compensating centers in the irradiated material, introduced at a... (Read more)
- 9. Phys. Rev. B 75, 144404 (2007) , “Ferromagnetism in Fe-doped ZnO nanocrystals: Experiment and theory”, Debjani Karmakar, S. K. Mandal, R. M. Kadam, P. L. Paulose, A. K. Rajarajan, T. K. Nath, A. K. Das, I. Dasgupta, and G. P. DasFe-doped ZnO nanocrystals are successfully synthesized and structurally characterized by using x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Magnetization measurements on the same system reveal a ferromagnetic to paramagnetic transition temperature above 450 K with a low-temperature... (Read more)
- 10. Phys. Rev. B 75, 144103 (2007) , “Multiscale modeling of point defects in Si-Ge(001) quantum wells”, B. Yang and V. K. TewaryA computationally efficient hybrid Green's function (GF) technique is developed for multiscale modeling of point defects in a trilayer lattice system that links seamlessly the length scales from lattice (subnanometers) to continuum (bulk). The model accounts for the discrete structure of the lattice... (Read more)
- 11. Phys. Rev. B 75, 144102 (2007) , “Theoretical investigation of nitrogen substitution in cubic zirconia”, Thomas BredowNitrogen substitution of oxygen ions in cubic zirconia was studied theoretically at density functional level. Nitrogen contents of 12.5 and 3.1% were studied with Zr8O16−mN2 and Zr32O64−mN2 supercells. For... (Read more)
- 12. Phys. Rev. B 75, 134106 (2007) , “Exact linear response of reacting thermal defects driven by creation processes”, C. P. FlynnThe exact, linear response at steady state is calculated for reacting, but otherwise noninteracting, thermal defects driven by defect creation processes. The theory applies to vacancies and interstitials in the bulk, or to adatoms and advacancies on surface terraces. A wide variety of possible... (Read more)
- 13. Phys. Rev. B 75, 115418 (2007) , “Early stages of radiation damage in graphite and carbon nanostructures: A first-principles molecular dynamics study”, Oleg V. Yazyev, Ivano Tavernelli, Ursula Rothlisberger, and Lothar HelmUnderstanding radiation-induced defect formation in carbon materials is crucial for nuclear technology and for the manufacturing of nanostructures with desired properties. Using first-principles molecular dynamics, we perform a systematic study of the nonequilibrium processes of radiation damage in... (Read more)
- 14. Phys. Rev. B 75, 115206 (2007) , “Local-density-functional calculations of the vacancy-oxygen center in Ge”, A. Carvalho, R. Jones, J. Coutinho, V. J. B. Torres, S. Öberg, J. M. Campanera Alsina, M. Shaw, and P. R. BriddonWe carry out a comprehensive density-functional study of the vacancy-oxygen (VO) center in germanium using large H-terminated Ge clusters. The importance of a nonlinear core correction to account for the involvement of the 3d electrons in Ge-O bonds is discussed. We calculate the electrical... (Read more)
- 15. Phys. Rev. B 75, 115205 (2007) , “Stability of I3 complexes in III-V compound semiconductors by tight-binding molecular dynamics”, G. Zollo and F. GalaIntrinsic interstitials in GaAs are known to have a large formation energy that makes their concentration almost negligible in as-grown materials. However, interstitials must be explicitly considered in implanted GaAs where collision cascades, induced by the energetic ions, produce a large amount of... (Read more)
- 16. Phys. Rev. B 75, 085208 (2007) , “Clustering of vacancy defects in high-purity semi-insulating SiC”, R. Aavikko, K. Saarinen, F. Tuomisto, B. Magnusson, N. T. Son, and E. JanzénPositron lifetime spectroscopy was used to study native vacancy defects in semi-insulating silicon carbide. The material is shown to contain (i) vacancy clusters consisting of four to five missing atoms and (ii) Si-vacancy-related negatively charged defects. The total open volume bound to the... (Read more)
- 17. Phys. Rev. B 75, 045211 (2007) , “Ab initio supercell calculations on aluminum-related defects in SiC”, A. Gali, T. Hornos, N. T. Son, E. Janzén, and W. J. ChoykeAb initio supercell calculations of the binding energies predict complex formation between aluminum and carbon interstitials in SiC. In high-energy implanted SiC aluminum acceptor can form very stable complexes with two carbon interstitials. We also show that carbon vacancy can be attached to... (Read more)
- 18. Phys. Rev. B 75, 045210 (2007) , “Positron trapping kinetics in thermally generated vacancy donor complexes in highly As-doped silicon”, K. Kuitunen, K. Saarinen, and F. TuomistoWe have measured positron lifetime and Doppler broadening in highly As-doped silicon containing thermally generated V-As3 defect complexes (vacancy is surrounded by three arsenic atoms). We observe positron detrapping from the V-As3 defect complex and determine... (Read more)
- 19. Phys. Rev. B 75, 035211 (2007) , “Self- and foreign-atom diffusion in semiconductor isotope heterostructures. II. Experimental results for silicon”, H. Bracht, H. H. Silvestri, I. D. Sharp, and E. E. HallerWe report the diffusion of boron, arsenic, and phosphorus in silicon isotope multilayer structures at temperatures between 850 °C and 1100 °C. The diffusion of all dopants and self-atoms at a given temperature is modeled with the same setting of all native-point-defect-related parameters.... (Read more)
- 20. Phys. Rev. B 75, 014111 (2007) , “Effects of vacancies on the properties of disordered ferroelectrics: A first-principles study”, L. Bellaiche, Jorge Íñiguez, Eric Cockayne, and B. P. BurtonA first-principles-based model is developed to investigate the influence of lead vacancies on the properties of the disordered Pb(Sc1/2Nb1/2)O3 (PSN) ferroelectric. Lead vacancies generate large, inhomogeneous, electric fields that reduce barriers between energy... (Read more)
- 21. Phys. Rev. B 75, 014102 (2007) , “First-principles study of vacancy formation in hydroxyapatite”, Katsuyuki Matsunaga and Akihide KuwabaraFirst-principles plane-wave calculations were performed for hydroxyapatite (HAp) in order to investigate the electronic structure and vacancy formation mechanisms. The HAp unit cell contains PO4 tetrahedra and OH groups formed by covalent P-O and H-O bonds. Ca ions play a role for... (Read more)
- 22. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 265502 (2007) , “Monovacancy and Interstitial Migration in Ion-Implanted Silicon”, P. G. Coleman and C. P. BurrowsThe migration of monovacancies (V0) and self-interstitials (I) has been observed in ion-implanted low-doped float-zone silicon by variable-energy positron annihilation spectroscopy. V0 and I were created by the in situ implantation of ~20 keV... (Read more)
- 23. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 216803 (2007) , “High Mobility in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterostructures: Origin, Dimensionality, and Perspectives”, G. Herranz, M. Basletić, M. Bibes, C. Carrétéro, E. Tafra, E. Jacquet, K. Bouzehouane, C. Deranlot, A. Hamzić, J.-M. Broto, A. Barthélémy, and A. FertWe have investigated the dimensionality and origin of the magnetotransport properties of LaAlO3 films epitaxially grown on TiO2-terminated SrTiO3(001) substrates. High-mobility conduction is observed at low deposition oxygen pressures... (Read more)
- 24. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 196802 (2007) , “Origin of Charge Density at LaAlO3 on SrTiO3 Heterointerfaces: Possibility of Intrinsic Doping”, Wolter Siemons, Gertjan Koster, Hideki Yamamoto, Walter A. Harrison, Gerald Lucovsky, Theodore H. Geballe, Dave H. A. Blank, and Malcolm R. BeasleyAs discovered by Ohtomo and Hwang, a large sheet charge density with high mobility exists at the interface between SrTiO3 and LaAlO3. Based on transport, spectroscopic, and oxygen-annealing experiments, we conclude that extrinsic defects in the form of oxygen vacancies... (Read more)
- 25. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 185501 (2007) , “Enhanced Ductile Behavior of Tensile-Elongated Individual Double-Walled and Triple-Walled Carbon Nanotubes at High Temperatures”, J. Y. Huang, S. Chen, Z. F. Ren, Z. Wang, K. Kempa, M. J. Naughton, G. Chen, and M. S. DresselhausWe report exceptional ductile behavior in individual double-walled and triple-walled carbon nanotubes at temperatures above 2000 °C, with tensile elongation of 190% and diameter reduction of 90%, during in situ tensile-loading experiments conducted inside a high-resolution transmission... (Read more)
- 26. 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)
- 27. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 115503 (2007) , “Oxygen Vacancy Clustering and Electron Localization in Oxygen-Deficient SrTiO3: LDA+U Study”, Do Duc Cuong, Bora Lee, Kyeong Mi Choi, Hyo-Shin Ahn, Seungwu Han, and Jaichan LeeWe find, using a local density approximation +Hubbard U method, that oxygen vacancies tend to cluster in a linear way in SrTiO3, a prototypical perovskite oxide, accompanied by strong electron localization at the 3d state of the nearby Ti transition metal ion. The vacancy... (Read more)
- 28. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 095901 (2007) , “Experimental Evidence of the Vacancy-Mediated Silicon Self-Diffusion in Single-Crystalline Silicon”, Yasuo Shimizu, Masashi Uematsu, and Kohei M. ItohWe have determined silicon self-diffusivity at temperatures 735–875 °C based on the Raman shift of longitudinal optical phonon frequencies of diffusion annealed 28Si/30Si isotope superlattices. The activation enthalpy of 3.6 eV is obtained in such low temperature... (Read more)
- 29. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 045501 (2007) , “Dopability, Intrinsic Conductivity, and Nonstoichiometry of Transparent Conducting Oxides”, Stephan Lany and Alex ZungerExisting defect models for In2O3 and ZnO are inconclusive about the origin of conductivity, nonstoichiometry, and coloration. We apply systematic corrections to first-principles calculated formation energies ΔH, and validate our theoretical defect model against... (Read more)
- 30. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 262904 (2006) , “Oxygen vacancy in monoclinic HfO2: A consistent interpretation of trap assisted conduction, direct electron injection, and optical absorption experiments”, Peter Broqvist and Alfredo PasquarelloThe authors calculate energy levels associated with the oxygen vacancy in monoclinic HfO2 using a hybrid density functional which accurately reproduces the experimental band gap. The most stable charge states are obtained for varying Fermi level in the HfO2 band gap. To compare... (Read more)
- 31. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 262112 (2006) , “Identification of oxygen and zinc vacancy optical signals in ZnO”, T. Moe Børseth, B. G. Svensson, A. Yu. Kuznetsov, P. Klason, Q. X. Zhao, and M. WillanderPhotoluminescence spectroscopy has been used to study single crystalline ZnO samples systematically annealed in inert, Zn-rich and O-rich atmospheres. A striking correlation is observed between the choice of annealing ambient and the position of the deep band emission (DBE) often detected in ZnO. In... (Read more)
- 32. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202904 (2006) , “Effects of O vacancies and C doping on dielectric properties of ZrO2: A first-principles study”, Gargi Dutta, K. P. S. S. Hembram, G. Mohan Rao, and Umesh V. WaghmareThe authors determine electronic properties, structural stability, and dielectric response of zirconia (ZrO2) with oxygen vacancies (O vacancies) and carbon doping (C doping) using first-principles density functional theory calculations based on pseudopotentials and a plane wave basis.... (Read more)
- 33. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 191903 (2006) , “Vacancy self-trapping during rapid thermal annealing of silicon wafers”, Thomas A. Frewen and Talid SinnoThe density and spatial distribution of oxide precipitates within a crystalline silicon wafer is of paramount importance for microelectronic device yield. In this letter, the authors show how the formation of previously unconsidered, very small vacancy aggregates can explain macroscopic spatial... (Read more)
- 34. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 172906 (2006) , “Oxygen vacancy motion in Er-doped barium strontium titanate thin films”, Junling Wang and Susan Trolier-McKinstryAmphoteric dopants are widely used in BaTiO3-based dielectrics to improve capacitor reliability. In this work, an analogous approach was explored for barium strontium titanate thin films. Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 thin films were prepared by chemical solution... (Read more)
- 35. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 152904 (2006) , “First principles calculations of oxygen vacancy passivation by fluorine in hafnium oxide”, Wei Chen, Qing-Qing Sun, Shi-Jin Ding, David Wei Zhang, and Li-Kang WangThe fluorine incorporation into HfO2 with oxygen vacancies has been investigated using first principles calculations. The authors show that atomic fluorine can efficiently passivate the neutral oxygen vacancy with excess energies of 4.98 and 4.39 eV for threefold- and... (Read more)
- 36. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 142914 (2006) , “Defect passivation in HfO2 gate oxide by fluorine”, K. Tse and J. RobertsonThe authors have calculated that fluorine substituting for oxygen gives no gap states in HfO2. This accounts for the good passivation of oxygen vacancies by F seen experimentally. Bonding arguments are used to account for why F may be the most effective passivant in ionic oxides such as... (Read more)
- 37. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092113 (2006) , “Large fluorine-vacancy clusters in Si and their capture efficiency for self-interstitials”, Giorgia M. Lopez and Vincenzo FiorentiniBased on ab initio density-functional energetics for saturated (n=2m+2) fluorine-vacancy clusters FnVm for m up to 4, the authors set up a model showing that (a) fluorine-vacancy (FV) aggregates in Si can form in any... (Read more)
- 38. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082908 (2006) , “Negative oxygen vacancies in HfO2 as charge traps in high-k stacks”, J. L. Gavartin, D. Muñoz Ramo, A. L. Shluger, G. Bersuker, and B. H. LeeThe optical excitation and thermal ionization energies of oxygen vacancies in m-HfO2 are calculated using a non-local density functional theory with atomic basis sets and periodic supercell. The thermal ionization energies of negatively charged V and... (Read more)
- 39. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082510 (2006) , “Observation and manipulation of paramagnetic oxygen vacancies in Co-doped TiO2 nanocrystals”, Dengyu Pan, Guoliang Xu, Liya Lv, Yuan Yong, Xiuwei Wang, Jianguo Wan, Guanghou Wang, and Yunxia SuiElectron paramagnetic resonance measurements were presented to investigate paramagnetic oxygen vacancies (F+ centers) in Co-doped TiO2 nanocrystals. Surface and interior F+ centers were manipulated by washing or/and annealing. Anisotropic surface... (Read more)
- 40. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 071916 (2006) , “Migration and redistribution of oxygen vacancy in barium titanate ceramics”, L. Chen, X. M. Xiong, H. Meng, P. Lv, and J. X. ZhangDegradation of barium titanate based multilayer capacitor mainly results from migration and redistribution of oxygen vacancy. For barium titanate ceramics, the authors observe an internal friction relaxation peak around 70 °C due to oxygen vacancy, and its relaxation strength differs greatly... (Read more)
- 41. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 061903 (2006) , “Nitrogen related vacancies in GaAs based quantum well superlattices”, J. Slotte, K. Saarinen, E.-M. Pavelescu, T. Hakkarainen, and M. PessaThe authors report on the influence of nitrogen incorporation on vacancies in GaAs based superlattices. The samples were molecular beam epitaxy grown on p-type GaAs substrates with the superlattice structure consisting of ten periods of quantum well material separated by GaAs buffers. Three... (Read more)
- 42. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 053511 (2006) , “Density functional theory study of deep traps in silicon nitride memories”, Max Petersen and Yakov RoizinUsing density functional theory, the interaction of hydrogen with a nitrogen vacancy in -Si3N4 is investigated. A single H atom was found to be energetically favorable over non- and doubly protonated vacancies. The traps composed of excess silicon and hydrogen have negative... (Read more)
- 43. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 042503 (2006) , “Evidence for magnetism due to oxygen vacancies in Fe-doped HfO2 thin films”, Nguyen Hoa Hong, Nathalie Poirot, and Joe SakaiFe-doped HfO2 thin films are room temperature ferromagnetic. In comparison with results of the undoped HfO2 films, it seems that the Fe doping is not the main cause for the ferromagnetism but only acts as a catalyst. Experimental results of oxygen annealing and vacuum heat... (Read more)
- 44. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 253504 (2006) , “Single silicon vacancy-oxygen complex defect and variable retention time phenomenon in dynamic random access memories”, T. Umeda, K. Okonogi, K. Ohyu, S. Tsukada, K. Hamada, S. Fujieda, and Y. MochizukiThe variable retention time phenomenon has recently been highlighted as an important issue in dynamic random access memory (DRAM) technology. Based on electrically detected magnetic resonance and simulation studies, we suggest that a single Si vacancy-oxygen complex defect is responsible for this... (Read more)
- 45. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 242508 (2006) , “Thermal limits on field alignment of nanoparticle FePt media”, J. A. Bain, W. F. Egelhoff, Jr.We derive a simple expression for the average angular orientation distribution of ferromagnetic FePt particles in an applied field in thermal equilibrium. This system is closely related to the Langevin expression for paramagnetic susceptibility, which computes the average orientation of particles in... (Read more)
- 46. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 201918 (2006) , “Diffusion of zinc vacancies and interstitials in zinc oxide”, Paul Erhart and Karsten AlbeThe self-diffusion coefficient of zinc in ZnO is derived as a function of the chemical potential and Fermi level from first-principles calculations. Density functional calculations in combination with the climbing image-nudged elastic band method are used in order to determine migration barriers for... (Read more)
- 47. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 193502 (2006) , “Role of oxygen vacancy in HfO2/SiHfO2/Si(100) interfaces”, D.-Y. Cho, S.-J. Oh, Y. J. Chang, T. W. Noh, R. Jung, J.-C. LeeWe have investigated the interface states in HfO2/SiO2/Si(100) systems that were prepared by using the in situ pulsed laser deposition technique. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data revealed that when the HfO2 film thickness exceeds 11 Å, the film... (Read more)
- 48. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 182903 (2006) , “Effects of Al addition on the native defects in hafnia”, Q. Li, K. M. Koo, W. M. Lau, P. F. Lee, J. Y. Dai, Z. F. Hou, X. G. GongTwo occupied native defect bands are experimentally detected in pure HfO2. The density of states of band one in the middle of the band gap reduces drastically with the Al addition, while that of band two slightly above the valence-band maximum remains rather unaffected. We attribute the... (Read more)
- 49. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 162107 (2006) , “Physical origin of threshold voltage problems in polycrystalline silicon/HfO2 gate stacks”, Dae Yeon Kim, Joongoo Kang, and K. J. ChangBased on theoretical calculations, we find that at p+ polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si)/HfO2 gates, Si interstitials are easily migrated from the electrode, forming HfSi bonds with a charge transfer to the electrode, and the resulting interface dipole raises the Fermi level... (Read more)
- 50. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 091919 (2006) , “Calculation of deep carrier traps in a divacancy in germanium crystals”, J. Coutinho, V. J. B. Torres, R. Jones, A. Carvalho, S. berg, P. R. BriddonWe present an ab initio density functional study on the electronic structure and electrical properties of divacancies in Ge. Although suffering essentially different Jahn-Teller distortions when compared to the analogous defect in Si, the relative location of the electrical levels in the gap... (Read more)
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