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- 1. Phys. Rev. B 77, 195204 (2008) , “Identification of antisite carbon split-interstitial defects in 4H-SiC”, J. W. Steeds, W. SullivanA rich variety of optical centers with high energy local vibrational modes has been found in electron-irradiated 4H-SiC in both the as-irradiated and annealed states. These energies have been measured and the annealing dependence of the optical centers has been investigated by low-temperature... (Read more)
- 2. Phys. Rev. B 77, 195203 (2008) , “Creation and identification of the two spin states of dicarbon antisite defects in 4H-SiC”, J. W. Steeds, W. Sullivan, S. A. Furkert, G. A. Evans, P. J. WellmannThis paper deals with the positive identification by low-temperature photoluminescence microspectroscopy of the two spin states of the dicarbon antisites in 4H-SiC. The defects are created by high-dose electron irradiation at room temperature or by subsequent exposure to intense 325 nm radiation at... (Read more)
- 3. 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
- 4. 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)
- 5. 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)
- 6. 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)
- 7. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 112121 (2006) , “Nature and stability of the (100)Si/LaAlO3 interface probed by paramagnetic defects”, A. Stesmans, K. Clémer, V. V. Afanas'ev, L. F. Edge, and D. G. SchlomElectron spin resonance analysis of (100)Si/LaAlO3 structures reveals the absence of a Si/SiO2-type interface in terms of archetypal Si-dangling bond-type Si/SiO2 interface defects (Pb0,Pb1). With no... (Read more)
- 8. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 092120 (2006) , “Defect generation at SiO2/Si interfaces by low pressure chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride”, Hao Jin, K. J. Weber, and P. J. SmithLow pressure chemical vapor deposition of Si3N4 on oxidized Si (111) surfaces causes a change in the properties of the dominant interface defect, the Pb center, observed by electron paramagnetic resonance. The change in the signature of the... (Read more)
- 9. 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)
- 10. J. Appl. Phys. 100, 043706 (2006) , “Electrical properties of unintentionally doped semi-insulating and conducting 6H-SiC”, W. C. Mitchel, W. D. Mitchell, Z. Q. Fang, D. C. Look, S. R. Smith, H. E. Smith, Igor Khlebnikov, Y. I. Khlebnikov, C. Basceri, and C. BalkasTemperature dependent Hall effect (TDH), low temperature photoluminescence (LTPL), secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), optical admittance spectroscopy (OAS), and thermally stimulated current (TSC) measurements have been made on 6H-SiC grown by the physical vapor transport technique... (Read more)
- 11. 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)
- 12. Phys. Rev. B 74, 140502(R) (2006) , “Lattice parameters and thermal expansion of superconducting boron-doped diamonds”, V. V. Brazhkin, E. A. Ekimov, A. G. Lyapin, S. V. Popova, A. V. Rakhmanina, S. M. Stishov, V. M. Lebedev, Y. Katayama, and K. KatoUsing two different high-pressure techniques, we have prepared boron-doped diamonds with atomic concentration of the dopant ranging from 0.04% to 4% (from 7×1019 to 7×1021 atom/cm3) and studied the lattice constants and thermal expansion of the diamonds... (Read more)
- 13. Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 016102 (2006) , “Scaling and Universality of Roughening in Thermal Oxidation of Si(001)”, Hiroo Omi, Hiroyuki Kageshima, and Masashi UematsuBy analyzing atomic force microscopy images, we derive a continuum equation that quantitatively explains the roughening at the Si(001)-SiO2 interface during thermal oxidation at the temperature at 1200 °C in an Ar atmosphere containing a small fraction of O2. We also show... (Read more)
- 14. Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 55501 (2006) , “Divacancy in 4H-SiC”, N. T. Son, P. Carlsson, J. ul Hassan, E. Janzén, T. Umeda, J. Isoya, A. Gali, M. Bockstedte, N. Morishita, T. Ohshima, H. ItohElectron paramagnetic resonance and ab initio supercell calculations suggest that the P6/P7 centers, which were previously assigned to the photoexcited triplet states of the carbon vacancy-antisite pairs in the double positive charge state, are related to the triplet ground... (Read more)
- 15. 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)
- 16. J. Appl. Phys. 98, 053707 (2005) , “An asymmetry of conduction mechanisms and charge trapping in thin high-k HfxTiySizO films”, A. Paskaleva, A. J. Bauer, M. LembergerThe electrical behavior of high-permittivity (high-k) hafnium titanium silicate (HfxTiySizO) layers with different Hf:Ti ratios in the films is investigated. The films were deposited by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition using a... (Read more)
- 17. 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)
- 18. 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)
- 19. Phys. Rev. B 72, 045219 (2005) , “Fluorine in Si: Native-defect complexes and the supression of impurity diffusion”, Giorgia M. Lopez, Vincenzo Fiorentini, Giuliana Impellizzeri, Salvatore Mirabella, Enrico NapolitaniThe transient enhanced diffusion of acceptor impurities severely affects the realization of ultrahigh doping regions in miniaturized Si-based devices. Fluorine codoping has been found to suppress this transient diffusion, but the mechanism underlying this effect is not understood. It has been proposed that fluorine-impurity or fluorine–native-defect interactions may be responsible. Here we clarify this mechanism combining first-principles theoretical studies of fluorine in Si and purposely designed experiments on Si structures containing boron and fluorine. The central interaction mechanism is the preferential binding of fluorine to Si-vacancy dangling bonds and the consequent formation of vacancy-fluorine complexes. The latter effectively act as traps for the excess self-interstitials that would normally cause boron transient enhanced diffusion. Instead, fluorine-boron interactions are marginal and do not play any significant role. Our results are also consistent with other observations such as native-defect trapping and bubble formation. (Read more)
- 20. Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1538 (2004) , “Observation of fluorine-vacancy complexes in silicon”, P. J. Simpson, Z. Jenei, P. Asoka-Kumar, R. R. Robison, M. E. LawWe show direct evidence, obtained by positron annihilation spectroscopy, for the complexing of fluorine with vacancies in silicon. Both float zone and Czochralski silicon wafers were implanted with 30 keV fluorine ions to a fluence of 2×1014 ions/cm2, and studied in the... (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. 96, 2406-2408 (2004) , “Annealing behavior of the carbon vacancy in electron-irradiated 4H-SiC”, Z. Zolnai, N. T. Son, C. Hallin, and E. JanzénElectron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) was used to study the annealing behavior of the positively charged carbon vacancy (EI5 center) in electron-irradiated 4H-SiC. At ~1000 °C the EPR signal of the defect starts decreasing gradually. Clear ligand hyperfine structure is still observed after... (Read more)
- 23. 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)
- 24. 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)
- 25. 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)
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