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Controlling the defects and transition layer in SiO2 films grown on 4H-SiC via direct plasma-assisted oxidation.


ABSTRACT: The structural stability and electrical performance of SiO2 grown on SiC via direct plasma-assisted oxidation were investigated. To investigate the changes in the electronic structure and electrical characteristics caused by the interfacial reaction between the SiO2 film (thickness ~5?nm) and SiC, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and electrical measurements were performed. The SiO2 films grown via direct plasma-assisted oxidation at room temperature for 300s exhibited significantly decreased concentrations of silicon oxycarbides (SiOxCy) in the transition layer compared to that of conventionally grown (i.e., thermally grown) SiO2 films. Moreover, the plasma-assisted SiO2 films exhibited enhanced electrical characteristics, such as reduced frequency dispersion, hysteresis, and interface trap density (Dit???1011?cm-2?·?eV-1). In particular, stress induced leakage current (SILC) characteristics showed that the generation of defect states can be dramatically suppressed in metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) structures with plasma-assisted oxide layer due to the formation of stable Si-O bonds and the reduced concentrations of SiOxCy species defect states in the transition layer. That is, energetically stable interfacial states of high quality SiO2 on SiC can be obtained by the controlling the formation of SiOxCy through the highly reactive direct plasma-assisted oxidation process.

SUBMITTER: Kim DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5056351 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Controlling the defects and transition layer in SiO<sub>2</sub> films grown on 4H-SiC via direct plasma-assisted oxidation.

Kim Dae-Kyoung DK   Jeong Kwang-Sik KS   Kang Yu-Seon YS   Kang Hang-Kyu HK   Cho Sang W SW   Kim Sang-Ok SO   Suh Dongchan D   Kim Sunjung S   Cho Mann-Ho MH  

Scientific reports 20161010


The structural stability and electrical performance of SiO<sub>2</sub> grown on SiC via direct plasma-assisted oxidation were investigated. To investigate the changes in the electronic structure and electrical characteristics caused by the interfacial reaction between the SiO<sub>2</sub> film (thickness ~5 nm) and SiC, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and electrical measurements were performed. The SiO<sub>  ...[more]

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