Abstract
A high aspect ratio and damage-free vertical ultrathin channel for a vertical-type double-gate MOSFET was fabricated by using low-energy neutral-beam etching (NBE). NBE can completely eliminate the charge build-up and photon-radiation damages caused by the plasma. The fabricated FinFETs realize a higher device performance (i.e., higher electron mobility) than that obtained by using a conventional reactive-ion etching. The improved mobility is well explained by the NB-etched atomically flat surface. These results strongly support the effectiveness of the NB technology for nanoscale CMOS fabrication.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1826-1833 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Aug |
Keywords
- Carrier mobility
- Damaged-free
- Double-gate MOSFET (DG-MOSFET)
- Neutral beam (NB)
- Utrathin-channel fabrication
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering