Abstract
NH3-nitrided oxide has been annealed in NO or O2 gas at 1000°C for 1 min and the electrical characteristics, charge trapping and time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) have been studied. It was observed that in the F-N region before stress the conduction current is the same for all the samples but intrinsic breakdown is earlier for O2 annealed NH3-nitrided oxide. After stress, the leakage current increases abruptly for the O2 annealed NH3-nitrided oxide. The TDDB characteristics have been measured for wet, NO and O2 annealed NH3-nitrided oxide. It was observed that the endurance of wet and NO annealed NH3-nitrided oxide is the same, but the O2 annealed NH3-nitrided oxide has a lot of initial failure at the same stress of -11 MV cm-1. From the experimental results, it can be said that NO annealing not only removes H which comes from the NH3 nitridation but also improves the oxide reliability by replacing strained Si-O bonds for a stable Si-N bond.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 921-924 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Solid-State Electronics |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Jun |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry