Effect of atomic-arrangement matching on La{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Ge heterostructures for epitaxial high-k-gate-stacks
- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Machkaneyama 1-3, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 (Japan)
- Tokyo City University, 1-28-1 Tamazutumi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8557 (Japan)
We demonstrate a high-quality La{sub 2}O{sub 3} layer on germanium (Ge) as an epitaxial high-k-gate-insulator, where there is an atomic-arrangement matching condition between La{sub 2}O{sub 3}(001) and Ge(111). Structural analyses reveal that (001)-oriented La{sub 2}O{sub 3} layers were grown epitaxially only when we used Ge(111) despite low growth temperatures less than 300 °C. The permittivity (k) of the La{sub 2}O{sub 3} layer is roughly estimated to be ∼19 from capacitance-voltage (C-V) analyses in Au/La{sub 2}O{sub 3}/Ge structures after post-metallization-annealing treatments, although the C-V curve indicates the presence of carrier traps near the interface. By using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses, we find that only Ge–O–La bonds are formed at the interface, and the thickness of the equivalent interfacial Ge oxide layer is much smaller than that of GeO{sub 2} monolayer. We discuss a model of the interfacial structure between La{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Ge(111) and comment on the C-V characteristics.
- OSTI ID:
- 22493034
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 118, Issue 22; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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