Reduction of hafnium oxide and hafnium silicate by rhenium and platinum

We report chemical interactions of Hf-based dielectrics with Re and Pt overlayers during annealing. Reduction of the Hf to a suboxide is observed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, along with a decrease in total oxygen content measured by medium-energy ion scattering. For Re, this unanticipated re...

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Autores: Copel, Matthew, Pezzi, Rafael Peretti, Neumayer, Deborah, Jamison, Paul
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/141466
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/141466
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Níveis de caroço
Materiais dielétricos
Metalização
Platina
Renio
Espectros de raios-x de fotoeletrons
Espalhamento
Háfnio
Reducao
Descripción
Sumario:We report chemical interactions of Hf-based dielectrics with Re and Pt overlayers during annealing. Reduction of the Hf to a suboxide is observed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, along with a decrease in total oxygen content measured by medium-energy ion scattering. For Re, this unanticipated reaction is highly dependent on the premetallization history of the sample. The presence of hydroxyl groups, observed by infrared absorption, is thought to be responsible. In addition, substantial electrostatic core-level shifts are observed, even in the absence of Hf reduction. The electrostatic shifts are symptomatic of altered threshold voltages for devices.