In situ x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and capacitance voltage characterization of plasma treatments for Al2O3/AlGaN/GaN stacks

Abstract

We investigate the Al2O3/AlGaN/GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor structure pretreated by O2 anneals, N2 remote plasma, and forming gas remote plasma prior to atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 using in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, low energy electron diffraction, and capacitance- voltage measurements. Plasma pretreatments reduce the Ga-oxide/oxynitride formation and the interface state density, while inducing a threshold voltage instability.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 07, 2014
Source ID
10.1063/1.4887056

Entities

People

  • Angelica Azcatl
  • Antonio Lucero
  • Jiyoung Kim
  • Robert M Wallace
  • Xiaoye Qin

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • University of Texas at Dallas

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene