Effect of Interface States on the Performance of Antimonide nMOSFETs

Abstract

Antimonide (Sb) quantum-well MOSFETs are demonstrated with an integrated high- dielectric (1-nm Al2O3/10-nm HfO2). The effect of interface trap density Dit on the dc drive current and transconductance gm is studied in detail using split C-V/G-V , pulsed I-V , and radio-frequency measurements. Pulsed I-V measurements show improved ON current, transconductance, and subthreshold slope due to reduced charge trapping in the dielectric at high frequencies. The long-channel Sb nMOSFET exhibits effective electron mobility of 6000 cm2/V s at high field (2 x 10[expn 12]/cm[expn 2] of charge density N[sub s]), which is 15 x higher than Si NMOS inversion layer mobility, and one of the highest values reported for III-V MOSFETs. The short-channel Sb nMOSFET (L[sub G] = 150 nm) exhibits a cutoff frequency fr of 120 GHz, an fr L(sub G) product of 18 GHz . micro m, and a source-side injection velocity v( sub eff) of 2.7 x 10(expn 7) cm/s at a drain bias VDS of 0.75 V and a gate overdrive of 0.6 V.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 14, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591753

Entities

People

  • Ashkar Ali
  • Brian R. Bennett
  • Himanshu Madan
  • Michael Barth
  • Ronaldd D. Schrimpf
  • Suman Datta

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antimonides
  • Capacitance
  • Circuits
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electrons
  • Energy Levels
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Inversion
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Mobility
  • Quantum Wells
  • Radio Frequency
  • Semiconductors
  • Transconductance

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing