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The Characterization of Initial Growth of Polycrystalline Silicon Germanium Films on Zirconium Oxide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Dong-Won Kim ,
Freek Prins ,
Kil-Soo Ko ,
C. H. Lee ,
Dim-Lee Kwong  and
Sanjay Banerjee
Dong-Won Kim
Affiliation:
Microelectronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
Freek Prins
Affiliation:
Microelectronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
Kil-Soo Ko
Affiliation:
Microelectronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
C. H. Lee
Affiliation:
Microelectronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
Dim-Lee Kwong
Affiliation:
Microelectronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
Sanjay Banerjee
Affiliation:
Microelectronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.
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Abstract

In this study, the initial growth characteristics of a SiGe film realized by ultrahigh-vacuum chemical vapor deposition (UHV CVD) using GeH4 and Si2H6 on high-K gate oxide, ZrO2, has been investigated in the temperature range from 475°C to 550°C. The influence of surface reactions on growth characteristics such as the incubation of growth, roughness of the SiGe layer, and the interface reaction of the SiGe film with ZrO2were studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). From our analysis we conclude that ZrO2 reacts with Si and forms zirconium silicide in the temperature range between 500°C and 550°C. The surface roughness of amorphous SiGe layers increase from 0.5nm to 1.5nm by increasing Ge content from 0.1 to 0.3. A further increase of surface roughness is observed from less than 1nm to 5nm as SiGe layer transitions from an amorphous to a poly crystalline layer.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 686: Symposium A – Materials Issues in Novel Si-Based Technology , 2001 , A9.2
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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