Characteristics of HfO2 - Al2O3 laminate films containing incorporated N as a function of stack structure and annealing temperature

M. H. Cho, K. B. Chung, C. N. Whang, D. H. Ko, H. S. Kim

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Abstract

The properties of Al2 O3 -Hf O2 laminated films with incorporated N were investigated as a function of stack structure and annealing temperature by high-resolution x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and medium energy ion scattering (MEIS). The MEIS results indicate that the diffusion of Si from the Si substrate into film increased in the case where a film with a buffer layer of Al2 O3 was present during the annealing at temperatures up to 800 °C, while it led to a relative suppression in a film with a Hf O2 buffer layer. The incorporation of N was gradually increased in the film with a buffer layer of Al2 O3 on Si with annealing temperature, while the increase was abrupt in the film with a buffer layer of Hf O2 on Si at an annealing temperature of 900 °C. The N incorporated into the film was very unstable, resulting in out diffusion from the film after an additional annealing treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number262906
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume87
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

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