Effects of postnitridation annealing on band gap and band offsets of nitrided Hf-silicate films

K. B. Chung; M. H. Cho; U. Hwang; H. J. Kang; D. C. Suh; H. C. Sohn; D. H. Ko; S. H. Kim; H. T. Jeon

doi:10.1063/1.2826271

Effects of postnitridation annealing on band gap and band offsets of nitrided Hf-silicate films

K. B. Chung
, M. H. Cho
, U. Hwang
, H. J. Kang
, D. C. Suh
, H. C. Sohn
, D. H. Ko
, S. H. Kim
, H. T. Jeon

Department of Physics

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The effects of film composition and postnitridation annealing on band gap and valence band offset were examined in nitrided Hf-silicate films prepared using direct plasma nitridation. Regardless of the composition of Hf-silicate films, the band gap characteristics were similar after direct plasma nitridation (4.5±0.1 eV) and postnitridation annealing (5.6±0.1 eV). The decrease in band gap after direct plasma nitridation was caused by the formation of Si-N and Hf-N bonds, while the recovery of band gap by postnitridation annealing was influenced by the dissociation of unstable Hf-N bonds. The difference in valence band offset was strongly related to the chemical states of Si-N bonds.

Original language	English
Article number	022907
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	92
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2826271
State	Published - 2008

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Effects of postnitridation annealing on band gap and band offsets of nitrided Hf-silicate films

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