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Title: | Nickel-silicide: Carbon contact technology for N-channel MOSFETs with silicon-carbon source/drain | Authors: | Lee, R.T.P. Yang, L.-T. Liow, T.-Y. Tan, K.-M. Lim, A.E.-J. Ang, K.-W. Lai, D.M.Y. Hoe, K.M. Lo, G.-Q. Samudra, G.S. Chi, D.Z. Yeo, Y.-C. |
Keywords: | Fin field-effect-transistor (FinFET) Multiple-gate transistor Nickel silicide (NiSi) Silicide Silicon-carbon (Si:C) |
Issue Date: | Jan-2008 | Citation: | Lee, R.T.P., Yang, L.-T., Liow, T.-Y., Tan, K.-M., Lim, A.E.-J., Ang, K.-W., Lai, D.M.Y., Hoe, K.M., Lo, G.-Q., Samudra, G.S., Chi, D.Z., Yeo, Y.-C. (2008-01). Nickel-silicide: Carbon contact technology for N-channel MOSFETs with silicon-carbon source/drain. IEEE Electron Device Letters 29 (1) : 89-92. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2007.910793 | Abstract: | To explore the potential of nickel-silicide:carbon (NiSi:C) as contact technology for MOSFETs with silicon-carbon (Si:C) source/drain (S/D) regions, we examined the effects of incorporating 1.0 at.% of carbon in Si prior to nickel silicidation. The addition of carbon was found to improve the morphological and phase stability of NiSi:C contacts. This is possibly due to the presence of carbon at the NiSi:C grain boundaries and NiSi:C/Si interface, which will modify the grain-boundary and interfacial energies. This will influence the kinetics of NiSi:C silicidation. In this letter, we have also demonstrated the first integration of NiSi:C contacts in MOSFETs with Si:C S/D regions. We further show that NiSi:C silicidation suppresses the formation of active deep-level defects, leading to superior n+/p junction characteristics. © 2008 IEEE. | Source Title: | IEEE Electron Device Letters | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/82763 | ISSN: | 07413106 | DOI: | 10.1109/LED.2007.910793 |
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