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Correlation of Electrical Properties with Structure Imaging of Semiconductor Interfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

J.L. Batstone ,
J.M. Gibson ,
R.T. Tung ,
A.F.J. Levi  and
C.A. Outten
J.L. Batstone
Affiliation:
AT&t Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974.
J.M. Gibson
Affiliation:
AT&t Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974.
R.T. Tung
Affiliation:
AT&t Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974.
A.F.J. Levi
Affiliation:
AT&t Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974.
C.A. Outten
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109.
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Abstract

High resolution electron microscopy (HREM) is recognised as a powerful technique for thedetermination of atomic structures at crystal defects and interfaces. The application ofHREM to the study of insulator/semiconductor and metal/semiconductor interfaces is of particular technological interest. Correlation of electrical properties withinterface structure has been performed, taking advantage of the resolution available in the JEOL 4000EX. Images are usually obtained in a <110> projection, however in the JEOL 4000EX (point-to point resolution <1.7A). we have imaged semiconductor interfaces in the <100=direction using the (220) planes of 1.92Å spacing revealing all atomic columns in silicon, permitting “structure images” of interfaces to be obtained. Two types of interface have been studied at <1.9Å resolution. The roughness of the important crystalline Si/amorphousSiO2 interface observed in implanted buried oxide layers and after wet and dry oxidation of silicon is relevant for the correlation of carrier mobilities with interface structure. Analysis of both the NiSi2/Si(100) and AI/AIGaAs(100) crystal/crystal interfaces where a periodic structure is observed in the plane of the interface allows the use of rigid shift measurements and multislice image calculations to determine an atomistic model. The influence of the NiSi2/Si interface structure on the Schottky barrier height is discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 82: Symposium I – Characterization of Defects in Materials , 1986 , 335
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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