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Mechanisms of TiN Effective Workfunction Tuning at Interfaces with HfO2 and SiO2. / Филатова, Елена Олеговна; Конашук, Алексей Сергеевич; Сахоненков, Сергей Сергеевич; Гайсин, Айдар Уралович; Kolomiiets, Nadiia M. ; Afanas'ev, Valeri V.; Dekkers, Harold F. W. .

In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 124, No. 28, 124, 28, 16.07.2020, p. 15547–15557.

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title = "Mechanisms of TiN Effective Workfunction Tuning at Interfaces with HfO2 and SiO2",
abstract = "ABSTRACT: By use of a combination of electrical measurements andinternal photoemission interface barrier characterization, the effectiveworkfunction (EWF) changes of nm-thin TiN layer deposited on topof oxide insulators (SiO2, HfO2) have been correlated with atomic andchemical composition of the metal/oxide interfaces characterized byphotoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption. The majormechanisms of the EWF tuning are shown to be correlated toredistribution of light N and O atoms. Oxygen scavenging from theunderlying oxides changes the TiN EWF by forming a Ti oxynitridelayer at the interface and introducing charge traps in the near-interfaceoxide layer. By contrast, significant (≈1 eV) reduction of EWF can beachieved by introduction of a thin TiAl getter layer on top of TiN film.The mechanism of this reduction can be traced to formation of metallic Ti caused by nitrogen scavenging by TiAl as evidenced byAlN formation.",
keywords = "ALD, DEPOSITION, INITIAL OXIDATION, MODULATION, PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY, THIN-FILMS, TITANIUM NITRIDE, X-RAY-ABSORPTION, XPS",
author = "Филатова, {Елена Олеговна} and Конашук, {Алексей Сергеевич} and Сахоненков, {Сергей Сергеевич} and Гайсин, {Айдар Уралович} and Kolomiiets, {Nadiia M.} and Afanas'ev, {Valeri V.} and Dekkers, {Harold F. W.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2020 American Chemical Society.",
year = "2020",
month = jul,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c03605",
language = "English",
volume = "124",
pages = "15547–15557",
journal = "Journal of Physical Chemistry C",
issn = "1932-7447",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
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AU - Филатова, Елена Олеговна

AU - Конашук, Алексей Сергеевич

AU - Сахоненков, Сергей Сергеевич

AU - Гайсин, Айдар Уралович

AU - Kolomiiets, Nadiia M.

AU - Afanas'ev, Valeri V.

AU - Dekkers, Harold F. W.

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PY - 2020/7/16

Y1 - 2020/7/16

N2 - ABSTRACT: By use of a combination of electrical measurements andinternal photoemission interface barrier characterization, the effectiveworkfunction (EWF) changes of nm-thin TiN layer deposited on topof oxide insulators (SiO2, HfO2) have been correlated with atomic andchemical composition of the metal/oxide interfaces characterized byphotoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption. The majormechanisms of the EWF tuning are shown to be correlated toredistribution of light N and O atoms. Oxygen scavenging from theunderlying oxides changes the TiN EWF by forming a Ti oxynitridelayer at the interface and introducing charge traps in the near-interfaceoxide layer. By contrast, significant (≈1 eV) reduction of EWF can beachieved by introduction of a thin TiAl getter layer on top of TiN film.The mechanism of this reduction can be traced to formation of metallic Ti caused by nitrogen scavenging by TiAl as evidenced byAlN formation.

AB - ABSTRACT: By use of a combination of electrical measurements andinternal photoemission interface barrier characterization, the effectiveworkfunction (EWF) changes of nm-thin TiN layer deposited on topof oxide insulators (SiO2, HfO2) have been correlated with atomic andchemical composition of the metal/oxide interfaces characterized byphotoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption. The majormechanisms of the EWF tuning are shown to be correlated toredistribution of light N and O atoms. Oxygen scavenging from theunderlying oxides changes the TiN EWF by forming a Ti oxynitridelayer at the interface and introducing charge traps in the near-interfaceoxide layer. By contrast, significant (≈1 eV) reduction of EWF can beachieved by introduction of a thin TiAl getter layer on top of TiN film.The mechanism of this reduction can be traced to formation of metallic Ti caused by nitrogen scavenging by TiAl as evidenced byAlN formation.

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