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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanisms of TiN Effective Workfunction Tuning at Interfaces with HfO2 and SiO2
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.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.
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.
KW - ALD
KW - DEPOSITION
KW - INITIAL OXIDATION
KW - MODULATION
KW - PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY
KW - THIN-FILMS
KW - TITANIUM NITRIDE
KW - X-RAY-ABSORPTION
KW - XPS
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089280538&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/233c594b-382f-3133-b098-895946997e7e/
U2 - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c03605
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c03605
M3 - Article
VL - 124
SP - 15547
EP - 15557
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
SN - 1932-7447
IS - 28
M1 - 124, 28
ER -
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