Electronic Transport Properties of Cu/MnOx/SiO2/p-Si MOS Devices

Abstract

AbstractAn ultrathin barrier layer of MnOx was grown using metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) at an interface between Cu and SiO2 dielectric. The electronic transport properties of Cu/MnOx/SiO2/p-Si metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) devices showed leakage current density within the range of 10-8-10-7A/cm2 up to an electric field of 4MV/cm. The current density remained within the same range after bias temperature aging test at 3MV/cm for 6×103s at 550K. The capacitance-voltage curves of the MOS device having the MnOx layer grown at 473K do not show significant shift of flat band voltage after thermal annealing at 673K for 3.6×103s as well as after bias temperature aging test at 1MV/cm, 550K for 2.4×103 s. These results indicate that the ultrathin layer of MnOx is stable under the above conditions and prevents sufficiently Cu ion diffusion into the SiO2 dielectric.