Impact of channel doping on Schottky barrier height and investigation on p-SB MOSFETs performance

G. Larrieu, E. Dubois, D. Yarekha, N. Breil, N. Reckinger, X. Tang, J. Ratajczak, A. Laszcz

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    Abstract

    This paper proposes to study the impact of a moderate variation of the channel doping level on the electrical performance of p-type Schottky-barrier (SB) MOSFETs. First, it has been found that a moderate increase of the acceptors doping level leads to a reduction of the Schottky-barrier height (SBH) but does not affect the silicide reaction. In the case of PtSi, the SBH on p-type silicon at 5 × 10 cm is 0.15 eV whereas an increase of the doping level by two decades decreases the barrier by 60 meV. The integration of PtSi MOSFETs on moderately doped channel (5 × 10 cm) was successfully achieved, demonstrating an overall 60% improvement in current drive at L = 100 nm. This enhanced performance is attributed to the barrier height reduction related to the beneficial band bending induced by p-type dopants. The considered doping levels are still in a sufficiently low range not to affect the carrier mobility in the channel. A complete study, including comparison of I, I, immunity against short channel effects (Swing and DIBL), is presented.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)159-162
    Number of pages4
    JournalMaterials science and engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology
    Volume154-155
    Issue number1-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 5 Dec 2008

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