Change of the trap energy levels of the atomic layer deposited HfLaO x films with different la concentration

Chee Hong An, Myung Soo Lee, Ju Yun Choi, Hyoungsub Kim

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Abstract

Ultrathin HfO2 and HfLaOx films with La/ (Hf+La) ratios of 42%, 57%, and 64% were synthesized with an atomic layer deposition process. By measuring the leakage current at different temperatures, the conduction mechanism of HfO2 and HfLaOx films was shown to follow the Poole-Frenkel emission model under a gate injection condition. Based on the temperature and field-dependence measurements, the intrinsic trap energy levels were found to be 1.42, 1.34, 1.03, and 0.98 eV for the HfLaOx samples with La/ (Hf+La) ratios of 0%, 42%, 57%, and 64%, respectively, showing a decreasing behavior as the La content increased.

Original languageEnglish
Article number262901
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume94
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

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