N-channel germanium MOSFET fabricated below 360°C by cobalt-induced dopant activation for monolithic three-dimensional-ICs

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Abstract

Below 360°C, we demonstrate germanium (Ge) n+p junction diode and n-channel Ge metaloxidesemiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) with a low-temperature Al/Al2O3GeO2 gate stack for monolithic 3-D integration using a metal-induced dopant activation (MIDA) technique. In particular, the cobalt (Co) MIDA phenomenon is investigated on Ge damaged by an implantation process. Shallow ( ∼100 nm) source/drain junctions with very low resistivity 5.2×10-4Ω-cm are then achieved at very low temperature by the Co MIDA technique. Consequently, high diode and transistor current on/off ratios (∼10-4 and ∼10-3, respectively) are obtained in this n-channel Ge MOSFET.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5680583
Pages (from-to)234-236
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Electron Device Letters
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3-D integrated circuits
  • Germanium
  • metal-induced crystallization (MIC)
  • metal-induced dopant activation (MIDA)
  • metaloxidesemiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)

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