Abstract
Recently, high dosage doping on Si multi-gate field effect transistors and III-V planar structures using a self-limiting monolayer doping technique was reported to overcome challenges in scaling nano-sized transistors. The stoichiometry or composition of the capping layer was found to affect the diffusion efficiency of this process. In this work, we study the effect of a capping layer in sulfur monolayer doping on III-V junctions. Various capping temperatures and growth methods were compared. Based on the theoretical and experimental results, we suggest an optimized scheme consisting of a bi-layer capping structure. From Hall measurements and secondary ion mass spectrometry, a SiNx/BeO bi-layer capping, compared to single layer cap, exhibited the best results with a surface sheet resistance of 232 ω/sq, junction depth of 11 nm, dopant profile abruptness of 3.5 nm/dec, electrically active S concentration of 4.9 × 1019/cm3 (=1.34 × 1013/cm2), and 3 times higher activation efficiency without significant transient-enhanced dopant diffusion.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 253514 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Dec 17 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported in part by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (No. 2012-003567). This work was also financially supported in part by the MEST and the NRF through the Human Resource Training Project for Regional Innovation.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)