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Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 27, Number 1-3, July-September 2004
Tenth International Conference on Defects: Recognition, Imaging and Physics in Semiconductors (DRIP X)
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| Page(s) | 495 - 498 | |
| Section | Electronic properties through contactless characterisation | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2004119-12 | |
| Published online | 15 July 2004 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2004119-12
Non-contact C-V measurements of ultra thin dielectrics
Semiconductor Diagnostics Inc. 3650 Spectrum Blvd.
#130, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Corresponding author: sditampa@sditampa.com
Received:
10
July
2003
Accepted:
29
January
2004
Published online: 15 July 2004
In this paper, we present a non-contact C-V technique for ultra-thin dielectrics on silicon. The technique uses incremental corona charging of dielectric and a measurement of the surface potential with a vibrating capacitive electrode. A differential quasistatic C-V curve is generated using time-resolved measurements. The technique incorporates transconductance corrections that enable corresponding ultra-low electrical oxide thickness (EOT) determination down to the sub-nanometer range. It also provides a means for monitoring the flat band voltage, VFB, the interface trap spectrum, DIT, and the total dielectric charge, QTOT. This technique is seen as a replacement for not only MOS C-V measurements but also for mercury-probe C-V. In addition, EOT measurement by the corona C-V has a major advantage over optical thickness methods because it is not affected by water adsorption and molecular airborne contamination, MAC. These effects have been a problem for optical metrology of ultra-thin dielectrics.
PACS: 77.55.+f – Dielectric thin films / 52.80.Hc – Glow; corona / 84.37.+q – Electric variable measurements (including voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, impedance, and admittance, etc.)
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