Energy-band alignment of Al2O3 and HfAlO gate dielectrics deposited by atomic layer deposition on 4H–SiC

Energy band alignment and band gap of Al2O3 and HfAlO films grown by atomic layer deposition on 4H–SiC were determined using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Al2O3 exhibited a symmetric band profile with a conduction band offset (ΔEC) of 1.88 eV and a valence band offset (ΔEV) of 1.87 eV. HfAlO yie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2010-01, Vol.96 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Suri, Rahul, Kirkpatrick, Casey J., Lichtenwalner, Daniel J., Misra, Veena
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Energy band alignment and band gap of Al2O3 and HfAlO films grown by atomic layer deposition on 4H–SiC were determined using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Al2O3 exhibited a symmetric band profile with a conduction band offset (ΔEC) of 1.88 eV and a valence band offset (ΔEV) of 1.87 eV. HfAlO yielded a smaller ΔEC of 1.16 eV and ΔEV of 1.59 eV. The higher dielectric constant and higher effective breakdown field of HfAlO compared to Al2O3, coupled with sufficient electron and hole barrier heights, makes it a potential dielectric for use on 4H–SiC, and provokes interest in further investigation of HfAlO/4H–SiC properties.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.3291620