TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of Si content on the phase formation of W1-xSi x (0.30 ≤ x ≤ 0.74) gate electrodes and their work function
AU - Lin, C. M.
AU - Chen, Jen-Sue
PY - 2008/9/22
Y1 - 2008/9/22
N2 - Tungsten silicide (W1-xSix, continuous increase in Si content ranging from 30 to 74 atom %) films are deposited on SiO2Si substrates by cosputtering from W and Si targets. After deposition, the samples are subject to a thermal annealing at 900°C to form crystalline silicide phases. With their almost stoichiometric compositions, 900°C annealed W 0.64Si0.36 and W0.31Si0.69 exhibit W5Si3 and WSi2 phases, respectively, while W0.44Si0.56 displays mixed phases of W5Si 3 and WSi2. With excess W, W0.70Si 0.30 film exhibits W5Si3 phase with a trace of body-centered cubic W. W0.26Si0.74 contains excess Si but shows a WSi2 phase of similar crystallinity to that of W 0.31Si0.69. Work functions of 900°C annealed W 0.70Si0.30, W0.64Si0.36, W 0.44Si0.56, W0.31Si0.69, and W 0.26Si0.74 are extracted from the plot of flatband voltage vs SiO2 thickness of the related metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors, and the values are 4.34, 4.31, 4.61, 4.76, and 4.72 eV, respectively. It is deduced that the work function of W1-xSi x is mainly related with the phases, and their connection is discussed.
AB - Tungsten silicide (W1-xSix, continuous increase in Si content ranging from 30 to 74 atom %) films are deposited on SiO2Si substrates by cosputtering from W and Si targets. After deposition, the samples are subject to a thermal annealing at 900°C to form crystalline silicide phases. With their almost stoichiometric compositions, 900°C annealed W 0.64Si0.36 and W0.31Si0.69 exhibit W5Si3 and WSi2 phases, respectively, while W0.44Si0.56 displays mixed phases of W5Si 3 and WSi2. With excess W, W0.70Si 0.30 film exhibits W5Si3 phase with a trace of body-centered cubic W. W0.26Si0.74 contains excess Si but shows a WSi2 phase of similar crystallinity to that of W 0.31Si0.69. Work functions of 900°C annealed W 0.70Si0.30, W0.64Si0.36, W 0.44Si0.56, W0.31Si0.69, and W 0.26Si0.74 are extracted from the plot of flatband voltage vs SiO2 thickness of the related metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors, and the values are 4.34, 4.31, 4.61, 4.76, and 4.72 eV, respectively. It is deduced that the work function of W1-xSi x is mainly related with the phases, and their connection is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1149/1.2976794
DO - 10.1149/1.2976794
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51849099562
VL - 11
JO - Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
JF - Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
SN - 1099-0062
IS - 11
ER -