Probing buried interfaces on Ge-based metal gate/high-k stacks by hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
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Authors: | J. Rubio-Zuazo E. MartinezP. Batude L. ClavelierA. Chabli G.R. Castro |
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Affiliation: | a SpLine Spanish CRG Beamline at the ESRF, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, BP 220, F-38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France b Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM/CSIC, Cantoblanco E-28049, Madrid, Spain c CEA-LETI, MINATEC, 17 Rue des Martyrs, F-38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France |
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Abstract: | In this contribution, we present results of a non-destructive in-depth analysis of concentration of chemical components at buried interfaces on Ge-based CMOS by means of hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) and low angle X-ray reflectivity (XRR). Two samples composed of a Ge/Si/SiO2/HfO2/TiN stack, with layer and interlayer thicknesses of 2500, 0.9, 0.5, 4.9, 3.4 nm and 2500, 0.7, 1, 5.8, 3 nm have been studied. The use of electrons with kinetic energies from few eV up to 15 keV enables to tune the information depth being able to analyze the desired interface in a non-destructive way. XRR enables the determination of the exact layer thickness and density. The results suggest that the Si interlayer prevents the Ge oxidation. Depth profiles of the electronic structure have been obtained for both samples by following the evolution of the photoemission signal from the Hf 2p3/2 core level as a function of the photoelectron kinetic energy. The depth profile of the electronic structure reveals the presence of a chemical shift of the Hf 2p3/2 core level, which is related to an interfacial bonding state. Our results demonstrate the excellent capability of HAXPES to study buried interfaces in a non-destructive way. |
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Keywords: | 85.30.De 85.30.&minus z 73.40.Qv 79.60.&minus I 79.60.Jv 73.21.Ac 72.15.Lh 71.30.+h |
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