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Nano-Mechanical Studies of HfOx Thin Film for Oxygen Outgasing Effect during the Annealing Process

고온 열처리 과정에서 산소 Outgasing 효과에 의한 HfOx 박막의 Nanomechanics 특성 연구

  • Park, Myung Joon (Department of Nano & Electronic Physics, Kookmin University) ;
  • Kim, Sung Joon (Department of Nano & Electronic Physics, Kookmin University) ;
  • Lee, Si Hong (Department of Nano & Electronic Physics, Kookmin University) ;
  • Kim, Soo In (Department of Nano & Electronic Physics, Kookmin University) ;
  • Lee, Chang Woo (Department of Nano & Electronic Physics, Kookmin University)
  • 박명준 (국민대학교 나노전자물리학과) ;
  • 김성준 (국민대학교 나노전자물리학과) ;
  • 이시홍 (국민대학교 나노전자물리학과) ;
  • 김수인 (국민대학교 나노전자물리학과) ;
  • 이창우 (국민대학교 나노전자물리학과)
  • Received : 2013.04.19
  • Accepted : 2013.05.14
  • Published : 2013.09.30

Abstract

The $HfO_X$ thin film was deposited what it has been paid attention to the next generation oxide thin layer of MOSFET (metal-Oxide semiconductor field-effect-transistor) by rf magnetron sputter on Si (100) substrate. The $HfO_X$ thin film was deposited using a various oxygen gas flows (5, 10, 15 sccm). After deposition, $HfO_X$ thin films were annealed from 400 to $800^{\circ}C$ for 20 min in nitrogen ambient. The electrical characteristics of the $HfO_X$ thin film was improved by leakage current properties, depending on the increase of oxygen gas flow and annealing temperature. In particular, the properties of nano-mechanics of $HfO_X$ thin films were measured by AFM and Nano-indenter. From the results, the maximum indentation depth at the basis of maximum indentation force was increased from 24.9 to 38.8 nm according to increase the annealing temperature. Especially, the indentation depth was increased rapidly at $800^{\circ}C$. The rapid increasement of indentation depth was expected to be due to the change of residual stress in the $HfO_X$ thin film, and this result was caused by relative flux of oxygen outgasing during the annealing process.

MOSFET 구조의 차세대 Oxide 박막으로 주목받고 있는 $HfO_X$박막을 rf magnetron sputter를 이용하여 Si(100) 기판 위에 증착하였다. 증착시 산소의 유량을 5, 10, 15 sccm으로 변화를 주며 증착하였고 이후 furnace에서 400부터 $800^{\circ}C$까지 질소분위기로 열처리 하였다. 실험결과 $HfO_X$ 박막의 전기적 특성은 산소유량 증가에 따라 누설전류 특성이 향상되었으나, 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라서는 감소하였다. 특히, 이 논문에서는 Nano-indenter와 AFM으로 $HfO_X$ 박막의 nanomechanics 특성을 측정하였다. 측정 결과에 의하면 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 최대 압입력을 기준으로 최대 압입 깊이가 24.9 nm에서 38.8 nm로 증가하였으며 특히 $800^{\circ}C$ 열처리된 박막에서 압입 깊이가 급격하게 증가하였다. 이러한 압입 깊이의 급격한 증가는 박막내 응력 완화에 의한 스트레스 변화로 예상되며, 그 원인으로 증착시 박막내 포함된 산소가 열처리 조건에 의해 빠져나감에 의한 것으로 판단된다.

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