Chapter 5 The Theorem of the Variation of Dielectric Constant
6.5 Stress Induced Voltage Coefficient of Capacitance
Fig. 6-10 and Fig. 6-11 show that, for thick HfO2 MIM capacitors, both stress induced leakage current and quadratic VCC changes slightly with stress time. In comparison, Fig. 6-12 and Fig. 6-13 show that, for thin HfO2 MIM capacitors, both the leakage current and quadratic VCC changes quite significantly with stress time.
The results imply that both stress induced leakage current (SILC) and the variation of quadratic VCC are correlated to each other. With the increase of stress time, carrier
mobility (µ) could be modulated to be smaller by the stress generated traps, and further leads to a higher relaxation time and a smaller capacitance variation.
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= τ: relaxation time
µ: carrier mobility in insulator
n’: pre-factor of effective carrier concentration βs: β factor in current emission
T: temperature
t: thickness of insulator ω: frequency (=2πf) J: leakage current density
Fig. 6-1. Free carrier injection model to analyze the frequency-dependent
∆C/C.
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 10-8
10-7 10-6 10-5 10-4
Leakage Current Density (A/cm2 )
Voltage (V) Measurements
Schottky emission model
(a)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
10-9 10-8 10-7 10-6 10-5 10-4
Current density (A/cm
2 )
Voltage (V)
(b)
Fig. 6-2. The measured and simulated J-V characteristic of high-κ (a) Al
doped TaO
xand (b) HfO
2[6.8] MIM capacitors. The
experimental data can be fitted by an emission current model.
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Fig. 6-3. Measured and simulated normalized capacitance of high-κ (a) Al
doped TaO
xand (b) HfO
2[6.8] MIM capacitors as a function of
voltage. n
0and µ are extracted by fitting the measured data.
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qµn0(V/t)=A*T2exp(-qφb/kT) so, n0/t ~ constant
(a)
Carrier conc. pre-factor (x1014 cm-3 )
Thickness (nm) qµn0(V/t)=A*T2exp(-qφb/kT)
so, n0/t ~ constant
(b)
Fig. 6-4. Dependence of carrier concentration pre-factor of high-κ (a) Al
doped TaO
xand (b) HfO
2[6.8] MIM capacitors on thickness.
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normallized capacitance decreases as thickness increased from 20 to 60 nm by step of 10 nm
(b)
Fig. 6-5. Simulated normalized capacitance as a function of voltage for
different thickness of 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 nm of high-κ (a) Al
doped TaO
xand (b) HfO
2[6.8] MIM capacitors.
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10 20 30 40 50
10-3 10-2 10-1 100
Quadratic VCC (1/V2 )
Thickness (nm)
(a)
20 30 40 50 60 70
101 102 103 104
Quadratic VCC (ppm/V2 )
Thickness (nm)
Without accounting thickness depedence of carrier concentration pre-factor
Accounting thickness depedence of carrier concentration pre-factor
(b)
Fig. 6-6. Quadratic VCC of high-κ (a) Al doped TaO
xand (b) HfO
2[6.8]
MIM capacitors as a function thickness.
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10 20 30 40 50
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
∆C/C
Thickness (nm) at 5V bias
Fig. 6-7. Quadratic VCC of high-κ Al doped TaO
xMIM capacitors as a
function thickness.
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104 105 106
10-5 10-4
11.5 nm Al doped TaOx MIM Capacitor
Carrier mobility (cm Measured quadratic VCC at different frequency
Fitted carrier mobility based on the measured quadratic VCC
Frequency (Hz)
Carrier mobility (cm2 /vs)
(b)
Fig. 6-8. Quadratic VCC and fitted carrier mobility of high-κ (a) Al
doped TaO
xand (b) HfO
2[6.8] MIM capacitors as a function of
frequency.
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-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
0 10000 20000 30000 40000
∆C/C (ppm)
Voltage (V)
Normallized capacitance decreases as the frequency increasing from 10 KHz, 100 KHz, 500 KHz, and 1MHz
Fig. 6-9. Simulated normalized capacitance as a function of voltage for
30 nm HfO
2MIM capacitors at for different frequencies of 10K,
100K, 500K, and 1MHz [6.8].
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
10-9 10-8 10-7 10-6 10-5 10-4
10-3 Fresh
2000 s @1.5 V 4000 s @1.5 V 6000 s @1.5 V
Current density (A/cm2 )
Voltage (V)
Fig. 6-10. Stress induced leakage current of thick HfO
2MIM capacitor
[6.8].
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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 200
300 400 500 600 700 800
100 k 500 k 1 MHz
Quadratic VCC (ppm/V2 )
Stress time (s) at 1.5 V
Fig. 6-11. Stress induced quadratic VCC of thick HfO
2MIM capacitor
[6.8].
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
10-9 10-8 10-7 10-6 10-5 10-4 10-3
Voltage (V)
Current density (A/cm2 ) Fresh 2000 s @1.5 V
4000 s @1.5 V 6000 s @1.5 V
Fig. 6-12. Stress induced leakage current of thin HfO
2MIM capacitor
[6.8].
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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 1500
1800 2100
2400 100 k
500 k 1 MHz
Stress time (s) at 1.5 V
Quadratic VCC (ppm/V2 )
Fig. 6-13. Stress induced quadratic VCC of thin HfO
2film MIM capacitor
[6.8].
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Chapter 7
The Analysis of High-κ MIM Capacitor with Al doped TaO
xDielectrics
7.1 Reviewing the Work Before
The MIM capacitors were fabricated using high-κAl doped TaOx dielectrics described previously, where record high capacitance density of 17 fF/µm2 was obtained. Fig. 7-1 shows the C-V characteristics as well as the ∆C/C values. These
data were obtained using an LCR meter from 10 KHz and 1 MHz, and calculated from measured S-parameters for the 1 to 10 GHz range, using
)
Fig. 7-2 shows that the ∆C/C decreases rapidly with increasing frequency, which is
advantageous for high frequency analog/RF circuits.
A free carrier injection model may be used to analyze the frequency dependence of ∆C/C [7.1]-[7.2]. The capacitor density is related to real part of the complex dielectric constant (ε') and thickness (t)
C εt'
= (2)
The complex dielectric constant (ε∗) is
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where D is the diffusion coefficient.
The carriers in the MIM capacitor dielectric will follow an alternating signal
depending on τ , which is related to the carrier mobility (µ) and density (n) by
µqn
τ = ε (5)
with n derived from the leakage current and is a function of electric field (E)
2 )
7.2 Analysis of the Variation of Capacitance
To examine the field dependence of the carrier density, we first analyze the leakage current. Fig. 7-3 shows the measured and modeled leakage currents. The leakage current of ~9×10-7 A/cm2 at -2 V is low enough for circuit applications, since the capacitor area would be small and high density (17 fF/µm2). high. The J-V curve
can be fitted accurately using the emission current equation:
2 ) Thus the free carrier injection model should be validity in the following analysis.
In Fig. 7-4 we show the measured and calculated ∆C/C-V over the 10 KHz to 10
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GHz frequency range. In the free carrier injection model, a nearly constant, weak
frequency dependent τ was used. This assumption is often used when analyzing
∆C/C-V data for MIM capacitors [7.1]-[7.2]. Although the agreement between measured and modeled ∆C/C-V at 10 KHz and 1 MHz is reasonable, the simulated curve deviates from the data at GHz frequencies and much over-estimates the ∆C/C-V
decrease.
To fit the measured ∆C/C-V over the whole frequency range requires that
decreases with increasing frequency. In Fig. 7-5 we show the relaxation time needed to explain the data and the curve
where f0 is a constant frequency. Using this variation of τ the simulated curves in Fig.
7-6 agree well with the ∆C/C-V data. This is due to the fact that in the free carrier
injection model, we neglected the contribution of the dipole relaxation to the capacitance. The dipole effects are known to be particular important in ferroelectrics crystals and contribute strongly to the nonlinear dielectric response [7.2] and thus to
the ∆C/C variations. The contribution of dipole effects can be observed even at infrared frequency, while the free carrier effects become negligible at frequencies
higher than about 1 MHz. The frequency dependence of τ represented by [1+(f/f0)2]-1/2 has the same form as that for a FET’s voltage gain [7.3]-[7.4]. This
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suggests that the reduction of ∆C/C with increasing frequency can be understood
simply by similar physics - the injected carriers into the MIM capacitor cannot follow the increasing frequency and cause ∆C/C or the transistor’s gain to decrease.
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0.000 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00
5 10 15 20
Voltage (V) Capacitance (fF/µm2 )
101 102 103 104 105 106
∆C/C (ppm)
10 KHz 1 MHz 1 GHz 10 GHz
Fig. 7-1. C-V and ∆C/C-V characteristics of high-k Al doped TaO
xMIM
capacitors at different frequencies.
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103 104 105 106 107 108 109 1010 1011 102
103 104 105
∆C/C (ppm)
Frequency (Hz)
Fig. 7-2. ∆C/C of Al doped TaO
xMIM capacitors at different frequencies.
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 10-8
10-7 10-6 10-5 10-4
Leakage Current Density (A/cm2 )
Voltage (V)
Measurements
Schottky emission model
Fig. 7-3. The measured and simulated J-V characteristic of high-k Al
doped TaO
xMIM capacitors. The experimental data can be
fitted by an emission current model.
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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
10-4 10-2 100 102 104 106
108 simulation measurement 10 KHz 1 MHz 1 GHz 10 GHz
∆C/C (ppm)
Voltage (V)
Fig. 7-4. Measured and simulated ∆C/C-V data assuming a nearly
constant t. Although good agreement is obtained at 10 KHz
and 1 MHz, the assumption fails to account for the 1 GHz and
10 GHz data.
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10
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
-910
-810
-710
-610
-510
-410
-3Relaxation time (sec)
Frequency (Hz)
Fig. 7-5. Modified carrier relaxation time as a function of frequency using
a [1+(f/f
0)2]-1/2 pre-factor.
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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
101 102 103 104 105
simulation measurement 10 KHz 1 MHz 1 GHz 10 GHz
∆C/C (ppm)
Voltage (V)
Fig. 7-6. Measured and simulated ∆C/C using the frequency dependent
relaxation time shown in Fig. 7-5.
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Chapter 8
The Conclusion of High-κ MIM Capacitor with Al doped TaO
xDielectrics
8.1 Conclusion
We have achieved record high 17 fF/µm2 capacitance density, small 5%
capacitance reduction to RF frequency range, small ∆C/C ≤ 120 ppm at 1 GHz, and
low leakage current of 8.9×10-7 A/cm2 using high-κ Al doped TaOx MIM capacitors and processed at 400oC. This high capacitance density with good device integrity can greatly reduce the chip size of RF circuits and be useful for precision circuit application at high frequencies.
We also show the space charge relaxation in the dielectrics and use it to derive the free carrier injection model to describe the frequency-dependence and voltage-dependence of capacitance (∆C/C) for high-κ MIM capacitors.
Although the free carrier injection model can fit well the voltage-dependence of capacitance (∆C/C) for high-κ MIM capacitors, the nearly constant relaxation time (τ) assumption can not match the measured fast reduction of ∆C/C as frequency increases
into GHz regime. We using a modified free carrier injection model with an additional pre-factor to account for the frequency dependence of the relaxation time, good
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agreement between the frequency dependence of the measured and modeled voltage dependence of the capacitance, ∆C/C-V, has been obtained for high-κ Al doped TaOx
MIM capacitors. This simple model should be helpful in simulations of circuits that include MIM high-κ dielectric capacitors.
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