High dielectric constant gate oxides for silicon-based devices

摘要

A high dielectric rare earth oxide of the form Mn2O3 (such as, for example, Gd2O3 or Y2O3) is grown on a clean silicon (100) substrate surface under an oxygen partial pressure less than or equal to 10<-7> torr to form an acceptable gate oxide (in terms of dielectric constant ( epsilon APPROX 18) and thickness) that eliminates the tunneling current present in ultra-thin conventional SiO2 dielectrics and avoids the formation of a native oxide layer at the interface between the silicon substrate and the dielectric. Epitaxial films can be grown on vicinal silicon substrates and amorphous films on regular silicon substrates to form the high dielectric gate oxide. <IMAGE>