Chin. Phys. Lett.  2008, Vol. 25 Issue (7): 2690-2693    DOI:
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Large Storage Window in a-SiNx/nc-Si/a-SiNx Sandwiched Structure for Nanocrystalline Silicon Floating Gate Memory Application
WANG Xiang, HUANG Jian, DING Hong-Lin, ZHANG Xian-Gao, YU Lin-Wei, HUANG Xin-Fan, LI Wei, CHEN Kun-Ji
National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093
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WANG Xiang, HUANG Jian, DING Hong-Lin et al  2008 Chin. Phys. Lett. 25 2690-2693
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Abstract An a-SiNx/nanocrystalline silicon [(nc-Si)/a-SiNx] sandwiched structure is fabricated in a plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) system at low temperature (250°C). The nc-Si layer is fabricated from a hydrogen-diluted silane mixture gas by using a layer-by-layer deposition technique. Atom force microscopy measurement shows that the density of nc-Si is about 2×1011cm-2. By the pretreatment of plasma nitridation, low density of interface states and high-quality interface between the Si substrate and a-SiNx insulator layer are obtained. The density of interface state at the midgap is calculated to be 1×1010cm-2eV-1 from the quasistatic and high frequency C-V data. The charging and discharging property of nc-Si quantum dots is studied by capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurement at room temperature. An
ultra-large hysteresis is observed in the C-V characteristics, which is attributed to storage of the electrons and holes into the nc-Si dots. The long-term charge-loss process is studied and ascribed to low density of interface states at SiNx/Si substrate.
Keywords: 85.35.Be      73.20.Hb      73.63.Kv     
Received: 22 March 2008      Published: 26 June 2008
PACS:  85.35.Be (Quantum well devices (quantum dots, quantum wires, etc.))  
  73.20.Hb (Impurity and defect levels; energy states of adsorbed species)  
  73.63.Kv (Quantum dots)  
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