Effect of oxygen species on the positive flat-band voltage shift in Al 2O3/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitors with post-deposition annealing

Hee Sung Kang, M. Siva Pratap Reddy, Dong Seok Kim, Ki Won Kim, Jong Bong Ha, Yong Soo Lee, Hyun Chul Choi, Jung Hee Lee

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Abstract

The electrical characteristics of the Al2O3/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitors are investigated focusing on the effect of post-deposition annealing (PDA) in O2 ambient. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses reveal that gallium oxynitride (GaO x Ny) interfacial layer is formed at Al2O 3/GaN interface even in non-annealed sample due to incorporation of the released oxygen from Al2O3. After PDA in O2 ambient, the GaOx Ny interfacial layer becomes oxygen-rich which plays a role in increasing negative effective oxide charge at the Al2O3/GaN interface and hence positively shifting the flat band voltage (VFB) for the capacitors.

Original languageEnglish
Article number155101
JournalJournal Physics D: Applied Physics
Volume46
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Apr 2013

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