• DocumentCode
    1626708
  • Title

    Improvement of SiGe MOS interfaces by plasma post-nitridation for SiGe high-k MOS optical modulators

  • Author

    Han, J.H. ; Zhang, R. ; Osada, T. ; Hata, M. ; Takenaka, M. ; Takagi, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Syst., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    144
  • Lastpage
    146
  • Abstract
    Plasma post-nitridation process was investigated to improve SiGe MOS interfaces for high-k MOS optical modulators. The interface trap density was reduced by an order of magnitude by nitridation, which can contribute to enhance modulation efficiency.
  • Keywords
    MIS devices; nitridation; optical fabrication; optical modulation; plasma materials processing; silicon compounds; MOS interfaces; SiGe; high-k MOS optical modulators; interface trap density; modulation efficiency; plasma post-nitridation; Aluminum oxide; High K dielectric materials; Optical modulation; Plasmas; Silicon; Silicon germanium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0826-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324114
  • Filename
    6324114