Atomic Transport in LaAlO3 Films on Si Induced by Thermal Annealing
2006
LaAlO 3 films sputter-deposited on Si were submitted to rapid thermal annealing at 800 and 1000°C. Atomic transport and chemical changes were investigated using ion beam analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Annealing induced La and Al losses or their migration into a newly formed interracial layer and Si migration into the film. The mechanism of Si incorporation into the film is influenced by the annealing atmosphere. These instabilities were hampered by a thermal nitridation in NH 3 at 700°C performed prior to rapid thermal annealing, indicating a possible route for producing a thermally stable La-based high-K gate dielectric.
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