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Memory characteristics of MONOS memory with LaON/SiO2 or HfON/SiO2 as dual-tunnel layer were comparatively investigated. Experimental results show that the MONOS memory with LaON/SiO2 as dual-tunnel layer exhibits large memory window, high program/erase (P/E) speed, good endurance and retention properties. The basic mechanism lies in the large dielectric constant of LaON which increases the injection efficiency of carriers during programming/erasing, the smaller Oxygen diffusion coefficient in LaON which leads to the reduction of interface traps and thus the leakage of stored charges through trap-assisted tunneling during retention. Moreover, strong La-N, Hf-N and O-N bonds are formed at/near the interface due to Nitrogen incorporation, which effectively decreases the damages of the P/E cycle stress to the interface, and thus achieves excellent endurance. In addition, impacts of annealing temperatures on characteristics of MONOS memory were investigated. It is demonstrated that the memory annealed at 800 ℃ has better memory properties than that annealed at 700 ℃, which is attributed to the fact that the 800 ℃ NO annealing can incorporate more N into LaON (HfON), and well release strains, thus reducing defects in these dielectrics.
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Keywords:
- MONOS /
- dual-tunnel layer /
- LaON /
- HfON
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[1] Fang S H, Cheng X L, Huang Y, Gu H H 2007 Acta Phys. Sin. 56 6634 (in Chinese) [房少华, 程秀兰, 黄晔, 顾怀怀 2007 物理学报 56 6634]
[2] Li L L, Yu Z G, Xiao Z Q, Zhou X J 2011 Acta Phys. Sin. 60 098502 (in Chinese) [李蕾蕾, 于宗光, 肖志强, 周昕杰 2011 物理学报 60 098502]
[3] Lue H T, Wang S Y, Lai E K, Hsieh K Y, Liu R, Lu C Y 2007 International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications Hsinchu, April 23–25, 2007 p1
[4] Liu L, Xu J P, Ji F, Chen J X, Lai P T 2012 Appl. Phys. Lett. 101 033501
[5] Zhao Y J, Wang X N, Shang H L, White M H 2006 Solid-State Electronics 50 1667
[6] Tang Z J, Li R, Yin J 2013 Chin. Phys. B 22 067702
[7] Govoreanu B, Blomme P, Rosmeulen M, Van Houdt J, De Meyer K 2003 IEEE Electron Device Letters 24 99
[8] Gilmer D C, Geol N, Verma S, Park H, Park C, Bersuker G, Kirsch P D, Saraswat K C, Jammy R 2009 International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications Hsinchu, April 27–29, 2009 p156
[9] Lee D J, Yim S S, Kim K S, Kim S H, Kim K B 2010 Journal of Applied Physics 107 013707
[10] Kwang S S, Choi S J, Choi J Y, Jang E J, Kim B K, Park S J, Cha D G, Song I Y, Park J B, Park Y S, Choi S H 2006 Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 083109
[11] Robertson J 2004 The European Physical Journal Applied Physics 28 265
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[13] Iwai H, Ohmi S, Akama S, Ohshima C, Kikuchi A, Kashiwagi I, Taguchi J, Yamamoto H, Tonotani J, Kim Y, Ueda I, Kuriyama A, Yoshihara Yices 2002 International Electron Devices Meeting San Francisco, December 8–11, 2006 p625
[14] Eom D, No S Y, Hwang C S, Kim H J 2006 ECS Transaction 1 219
[15] Wang S J, Chai J W, Dong Y F, Feng Y P, Sutanto N, Pan J S, Huan A C H 2006 Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 192103
[16] Sen B 2009 Ph. D. Dissertation (Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong)
[17] Xu Q X, Xu, G B, Wang W W, Chen D P, Shi S L, Han Z S, Ye T C 2008 Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 252903
[18] Padovani A, Arreghini A, Vandelli L, Larcher L, Pavan P, Van Houdt J 2011 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 58 3147
[19] Chen W, Liu W J, Zhang M, Ding S J, Zhang D W, Li M F 2007 Appl. Phys. Lett. 91 022908
[20] Maria J P, Wickaksana D, Parrette J, Kingon A I 2002 Journal of Materials Research 17 1571
[21] Guarini T, Bevan M, Ripley M, Ganguly U, Date L, Graoui H, Swenberg J 2010 18th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors (RTP) Gainesville, Sept.28–Oct.1, 2010 p166
[22] Lai H Y, Chang-Liao K S, Wang T K, Wang P K, Cheng C L 2006 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures 24 1683
[23] Aozasa H, Fujiwara I, Nomoto K, Komatsu H, Koyama K, Kobayashi T, Oda T 2007 Journal of The Electrochemical Society 154 H798
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[26] Zhou H, Wang X, Nguyen B Y, Rai R, Prabhu L, Jiang J, Kaushik V, Scheaffer J, Zavala M, Duda E, Liu R, Zonner S, Hradsky B, Fejes P, Theodore D, Edwards G, Gregory R, Wang R, Hak Y, Yu J, Lu H B, Chen Z H, Lu X B, Liu Z G 2003 IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits Hong Kong, December 16–18, 2003 p357
[27] Liu M, Fang Q, He G, Zhu L Q, Zhang L D 2006 Applied Surface Science 252 8673
[28] Jur J S 2007 Ph. D. Dissertation (Raleigh NC: North Carolina State University)
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