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With the further scaling down of device dimensions, charge trapping memory with high k materials HfO2 serving as capture layer shows good endurance and high storage capacity. Its relatively simple process and complete compatibility with the conventional semiconductor process furthermore make it widely studied. The oxygen vacancies in HfO2 are studied using the first-principles calculation in order to learn their influence on the storage properties of charge trapping memory. Write and erase operations of memory devices are simulated via changing the number of electrons in the super cell with defects. The results show that basically the distance between oxygen vacancies has no effect on charge trapping, but the number of oxygen vacancies does affect it. The more the number of oxygen vacancies, the stronger the electron capture ability is. Moreover, four-fold coordinated oxygen vacancy (Vo4) has lager capability for trapping charge than three-fold coordinated oxygen vacancy (Vo3). The analysis of density of states shows that Vo4 induces a large number of quantum states with deep energy levels which is little affected by distance and has large possibility of trapping charges. The results show that oxygen vacancy defects in HfO2 tetravalent coordination are conducive to improving the storage characteristics of charge trapping memory.
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Keywords:
- first principles /
- oxygen vacancy /
- charge trapping /
- HfO2
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[1] Kang D, Sze S M 1976 Bell. Syst. Tech. J. 46 1288
[2] Kinam K 2005 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting Washington DC, American, Dec. 5-5, 2005 p323
[3] Lu C Y, Hsieh K Y, Liu R 2009 Microelectron. Eng. 86 283
[4] Songpon P, Sirilux P, Supason P W 2011 ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 3 3691
[5] Liu Q, Dou C M, Wang Y, Long S B, Wang W, Liu M, Zhang M H, Chen J N 2009 Appl. Phys. Lett. 95 023501
[6] Jin L, Zhang M H, Huo Z L, Yu Z A, Jiang D D, Wang Y, Bai J, Chen J N, Liu M 2012 China Tech. Sci. 55 888
[7] Molas G, Bocquet M, Vianello E, Perniola L, Grampeix H, Colonna J P, Masarotto L, Martin F, Brianceau P, Gély M, Bongiorno C, Lombardo S, Pananakakis G, Ghibaudo G, Salvo B D 2009 Microelectron. Eng. 86 1796
[8] Larcher L, Padovani A 2010 Microelectron. Reliab. 50 1251
[9] Wang Y Q, Gao D Y, Hwang W S, Shen C, Zhang G, Samudra G, Yeo Y C, Yoo W J 2006 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting San Francisco CA, American, Dec. 11-13, 2006 p1
[10] Liu J, Wang Q, Long S B, Zhang M H, Liu M 2010 Semicond. Sci. Technol. 25 055013
[11] Zhang Y Y, Hu J P, Bernevig B A, Wang X R, Xie X C, Liu W M 2008 Phys. Rev. B 78 155413
[12] Zhang X L, Liu L F, Liu W M 2013 Scientific Reports 3 2908
[13] Zhang W, Hou Z F 2013 Phys. Status Solidi 250 352
[14] Zheng J X, Ceder G, Maxisch T 2007 Phys. Rev. B 75 104112
[15] Zhang H W, Gao B, Yu S M, Lai L, Zeng L, Sun B, Liu L F, Liu X Y, Lu J, Han R Q, Kang J F 2009 International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices San Diego CA, American, Sept. 9-11, 2009 p1
[16] Foster A S, Lopez G F, Shluger A L, Nieminen R M 2002 Phys. Rev. B 65 174117
[17] Cockayne E 2007 Phys. Rev. B 75 094103
[18] You H W, Choa W J 2010 Appl. Phys. Lett. 96 093506
[19] Maikap S, Lee H Y, Wang T Y, Tzeng P J, Wang C C, Lee L S, Liu K C, Yang J R, Tsai M J 2007 Semicond. Sci. Technol. 22 884
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[23] Kresse G, Furthmller J 1996 Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly 54 11169
[24] Kresse G, Joubert D 1999 Phys. Rev. B 59 1758
[25] Perdew J P, Burke K, Ernzerhof M 1997 Phys. Rev. Lett. 77 3865
[26] Whittle K R, Lumpkin G R, Ashbrook S E 2006 J. Solid State Chem. 179 512
[27] Song Y C, Liu X Y, Du G, Kang J F, Han R Q 2008 Chin. Phys. B 17 2678
[28] Gritsenko V A, Nekrashevich S S, Vasilev V V, Shaposhnikov A V 2009 Microelectron. Eng. 86 1866
[29] Garcia J C, Lino A T, Scolfaro L M R, Leite J R, Freire V N, Farias G A, Silva da Jr E F 2005 27th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors Arizona, American, July 26-30, 2005 p189
[30] Hsu T H, You H C, Ko F H, Lei T F 2006 Electrochem. Soc. 153 G934
[31] Sabina S F D, Alessio Lamperti G C, Salicio O 2012 Appl. Phys. Express 5 21102
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