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Effects of Cleaning by Sulfuric Acid and Hydroperoxide Mixture on Thin SiO2 Film Properties

Masashi MAEKAWA, Shigeo OHNISHI, Keizo SAKIYAMA

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Effects of cleaning by H2SO4: H2O2 on thin SiO2 film was investigated. The cleaning increases Fowler-Nordheim currents by about 14%, shifts the dielectric breakdown distribution to lower electric field intensity and degrades TDDB characteristics. These results are due to the oxidation and commensurate roughening of the silicon srface by the cleaning solution. When the cleaning is done at higher temperature and with higher concentration of hydroperoxide, microroughness of silicon surface increases. Therfore, the trade-off between the cleaning effect and the roughening effect of H2SO4: H2O2 should be found out.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E75-C No.7 pp.796-799
Publication Date
1992/07/25
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Special Section PAPER (Special Issue on Ultra Clean Technology)
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