铁电层组分、介质层材料与沟道长度对MFIS负电容场效应晶体管性能的影响

Effects of ferroelectric composition, dielectric layer material, and channel length on the properties of MFIS NCFETs

  • 摘要: 本文基于金属-铁电-绝缘体-半导体(metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor, MFIS)结构,采用HfxZr1−xO2(HZO,0.5≤x≤0.9)薄膜,对负电容场效应晶体管(negative capacitance field-effect transistor, NCFET)的性能进行系统研究。结果表明,NCFET表现出优异的亚阈值摆幅(SS),均低于60 mV·decade−1——这是硅基场效应晶体管(field-effect transistor, FET)的理论物理极限。HZO铁电层的组分对沟道内的纵向电场、电子浓度及空穴浓度具有关键影响,从而直接决定了SS和饱和电流的特性。采用Hf0.5Zr0.5O2铁电层的MFIS NCFET展现出最低的SS。另外,通过改变介质层材料和沟道长度,SS和饱和电流均发生相应变化。其中,采用具有最高介电常数的ZrO2介质层的器件显示出最低的SS(47.49 mV·decade−1)。此外,随着沟道长度从50 nm增加至1000 nm,SS逐渐降低。本研究的结果可为低功耗NCFET及负电容电容器的性能优化提供理论支持。

     

    Abstract: This study presents a comprehensive investigation on the properties of negative capacitance field-effect transistors (NCFETs) based on the metal-ferroelectric-insulator-semiconductor (MFIS) structure with HfxZr1−xO2 (HZO, 0.5≤x≤0.9) thin film. The results indicate that the NCFETs exhibit excellent subthreshold swing (SS) values, consistently below 60 mV·decade−1, which is the theoretical physical limit of conventional Si-based field-effect transistors (FETs). The ferroelectric HZO composition significantly influences the longitudinal electric field, electron concentration, and hole concentration within the channel, thereby directly affecting the SS and saturation current. Notably, the MFIS NCFET incorporating an Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 ferroelectric layer exhibited the lowest SS. Moreover, by modifying the dielectric material and channel length, variations in the trends of SS and saturation current were observed. The device with ZrO2 dielectric layer, characterized by the highest dielectric constant, demonstrated the lowest SS of 47.49 mV·decade−1. Furthermore, the SS decreased as the channel length increased from 50 nm to 1000 nm. This research provides theoretical support for the performance optimization of low-power NCFETs and negative capacitance capacitors.

     

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