摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a nanowire, a first structure, and a second structure. The nanowire is suspended between the first structure and the second structure, where the first structure and the second structure overly the substrate, where the nanowire includes a layer on a surface of the nanowire, where the layer includes at least one of silicide and carbide, where the layer has a substantially uniform shape.
摘要:
In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: providing a semiconductor device having a substrate, a nanowire, a first structure and a second structure, where the nanowire is suspended between the first structure and the second structure, where the first structure and the second structure overly the substrate; and performing atomic layer deposition to deposit a film on at least a portion of the semiconductor device, where performing atomic layer deposition to deposit the film includes performing atomic layer deposition to deposit the film on at least a surface of the nanowire.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a nanowire, a first structure, and a second structure. The nanowire is suspended between the first structure and the second structure, where the first structure and the second structure overly the substrate, where the nanowire includes a layer on a surface of the nanowire, where the layer includes at least one of silicide and carbide, where the layer has a substantially uniform shape.
摘要:
In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: providing a semiconductor device having a substrate, a nanowire, a first structure and a second structure, where the nanowire is suspended between the first structure and the second structure, where the first structure and the second structure overly the substrate; and performing atomic layer deposition to deposit a film on at least a portion of the semiconductor device, where performing atomic layer deposition to deposit the film includes performing atomic layer deposition to deposit the film on at least a surface of the nanowire.
摘要:
A method for forming a silicide contact includes depositing a metal layer on silicon such that the metal layer intermixes with the silicon to form an intermixed region on the silicon; removing an unintermixed portion of the metal layer from the intermixed region; and annealing the intermixed region to form a silicide contact on the silicon. A semiconductor device comprising a silicide contact located over a silicon layer of the semiconductor device, the silicide contact comprising nickel (Ni) and silicon (Si) and having Ni amount equivalent to a thickness of about 21 angstroms or less.
摘要:
Techniques for forming a smooth silicide without the use of a cap layer are provided. In one aspect, a FET device is provided. The FET device includes a SOI wafer having a SOI layer over a BOX and at least one active area formed in the wafer; a gate stack over a portion of the at least one active area which serves as a channel of the device; source and drain regions of the device adjacent to the gate stack, wherein the source and drain regions of the device include a semiconductor material selected from: silicon and silicon germanium; and silicide contacts to the source and drain regions of the device, wherein an interface is present between the silicide contacts and the semiconductor material, and wherein the interface has an interface roughness of less than about 5 nanometers.
摘要:
A method for forming a silicide contact includes depositing a metal layer on silicon such that the metal layer intermixes with the silicon to form an intermixed region on the silicon; removing an unintermixed portion of the metal layer from the intermixed region; and annealing the intermixed region to form a silicide contact on the silicon. A semiconductor device comprising a silicide contact located over a silicon layer of the semiconductor device, the silicide contact comprising nickel (Ni) and silicon (Si) and having Ni amount equivalent to a thickness of about 21 angstroms or less.
摘要:
Techniques for forming a smooth silicide without the use of a cap layer are provided. In one aspect, a FET device is provided. The FET device includes a SOI wafer having a SOI layer over a BOX and at least one active area formed in the wafer; a gate stack over a portion of the at least one active area which serves as a channel of the device; source and drain regions of the device adjacent to the gate stack, wherein the source and drain regions of the device include a semiconductor material selected from: silicon and silicon germanium; and silicide contacts to the source and drain regions of the device, wherein an interface is present between the silicide contacts and the semiconductor material, and wherein the interface has an interface roughness of less than about 5 nanometers.
摘要:
Techniques for forming a smooth silicide without the use of a cap layer are provided. In one aspect, a cap layer-free method for forming a silicide is provided. The method includes the following steps. A semiconductor material selected from: silicon and silicon germanium is provided. At least one silicide metal is deposited on the semiconductor material. The semiconductor material and the at least one silicide metal are annealed at a temperature of from about 400° C. to about 800° C. for a duration of less than or equal to about 10 milliseconds to form the silicide. A FET device and a method for fabricating a FET device are also provided.
摘要:
An electrochemical storage device including a conductive material and an electrochemical storage device material held together by a covalently crosslinked binder matrix. A method of forming an electrode for an electrochemical storage device, the method including the steps of: mixing electrochemical storage device material, conductive material, linear polymer, and crosslinker with one or more solvents, the resultant mixture forming an electrode slurry, crosslinking the linear polymer with the crosslinker to thereby create a covalently crosslinked polymer network of the polymer and crosslinker, the crosslinked polymer network physically or chemically binding together the electrochemical storage device material and the conductive material.