Abstract
AbstractAl/ Pb (Zr0.53, Ti0.47) O3 (PZT) /ZrO2/Si metal-ferroelectric-insulator semiconductor (MFIS) capacitors and transistors were fabricated. A surface treatment method was used to passivate ZrO2/Si interface and to reduce the leakage current. The wafers were given a H2O2 pre-treatment before ZrO2 deposition and a HCl treatment after deposition.The leakage current density of Al/PZT/ZrO2/Si capacitors was improved to 5.4x10-6 A/cm2 at a sweep voltage of 5 V. The retention time of Al/PZT/ZrO2/Si capacitors after these surface treatments was increased from 13.3 hours to 17.1 days. The largest memory window of 0.7 V was obtained at a sweep voltage of 8 V.The gate leakage current density of FeFETs at 5 V was reduced to 5x10-6 A/cm2. The electron mobility is 267 cm2/V-s. The subthreshold slope was improved to 106 mV/dec. The FeFETs maintain a threshold voltage window of about 1.1 V after an elapsed time of 3000 sec. The improved retention time is attributed to the reduced gate leakage current.