Fabrication of ultra-thin strained silicon on insulator

T. S. Drake, C. Ní Chléirigh, M. L. Lee, A. J. Pitera, E. A. Fitzgerald, D. A. Antoniadis, D. H. Anjum, J. Li, R. Hull, N. Klymko, J. L. Hoyt

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Abstract

A bond and etch back technique for the fabrication of 13-nm-thick, strained silicon directly on insulator has been developed. The use of a double etch stop allows the transfer of a thin strained silicon layer with across-wafer thickness uniformity comparable to the as-grown epitaxial layers. Surface roughness of less than 1 nm was achieved. Raman analysis confirms strain remains in the thin silicon layers after the removal of the SiGe that induced the strain. Ultra-thin strained silicon-on-insulator (SSOI) substrates are promising for the fabrication of ultra-thin body and double-gate, strained Si metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)972-975
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Electronic Materials
Volume32
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • SOI
  • SSOI
  • Selective etch
  • SiGe
  • Strained silicon
  • Wafer bonding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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