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  • Title: Change in carrier type in high-k gate carbon nanotube field-effect transistors by interface fixed charges.
    Author: Moriyama N, Ohno Y, Kitamura T, Kishimoto S, Mizutani T.
    Journal: Nanotechnology; 2010 Apr 23; 21(16):165201. PubMed ID: 20348598.
    Abstract:
    We study the phenomenon of change in carrier type in carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNFETs) caused by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a HfO(2) gate insulator. When a HfO(2) layer is deposited on a CNFET, the type of carrier changes from p-type to n-type. The so-obtained n-type device has good performance and stability in air. The conductivity of such a device with a channel length of 0.7 microm is 11% of the quantum conductance 4e(2)/h. The contact resistance for electron current is estimated to be 14 kOmega. The n-type conduction of this CNFET is maintained for more than 100 days. The change in carrier type is attributed to positive fixed charges introduced at the interface between the HfO(2) and SiO(2) layers. We also propose a novel technique to control the type of conduction by utilizing interface fixed charges; this technique is compatible with Si CMOS process technology.
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