Abstract
Metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitors with a trilayer structure consisting of the cap gate oxide, sputtered SiGe layers and thermally grown tunnel oxide were fabricated on p-Si substrates. The trilayer structures were rapid thermal annealed at 1000 °C in nitrogen atmosphere for different durations. Cross-sectional transmission electron micrographs revealed the complete isolation of Ge nanocrystals in the sandwiched structure annealed for a longer duration. The optical and charge storage characteristics of trilayer structures were studied through photoluminescence spectroscopy and capacitance-voltage measurements, respectively. Under optimized annealing conditions, an enhancement of the charge storage capability of nanocrystals was observed in agreement with the optical emission characteristics.
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