Hole and electron mobility enhancement in strained SiGe vertical MOSFETs

Abstract

We have fabricated strained SiGe vertical P-channel and N-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) by Ge ion implantation and solid phase epitaxy. No Si cap is needed in this process because Ge is implanted after gate oxide growth. The vertical MOSFETs are fabricated with a channel length below 0.2 /spl mu/m without sophisticated lithography and the whole process is compatible with a regular CMOS process. The enhancement for the hole and electron mobilities in the direction normal to the growth plane of strained SiGe over that of bulk Si has been demonstrated in this vertical MOSFET device structure for the first time. The drain current for the vertical SiGe MOSFETs has been found to be enhanced by as much as 100% over the Si control devices and the drain current for the vertical SiGe NMOSFETs has been enhanced by 50% compared with the Si control de, ices on the same wafer. The electron mobility enhancement in the normal direction is not as significant as that for holes, which is in agreement with theoretical predictions.