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Rapid Thermal Annealing for Electrical Activation in the Fabrication of GaAs MESFET

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

S.W. Choi ,
J.W. Yang ,
B.H. Koak ,
K.I. Cho  and
H.M. Park
S.W. Choi
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taedok Science-Town, Korea
J.W. Yang
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taedok Science-Town, Korea
B.H. Koak
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taedok Science-Town, Korea
K.I. Cho
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taedok Science-Town, Korea
H.M. Park
Affiliation:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taedok Science-Town, Korea
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Abstract

Rapid thermal annealing (RTA) has been employed for the electrical activation of shallow n-channel layer by Si+ implantation in the fabrication of GaAs MESFET. To prevent considerable outdiffusion of gallium and arsenic from GaAs substrate during annealing, encapsulating layers such as SiNx and SiNx/SiO2 are deposited. The SiNx/SiO2 double dielectric encapsulant is shown to be more effective to improve the electrical activation. Depending on RTA temperature between 900 and 950°C, the maximum activation efficiency exhibits 77% at the implanted energy of 70 keV and the dose of 5×1012 cm−2. SIMS analyses show the reduction of the hydrogen contained in the silicon nitride and no outdiffusion of Ga and As during RTA. It also shows the sharp Si-profile after RTA at 950°C, 30 sec. The MESFET fabricated using activaton with RTA provides better transconductance than that with furnace-annealed activation.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 300: Symposium D1 – III-V Electronic and Photonic Device Fabrication and Performance , 1993 , 575
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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