COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHOD THEREOF
20170110373 ยท 2017-04-20
Inventors
Cpc classification
H10D30/6713
ELECTRICITY
H10D30/6741
ELECTRICITY
H10D30/6735
ELECTRICITY
B82Y10/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
H10D30/675
ELECTRICITY
H10D30/6757
ELECTRICITY
H10D64/258
ELECTRICITY
H10D30/4755
ELECTRICITY
H10D30/43
ELECTRICITY
H10D84/08
ELECTRICITY
H10D84/017
ELECTRICITY
H10D30/014
ELECTRICITY
H10D84/0177
ELECTRICITY
H10D64/513
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01L29/06
ELECTRICITY
H01L21/02
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/423
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/786
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
This invention application provides a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and method thereof. The transistor comprises a semiconductor substrate, a N-type field-effect transistor positioned in the semiconductor substrate, and a P-type field-effect transistor positioned in the semiconductor substrate and spaced apart the N-type field-effect transistor. N-type field-effect transistor includes a first germanium nanowire, a first III-V compound layer surrounding around the first germanium nanowire, a first potential barrier layer mounted on the first III-V compound layer, a first gate dielectric layer, a first gate, a first source region and a first drain region mounted on two sides of the first gate. P-type field-effect transistor includes a second germanium nanowire, a second III-V compound layer surrounding around the second germanium nanowire, a second potential barrier layer mounted on the second III-V compound layer, a second gate dielectric layer, a second gate, a second source region and a second drain region mounted on two sides of the second gate. The field-effect transistor can produce two-dimensional electron gases and two-dimensional electron hole gases, and the P-type and N-type field-effect transistors are gate-surrounding devices to enhance the carrier mobility of the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.
Claims
1. A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a N type field effect transistor disposed in the semiconductor substrate, the N type filed effect transistor including a first germanium nanowire, a first III-V compound layer surrounding around the first germanium nanowire, a first potential barrier layer disposed on the first III-V compound layer, a first gate dielectric layer, a first gate, a first source region disposed at one side of the first gate, and a first drain region disposed at an opposite side of the first gate; and a P type field effect transistor disposed in the semiconductor substrate, another dielectric layer disposed between the N type and P type filed effect transistors, the P type filed effect transistor including a second germanium nanowire, a second III-V compound layer surrounding around the second germanium nanowire, a second potential barrier layer disposed on the second III-V compound layer, a second gate dielectric layer, a second gate, a second source region disposed at one side of the second gate, and a second drain region disposed at an opposite side of the second gate.
2. The transistor according to claim 1, wherein the first and second III-V compound layers are N type InGaAs.
3. The transistor according to claim 1, wherein the first potential barrier layer and the second potential barrier layer are silicon doped InP, and the InP doping concentration is 1.010.sup.18 cm.sup.31.510.sup.18 cm.sup.3, the thickness of any one of the first potential barrier layer and the second potential barrier layer is 50 nm100 nm.
4. The transistor according to claim 1, wherein the first and second gate dielectric layers are high dielectric constant materials, and the thickness of any one of the first and second gate dielectric layers is 1 nm5 nm.
5. The transistor according to claim 1, wherein the first gate is a material of TiN, NiAu or CrAu, and the second gate is a material of TiN, NiAu, or CrAu.
6. The transistor according to claim 1, wherein the first source region and the first drain region are In.sub.0.25Ga.sub.0.75As doped by N-type ions, and the second source region and the second drain region are In.sub.0.25 Ga.sub.0.75As doped by P-type ions
7. The transistor according to claim 1, wherein the N type field effect transistor further comprises a first side wall disposed at two sides of the first gate, a first source mounted on the first source region, and a first drain mounted on the first drain region, the P type field effect transistor further comprises a second side wall disposed at two sides of the second gate, a second source mounted on the second source region, and a second drain mounted on the second drain region.
8. The transistor according to claim 7, wherein the first gate is coupled with the second gate, the first drain is coupled with the second drain, the first source is coupled with a ground, the second source is coupled with a voltage power supply.
9. A method for manufacturing a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, and steps of the method comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a trench, first and second germanium nanowires, the trench mounted in the semiconductor substrate, and first and second germanium nanowires floated above the trench; sequentially forming first and third III-V compound layers, the first and third compound layers surrounding around the first germanium nanowire; sequentially forming second and fourth III-V compound layers, the second and fourth compound layers surrounding around the second germanium nanowire; forming a first groove in the third III-V compound layer, the first groove exposed in the first III-V compound layer; forming a second groove in the fourth III-V compound layer, the second groove exposed in the second III-V compound layer; sequentially forming a first potential barrier layer, a first gate dielectric layer, and a first gate in the first groove; sequentially forming a second potential barrier layer, a second gate dielectric layer, and a second gate in the second groove; forming a first side wall at two sides of the first gate; forming a second side wall at two sides of the second gate; forming a first source region and a first drain region via doping N type ions into the third III-V compound layer; and forming a second source region and a second drain region via doping P type ions into the fourth III-V compound layer.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the step of forming the trench, the first and second germanium nanowires further comprising: forming a silicon germanium alloy layer, and silicon germanium alloy layer covering the semiconductor substrate; forming a plurality of shallow trenches, and the shallow trenches segmenting the silicon germanium alloy layer; removing a part of shallow trenches, and exposing one side of the silicon germanium alloy layer; transferring the silicon germanium alloy layer to a polygon shaped silicon germanium alloy layer via a selective epitaxial growth; transferring the polygon shaped silicon germanium alloy layer to a silicon oxide layer, the first and second germanium nanowires via a thermal oxidation, the silicon oxide layer surrounding around the first and second germanium nanowires; forming the trench, and the first and second germanium nanowires floated in the trench; annealing the first and second germanium nanowires at a hydrogen atmosphere; and forming a silicon oxide layer in the trench.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein cross sections of the first and second germanium nanowires are circular shapes, and the diameters of the first and second germanium nanowires are 10 nm100 nm.
12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first and second III-V compound layers are formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD), molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), or metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), the first and second III-V compound layers are N type InGaAs.
13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the third and fourth III-V compound layers are formed by atomic layer deposition, molecular beam epitaxy, or metal organic chemical vapor deposition, the materials of the third and fourth III-V compound layers are In.sub.0.25 Ga.sub.0.75As.
14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the third and fourth III-V compound layers are etched to from the first and second grooves via induced coupling plasma (ICP).
15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first potential barrier layer and the second potential barrier layer are formed by ALD, MBE, or MOCVD, the first and second potential barrier layers are silicon doped InP, and a InP doping concentration of any one of the first and second potential barrier layers is 1.010.sup.18 cm.sup.31.510.sup.18 cm.sup.3, a thickness of any one of the first and the second potential barrier layers is 50 nm100 nm.
16. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first and second gate dielectric layers are formed by MOCVD, ALD, or MBE, the thickness of any one of the first and second gate dielectric layers is 1 nm5 nm.
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein any one of the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer is Al.sub.2O.sub.3 or TiSiO.sub.x.
18. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first and second gates are formed by physical vapor deposition (PVD), MOCVD, ALD, or MBE, and any one of the first and second gates is TiN, NiAu or CrAu.
19. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: forming a first source, a first drain, a second source, and a second drain on the first source region, the first drain region, the second source region, and the second drain region respectively.
20. The method according to claim 19, wherein any one of the first source, the first drain, the first source, and the second drain is one of TiN, NiAu and CrAu.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] Exemplary embodiments will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like features. Persons having ordinary skill in the art will understand other varieties for implementing example embodiments, including those described herein.
[0017] The main idea of the present invention is to provide a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and a method thereof, the field-effect transistor comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a N-type field-effect transistor positioned in the semiconductor substrate, the N-type field-effect transistor including a first germanium nanowire, a first III-V compound layer surrounding around the first germanium nanowire, a first barrier layer mounted on the first III-V compound layer, a first gate dielectric layer, a first gate, a first source region and a first drain region mounted on two sides of the first gate; and a P-type field-effect transistor positioned in the semiconductor substrate and spaced apart the N-type field-effect transistor, the P-type field-effect transistor including a second germanium nanowire, a second III-V compound layer surrounding around the second germanium nanowire, a second barrier layer mounted on the second III-V compound layer, a second gate dielectric layer, a second gate, a second source region and a second drain region mounted on two sides of the second gate. The field-effect transistor can produce two-dimensional electron gases and two-dimensional electron hole gases, and the field-effect transistor is a gate-surrounding device and the carrier mobility of the field-effect transistor is high.
[0018] Reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The invention application provides a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor shown in
[0019] In one embodiment of the present invention, the N-type filed transistor 200 includes a first germanium nanowire 211, a first III-V compound layer 212 surrounding around the first germanium nanowire 211, a first potential barrier layer 220 mounted on the first III-V compound layer 212, a first gate dielectric layer 231, a first gate 232, a first source region 241, and a first drain region 242. The first source region 241 and the first drain region 242 are mounted on two opposite sides of the first gate 232 and are disposed above the first III-V compound layer 212. The P-type field-effect transistor 300 includes a second germanium nanowire 311, a second III-V compound layer 312 surrounding around the second germanium nanowire 311, a second potential barrier layer 320 mounted on the second III-V compound layer 312, a second gate dielectric layer 331, a second gate 332, a second source region 341 and a second drain region 342. The second source region 341 and the second drain region 342 are mounted on two opposite sides of the second gate 332 and are disposed above the second III-V compound layer 312.
[0020] Any one person having ordinary skill in the art will understand the terminology terms first, second are not intended to be a limitation of several manufacture process parameters or devices, such as a germanium nanowire, or a gate dielectric layer. These terminology terms are only used for distinguishing a manufacture process parameter or device from another manufacture process parameter or device. Therefore, the terminology terms first germanium nanowire, first gate dielectric layer or first gate discussed below may be addressed by second germanium nanowire, second gate dielectric layer or second gate without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention
[0021] In one embodiment, the first germanium nanowire 211 and the second germanium nanowire 311 are doped by P-type impurities, and the first III-V compound layer 212 the second III-V compound layer 312 are N-type InGaAs. The first germanium nanowire 211 and the first III-V compound layer 212 form a first channel 210 of the N-type field effect transistor, and the second germanium nanowire 311 and the second III-V compound layer 312 form a second channel 310 of the P-type field-effect transistor.
[0022] The materials of the first potential barrier layer 220 and the second potential barrier layer 320 are silicon doped InP, and the InP doped concentration is 1.010.sup.18 cm.sup.31.510.sup.18 cm.sup.3. The thickness of any one of the first potential barrier layer 220 and the second potential barrier layer 320 is 50 nm100 nm. A heterojunction structure of the N-type field-effect transistor is formed between the first potential barrier layer 220 and the first III-V compound layer 212, and a two-dimensional electron gas is accrued between the first III-V compound layer 212 and the first potential barrier layer 220. A heterojunction structure of the P-type field-effect transistor is formed between the second germanium nanowire 311 and the second III-V compound layer 312, and a two-dimensional electron hole gas is accrued between the second germanium nanowire 311 and the second III-V compound layer 312.
[0023] The first gate dielectric layer 231 and the second gate dielectric layer 331 are high dielectric materials, and the thickness of any one of the first gate dielectric layer 231 and the second gate dielectric layer 331 is 1 nm5 nm. The material of the first gate 231 is chosen from TiN, NiAu, and CrAu, and the material of the second gate 232 is chosen form TiN, NiAu, and CrAu. The first gate dielectric layer 231 and the first gate 231 form a gate of N-type field-effect transistor 230, and the second gate dielectric layer 331 and the second gate 332 form a gate of P-type field-effect transistor 330. It should be noted that the P-type field-effect transistor and the N-type field-effect transistor are entirely surrounded by gates to enhance the electrical performance of the complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.
[0024] The first source region 241 and first drain region 242 are In.sub.0.25Ga.sub.0.75As doped by N-type ions. The second source region 341 and second drain region 342 are In.sub.0.25Ga.sub.0.75As doped by P-type ions. The N-type field-effect transistor 200 further comprises a first sidewall 250 positioned at two opposite sides of the first gate 232, a first source 261 mounted on the first source region 241, and a first drain 262 mounted on the first drain region 242. The P-type field-effect transistor 300 further comprises a second sidewall 350 positioned at two opposite sides of the second gate 332, a second source 361 mounted on the second source region 341, and a second drain 362 mounted on the second drain region 342. The first gate 232 is respectively connected with the second gate 332 and an input port (IN) of a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor. The first drain 262 is respectively coupled with the second drain 362 and an output port (OUT) of the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor. The first source 261 is coupled with a ground (GND), and the second source 361 is coupled with a voltage power supply (V.sub.DD).
[0025] This invention further provides a method for manufacturing a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.
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[0027] The detail contents of S1 step are shown in
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[0042] In conclusion, two dimensional electron gas is accrued at the first III-V compound layer of the N type field effect transistor, and two dimensional electron hole gas is accumulated at the second germanium nanowire of the P type field effect transistor. Due to high mobility of two dimensional electron gas and high mobility of two dimensional electron hole gas, the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor can have better electrical performances. Moreover, the N type and P type field effect transistors are entirely surrounded by gates, and electrical performance of the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor are enhanced.
[0043] While various embodiments in accordance with the disclosed principles been described above, it should be understood that they are presented by way of example only, and are not limiting. Thus, the breadth and scope of exemplary embodiment(s) should not be limited by any of the above-described embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the claims and their equivalents issuing from this disclosure. Furthermore, the above advantages and features are provided in described embodiments, but shall not limit the application of such issued claims to processes and structures accomplishing any or all of the above advantages.