US20070072354A1 - Structures with planar strained layers - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to semiconductor substrates and particularly to semiconductor substrates with strained layers.
- NMOS metal-oxide-semiconductor
- MOSFET heterojunction metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors
- NMOS devices with strained silicon surface channels therefore, exhibit improved performance with higher switching speeds.
- Hole mobilities are enhanced in tensilely stained silicon as well, but to a lesser extent for strain levels less than approximately 1.5%. Accordingly, equivalent enhancement of p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) device performance in such surface-channel devices presents a challenge.
- PMOS p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor
- a tensilely strained layer made of, for example, Si over the compressively strained layer is desirably carried out at a relatively high temperature, e.g., 550° C., to achieve a commercially viable formation rate and uniformity.
- the present invention facilitates-formation of the tensilely strained layer at a relatively high average temperature, while keeping the compressively strained layer substantially planar.
- the tensilely strained layer is initially grown at a relatively low temperature (i.e., sufficiently low to avoid undulations in the compressively strained layer) until a thin layer of the tensilely strained layer has been formed. It is found that this thin layer suppresses undulation in the compressively strained layer even at higher process temperatures that would ordinarily induce such undulation. As a result, formation of the tensilely strained layer may continue at these higher temperatures without sacrificing planarity.
- the invention features a method for forming a structure based on forming a compressively strained semiconductor layer having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25%.
- a tensilely strained semiconductor layer is formed over the compressively strained layer.
- the compressively strained layer is substantially planar, having a surface roughness characterized by at least one of (i) an average roughness wavelength greater than an average wavelength of a carrier in the compressively strained layer and (ii) an average roughness height less than 10 nm.
- the compressively strained layer may include at least one group IV element, such as at least one of silicon and germanium.
- the compressively strained layer may include >1% germanium.
- the tensilely strained layer may include silicon.
- the compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group III and a group V element.
- the compressively strained layer may include indium gallium arsenide, indium gallium phosphide, and/or gallium arsenide.
- the compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group II and a group VI element.
- the compressively strained layer may include zinc selenide, sulphur, cadmium telluride, and/or mercury telluride.
- the compressively strained layer may have a thickness of less than 500 ⁇ , including less than 200 ⁇ .
- the compressively strained layer may be formed at a first temperature, and at least a portion of the tensilely stained layer may be formed at a second temperature, with the second temperature being greater than the first temperature.
- the tensilely strained layer may include silicon and the second temperature may be greater than 450° C.
- a first portion of the tensilely strained layer may be formed at a first temperature and a second portion of the tensilely strained layer may be formed at the second temperature, the first temperature being sufficiently low to substantially avoid disruption of planarity, with the first portion of the tensilely strained layer maintaining the planarity of the compressively strained layer notwithstanding transition to the second temperature.
- the tensilely strained layer may be formed at a rate greater than 100 ⁇ /hour.
- the compressively strained layer and/or the tensilely strained layer may formed by chemical vapor deposition.
- the wavelength of the surface roughness may be greater than 10 nanometers (nm).
- the invention features a structure including a compressively strained semiconductor layer having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25% and a tensilely strained semiconductor layer disposed over the compressively strained layer.
- the compressively strained layer is substantially planar, having a surface roughness characterized by at least one of (i) an average roughness wavelength greater than an average wavelength of a carrier in the compressively strained layer and (ii) an average roughness height less than 10 nm.
- the compressively strained layer may include a group IV element, such as at least one of silicon and germanium.
- the strain of the compressively strained layer may be greater than 1%.
- the compressively strained layer may have a thickness of less than 500 ⁇ , including less than 200 ⁇ .
- the wavelength of the surface roughness may be greater than 10 nm.
- the tensilely strained layer may include silicon.
- the compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group III and a group V element.
- the compressively strained layer may include indium gallium arsenide, indium gallium phosphide, and/or gallium arsenide.
- the compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group II and a group VI element
- the compressively strained layer may include zinc selenide, sulphur, cadmium telluride, and/or mercury telluride.
- the structure may also include a first transistor formed over the compressively strained layer.
- the first transistor may include a first gate dielectric portion disposed over a first portion of the compresssively strained layer, a first gate disposed over the first gate dielectric portion, the first gate comprising a first conducting layer, and a first source and a first drain disposed proximate the first gate and extending into the compressively strained layer.
- the first transistor may be an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and the first source and first drain may include n-type dopants.
- the first transistor may be a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and the first source and first drain may include p-type dopants.
- the structure may also include a second transistor formed over the. compressively strained layer.
- the second transistor may include a second gate dielectric portion disposed over a second portion of the compresssively strained layer, a second gate disposed over the second gate dielectric portion, the second gate including a second conducting layer, and a second source and a second drain disposed proximate the second gate and extending into the compressively strained layer.
- the first transistor may be an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, with the first source and first drain including n-type dopants
- the second transistor may be a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, with the second source and second drain including p-type dopants.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic cross-sectional views of a semiconductor substrate with several semiconductor layers disposed thereon;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor structure formed on a semiconductor substrate.
- a substrate 10 is made of a semiconductor, such as silicon.
- a substrate 10 is made of a semiconductor, such as silicon.
- Several layers collectively indicated at 11 are formed on substrate 10 .
- Layers 11 may be grown, for example, in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- UHVCVD ultra-high vacuum chemical vapor deposition system
- layers 11 may be grown in an atmospheric pressure CVD (APCVD) system or a low pressure CVD (LPCVD) system.
- APCVD atmospheric pressure CVD
- LPCVD low pressure CVD
- Layers 11 include a graded layer 12 , disposed over substrate 10 .
- Graded layer 12 may include Si and Ge with a grading rate of, for example, 10% Ge per micrometer ( ⁇ m) of thickness, and a thickness T 1 of, for example, 2-9 ⁇ m.
- Graded layer 12 may be grown, for example, at 600-1100° C.
- a relaxed layer 14 is disposed over graded SiGe layer 12 .
- Relaxed layer 14 may include Si 1-x Ge x with a uniform composition, containing, for example, 20-90% Ge and having a thickness T 2 of, e.g., 0.2-2 ⁇ m. In an embodiment, T 2 is 1.5 ⁇ m.
- a virtual substrate 15 includes relaxed layer 14 and graded layer 12 .
- compressively strained layer 16 including a semiconductor material is disposed over relaxed layer 14 .
- compressively strained layer 16 includes group IV elements, such as Si 1-y Ge y , with a Ge content (y) higher than the Ge content (x) of relaxed Si 1-x Ge x layer 14 .
- Compressively strained layer 16 contains, for example, 1-100% Ge and has a thickness T 3 of, e.g., 10-500 angstroms ( ⁇ ).
- the Ge content (x) of relaxed Si 1-x Ge x layer 14 may be 20-90%, and the Ge content (y) of compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 may be 28-100%.
- compressively strained layer 16 has a thickness T 3 of less than 500 ⁇ . In certain embodiments, T 3 is less than 200 ⁇ .
- compressively strained layer 16 includes at least one group III and/or one group V element.
- Compressively strained layer 16 may include, for example, indium gallium arsenide, indium gallium phosphide, or gallium arsenide.
- compressively strained layer 16 includes at least one group II and/or one group VI element.
- Compressively strained layer may include, for example, zinc selenide, sulphur, cadmium telluride, or mercury telluride.
- a tensilely strained layer 18 is disposed over compressively strained layer 16 , sharing an interface 19 with compressively strained layer 16 .
- tensilely strained layer 18 is formed of silicon.
- Tensilely stiained layer 18 has a thickness T 4 of, for example, 50- 300 ⁇ . In an embodiment, thickness T 4 is approximately 200 ⁇ .
- Substrate 10 with layers 11 typically has a threading dislocation density of 10 5 /cm 2 .
- tensilely strained Si layer 18 may be deposited by the use of a silane (SiH 4 ) source gas. Adequate growth rates, i.e., >0.01 ⁇ /s with SiH 4 , may be attained at 550° C.
- germane (GeH 4 ) and SiH 4 maybe used to deposit compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 .
- GeH 4 decomposes at approximately 400° C.
- compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 may need to be maintained at a relatively low temperature, i.e., less than the 550° C. temperature needed for subsequently achieving rapid Si deposition rates with SiH 4 to form tensilely strained Si layer 18 .
- the 4% difference in lattice constants of Si and Ge may lead to undulations 50 in a top surface 52 of compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 , particularly if the Ge content y is greater than 40%, and/or when the strain of compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 is greater than 0.25%.
- Undulations 50 may form to partially accommodate the lattice mismatch between compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 and relaxed layer 14 .
- Undulations 50 may define a sinusoidal shape having a wavelength ⁇ and a height h 1 .
- Wavelength ⁇ and height h 1 may depend on the Ge content of compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 , the lattice mismatch between compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 and relaxed layer 14 , and deposition conditions.
- Wavelength ⁇ may be, for example, 1-100 nm
- height h 1 may be several nm, e.g., 5 nm.
- the sinusoidal shape of undulations 50 results in surface 52 having a surface roughness with wavelength ⁇ .
- the wavelength ⁇ of the surface roughness is greater than a wavelength of a carrier in compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 . The surface roughness, therefore, does not reduce carrier mobility in compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 .
- a compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 that is substantially planar may be grown as follows.
- Compressively sited Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 may be deposited at a first temperature low enough to enable formation of planar Si 1-y Ge y layers but not low enough to provide a suitably high deposition rate for tensilely strained Si layer 18 .
- this deposition temperature for compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 may be, e.g., 400° C.
- the tensilely strained Si layer 18 may then be deposited in a two-step process.
- the silicon source gas e.g., SiH 4
- the growth temperature is slowly raised from a relatively low temperature, e.g., 400° C., to a final desired temperature in which the silicon growth rate is acceptably high.
- the final desired temperature may be, e.g., >450° C., such as 550° C., for UHVCVD using SiH 4 source gas.
- This step allows enough silicon to deposit at a low temperature to help stabilize the compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 against strain-induced undulations, as explained below.
- deposition of tensilely strained layer 18 may be completed at a faster rate at a second deposition temperature, e.g., a temperature greater than 450° C., such as 550° C., for UHVCVD using SiH 4 source gas.
- the deposition rate of tensilely strained layer 18 may be greater than 100 ⁇ /hour.
- Another possible result of forming a substantially planar compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 is an increase in wavelength ⁇ of surface 52 of compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 .
- the increase in planarity may also be accompanied by a reduction in height h 1 of undulations to, e.g., less than 10 nm.
- compressively strained layer 16 has a surface roughness with wavelength ⁇ greater than a wavelength of a carrier in compressively strained layer 16 , e.g., greater than 10 nm.
- a possible mechanism for formation of tensilely strained Si layer 18 may be as follows.
- surface 52 of compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 is initially passivated by hydrogen atoms bonding to silicon and germanium during CVD when exposed to a hydrogen-containing source gas, such as SiH 4 .
- the bond of hydrogen atoms to germanium is relatively weak in comparison to the bond of hydrogen atoms to silicon.
- This bond strength difference is manifested, e.g., in the difference in the activation energy of decomposition of silane in UHVCVD (i.e., 2.22 eV) in comparison to the activation energy of decomposition of germane in UHVCVD (i.e., 1.68 eV).
- a surface exchange takes place in Which a silicon atom from the SiH 4 source gas exchanges bonds to hydrogen with a germanium atom from compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 .
- the silicon atom thereby adheres to surface 52 of compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 , beginning formation of tensilely strained layer 18 .
- a relatively fast growth rate of tensilely strained layer 18 may be attained at the relatively low temperature of approximately 400° C. because the exchange of Ge—H bonds with Si—H bonds is energetically favored and Ge atoms are directly at surface 52 , or are relatively close to surface 52 . Deposition at a higher temperature, however, may cause surface 52 to buckle excessively, resulting in undulations 50 with unacceptably short wavelength ⁇ and/or high height h 1 . As SiH 4 continues to flow and more Si atoms are deposited on surface 52 by exchange with Ge atoms, the deposition temperature may be raised. Buckling of surface 52 due to exposure to higher temperatures is prevented by the deposited Si atoms forming tensilely strained layer 18 .
- the deposited Si atoms physically suppress buckling of surface 52 .
- tensilely strained layer 18 becomes thicker, there is an increase in a migration path distance that Ge atoms in compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 need to traverse to reach surface 52 .
- This increase in Ge migration path distance becomes prohibitive, even at higher temperatures, resulting in Ge segregation from tensilely strained Si layer 18 and allowing the deposition of tensilely stined Si layer 18 , substantially free of Ge.
- the flow of SiH 4 may be stopped during the increase in temperature, after the formation of a thin tensilely strained Si layer 18 . Tlie SiH 4 flow may then be resumed when the deposition system reaches the desired higher temperature.
- a substantially planar compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 may be formed, with compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 having a strain greater than 1%, by using the two-step silicon deposition process described above.
- compressively strained layer 16 may be formed as follows. Compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y . layer 16 having a relatively low Ge content is deposited on relaxed Si 1-y Ge y layer 14 , e.g., y ⁇ 0.4-0.6, under relatively light compressive strain, e.g., y-x ⁇ 0.2.
- device layers 20 including compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 and tensilely strained Si layer 18 , may be deposited at a temperature that permits deposition of planar compressively strained Si 1-y Ge y layer 16 and simultaneously provides an acceptably high growth rate, e.g., >0.01 ⁇ /s, for tensilely strained Si layer 18 . This temperature may be, e.g., 550° C. in ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition using SiH 4 and GeH 4 source gases.
- a first transistor 60 and a second transistor 62 may be formed over a substantially planar compressively strained semiconductor layer 16 having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25%.
- Tensilely strained semiconductor layer 18 is disposed over compressively strained layer 16 .
- First transistor 60 includes a first gate dielectric portion 64 disposed over a first portion 66 of compressively strained semiconductor layer 16 .
- First dielectric portion 64 may be formed of a dielectric such as, e.g., silicon dioxide.
- a first gate 68 is disposed over first gate dielectric portion 64 .
- First gate 68 includes a first conducting layer, such as, e.g., doped polysilicon.
- First transistor 60 also includes a first source 70 and a first drain 72 (defined for purposes of illustration by the interior boundaries), disposed proximate first gate 68 and extending into compressively strained layer 16 .
- first transistor 60 is a PMOS field-effect transistor, and first source 70 and first drain 72 are formed by the introduction of p-type dopants, such as boron.
- first transistor 60 is an NMOS field-effect transistor, and first source 70 and first drain 72 are formed by the introduction of n-type dopants, such as phosphorus or arsenic.
- Second transistor 62 includes a second gate dielectric portion 74 disposed over second portion 76 of compressively strained semiconductor layer 16 .
- Second dielectric portion 74 may be formed of a dielectric such as, e.g., silicon dioxide.
- a second gate 78 is disposed over second gate dielectric portion 74 .
- Second gate 78 includes a second conducting layer, such as, e.g., doped polysilicon.
- Second transistor 62 also includes a second source 80 and a second drain 82 (defined for purposes of illustration by the interior boundaries), disposed proximate second gate 78 and extending into compressively strained layer 16 .
- Second transistor 62 may be an NMOS field-effect transistor.
- Second source 80 and second drain 82 may be formed by the introduction of n-type dopants, such as phosphorus or arsenic.
- first transistor 60 is a PMOS field-effect transistor with first source 70 and first drain 72 including p-type dopants
- second transistor 62 is an NMOS. field-effect transistor with second source 80 and second drain 82 including n-type dopants.
- first transistor 60 and second transistor 62 form a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device.
- CMOS complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
- first and second transistors 60 , 62 are enhanced by the use of substrate 10 with a substantially planar compressively strained semiconductor layer 16 .
- the planarity of compressively strained semiconductor layer 16 enhances mobility of carriers within compressively strained layer 16 , thereby enabling faster speeds during operation of first and second transistors 60 , 62 .
Abstract
A structure and a method for forming the structure, the method including forming a compressively strained semiconductor layer, the compressively strained layer having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25%. A tensilely strained semiconductor layer is formed over the compressively strained layer. The compressively strained layer is substantially planar, having a surface roughness characterized in (i) having an average wavelength greater than an average wavelength of a carrier in the compressively strained layer or (ii) having an average height less than 10 nm.
Description
- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/310,346, filed Aug. 6, 2001, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- This invention relates generally to semiconductor substrates and particularly to semiconductor substrates with strained layers.
- The recent development of silicon (Si) substrates with strained layers has increased the options available for design and fabrication of field-effect transistors (FETs). Enhanced performance of n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistors has been demonstrated with heterojunction metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) built on substrates having strained silicon and relaxed silicon-germanium (SiGe) layers. Tensilely strained silicon significantly enhances electron mobilities. NMOS devices with strained silicon surface channels, therefore, exhibit improved performance with higher switching speeds. Hole mobilities are enhanced in tensilely stained silicon as well, but to a lesser extent for strain levels less than approximately 1.5%. Accordingly, equivalent enhancement of p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) device performance in such surface-channel devices presents a challenge.
- Hole mobility enhancement has been demonstrated in highly strained SiGe layers. The formation of such highly strained layers is made difficult by the tendency of these layers to undulate, especially with increasing strain levels, i.e., with high Ge content. This undulation lowers hole mobilities, thereby offsetting the beneficial mobility enhancement provided by the stained layers.
- The observed undulation arises from lattice mismatch with respect to an underlying layer, and increases in severity with formation temperature. Unfortunately, the formation of a tensilely strained layer made of, for example, Si, over the compressively strained layer is desirably carried out at a relatively high temperature, e.g., 550° C., to achieve a commercially viable formation rate and uniformity.
- The present invention facilitates-formation of the tensilely strained layer at a relatively high average temperature, while keeping the compressively strained layer substantially planar. In accordance with the invention, the tensilely strained layer is initially grown at a relatively low temperature (i.e., sufficiently low to avoid undulations in the compressively strained layer) until a thin layer of the tensilely strained layer has been formed. It is found that this thin layer suppresses undulation in the compressively strained layer even at higher process temperatures that would ordinarily induce such undulation. As a result, formation of the tensilely strained layer may continue at these higher temperatures without sacrificing planarity.
- In one aspect, therefore, the invention features a method for forming a structure based on forming a compressively strained semiconductor layer having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25%. A tensilely strained semiconductor layer is formed over the compressively strained layer. The compressively strained layer is substantially planar, having a surface roughness characterized by at least one of (i) an average roughness wavelength greater than an average wavelength of a carrier in the compressively strained layer and (ii) an average roughness height less than 10 nm.
- One or more of the following features may also be included. The compressively strained layer may include at least one group IV element, such as at least one of silicon and germanium. The compressively strained layer may include >1% germanium. The tensilely strained layer may include silicon. The compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group III and a group V element. The compressively strained layer may include indium gallium arsenide, indium gallium phosphide, and/or gallium arsenide. The compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group II and a group VI element. The compressively strained layer may include zinc selenide, sulphur, cadmium telluride, and/or mercury telluride. The compressively strained layer may have a thickness of less than 500 Å, including less than 200 Å.
- The compressively strained layer may be formed at a first temperature, and at least a portion of the tensilely stained layer may be formed at a second temperature, with the second temperature being greater than the first temperature. The tensilely strained layer may include silicon and the second temperature may be greater than 450° C. A first portion of the tensilely strained layer may be formed at a first temperature and a second portion of the tensilely strained layer may be formed at the second temperature, the first temperature being sufficiently low to substantially avoid disruption of planarity, with the first portion of the tensilely strained layer maintaining the planarity of the compressively strained layer notwithstanding transition to the second temperature.
- The tensilely strained layer may be formed at a rate greater than 100 Å/hour. The compressively strained layer and/or the tensilely strained layer may formed by chemical vapor deposition. The wavelength of the surface roughness may be greater than 10 nanometers (nm).
- In another aspect, the invention features a structure including a compressively strained semiconductor layer having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25% and a tensilely strained semiconductor layer disposed over the compressively strained layer. The compressively strained layer is substantially planar, having a surface roughness characterized by at least one of (i) an average roughness wavelength greater than an average wavelength of a carrier in the compressively strained layer and (ii) an average roughness height less than 10 nm.
- One or more of the following features may also be included. The compressively strained layer may include a group IV element, such as at least one of silicon and germanium. The strain of the compressively strained layer may be greater than 1%. The compressively strained layer may have a thickness of less than 500 Å, including less than 200 Å. The wavelength of the surface roughness may be greater than 10 nm. The tensilely strained layer may include silicon.
- The compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group III and a group V element. For example, the compressively strained layer may include indium gallium arsenide, indium gallium phosphide, and/or gallium arsenide.
- The compressively strained layer may include at least one of a group II and a group VI element For example, the compressively strained layer may include zinc selenide, sulphur, cadmium telluride, and/or mercury telluride.
- The structure may also include a first transistor formed over the compressively strained layer. The first transistor may include a first gate dielectric portion disposed over a first portion of the compresssively strained layer, a first gate disposed over the first gate dielectric portion, the first gate comprising a first conducting layer, and a first source and a first drain disposed proximate the first gate and extending into the compressively strained layer. The first transistor may be an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and the first source and first drain may include n-type dopants. The first transistor may be a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and the first source and first drain may include p-type dopants.
- The structure may also include a second transistor formed over the. compressively strained layer. The second transistor may include a second gate dielectric portion disposed over a second portion of the compresssively strained layer, a second gate disposed over the second gate dielectric portion, the second gate including a second conducting layer, and a second source and a second drain disposed proximate the second gate and extending into the compressively strained layer. The first transistor may be an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, with the first source and first drain including n-type dopants, and the second transistor may be a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, with the second source and second drain including p-type dopants.
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FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic cross-sectional views of a semiconductor substrate with several semiconductor layers disposed thereon; and -
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor structure formed on a semiconductor substrate. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , which illustrates a structure amenable to use with the present invention, asubstrate 10 is made of a semiconductor, such as silicon. Several layers collectively indicated at 11 are formed onsubstrate 10.Layers 11 may be grown, for example, in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system. In some embodiments,layers 11 are grown in an ultra-high vacuum chemical vapor deposition system (UHVCVD). In certain other embodiments, layers 11 may be grown in an atmospheric pressure CVD (APCVD) system or a low pressure CVD (LPCVD) system. -
Layers 11 include a gradedlayer 12, disposed oversubstrate 10. Gradedlayer 12 may include Si and Ge with a grading rate of, for example, 10% Ge per micrometer (μm) of thickness, and a thickness T1 of, for example, 2-9 μm. Gradedlayer 12 may be grown, for example, at 600-1100° C. Arelaxed layer 14 is disposed over gradedSiGe layer 12.Relaxed layer 14 may include Si1-xGex with a uniform composition, containing, for example, 20-90% Ge and having a thickness T2 of, e.g., 0.2-2 μm. In an embodiment, T2 is 1.5 μm. Avirtual substrate 15 includesrelaxed layer 14 and gradedlayer 12. - A compressively
strained layer 16 including a semiconductor material is disposed overrelaxed layer 14. In an embodiment, compressivelystrained layer 16 includes group IV elements, such as Si1-yGey, with a Ge content (y) higher than the Ge content (x) of relaxed Si1-xGex layer 14. Compressivelystrained layer 16 contains, for example, 1-100% Ge and has a thickness T3 of, e.g., 10-500 angstroms (Å). The Ge content (x) of relaxed Si1-xGex layer 14 may be 20-90%, and the Ge content (y) of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 may be 28-100%. In some embodiments, compressivelystrained layer 16 has a thickness T3 of less than 500 Å. In certain embodiments, T3 is less than 200 Å. - In some embodiments, compressively
strained layer 16 includes at least one group III and/or one group V element. Compressivelystrained layer 16 may include, for example, indium gallium arsenide, indium gallium phosphide, or gallium arsenide. - In alternative embodiments, compressively
strained layer 16 includes at least one group II and/or one group VI element. Compressively strained layer may include, for example, zinc selenide, sulphur, cadmium telluride, or mercury telluride. - A tensilely
strained layer 18 is disposed over compressivelystrained layer 16, sharing aninterface 19 with compressivelystrained layer 16. In an embodiment, tensilelystrained layer 18 is formed of silicon.Tensilely stiained layer 18 has a thickness T4 of, for example, 50-300 Å. In an embodiment, thickness T 4 is approximately 200 Å. -
Substrate 10 withlayers 11 typically has a threading dislocation density of 105/cm2. - The requirements for attaining a substantially planar compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 and an acceptably high growth rate for tensilely
strained Si layer 18 formed by CVD are sometimes mutually exclusive. For example, a high growth rate of tensilelystrained Si layer 18 is more readily achieved by deposition at high CVD temperatures. Further, higher CVD temperatures reduce the incorporation of impurities and improve layer uniformity. More specifically, tensilelystrained Si layer 18 may be deposited by the use of a silane (SiH4) source gas. Adequate growth rates, i.e., >0.01 Å/s with SiH4, may be attained at 550° C. On the other hand, germane (GeH4) and SiH4 maybe used to deposit compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16. GeH4 decomposes at approximately 400° C. To remain planar after deposition, compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 may need to be maintained at a relatively low temperature, i.e., less than the 550° C. temperature needed for subsequently achieving rapid Si deposition rates with SiH4 to form tensilelystrained Si layer 18. - As a result, maintaining adequate planarity of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 is a challenge, particularly with high Ge content, i.e., with y>40%. Si has a lattice constant of 5.431 Å and Ge has a lattice constant of 5.658 Å. The lattice mismatch between Si and Ge, therefore, is approximately 4%. Because of this lattice mismatch, a high Ge content leads to high compressive-strain in compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16. High compressive strain may be desirable for attaining high carrier mobilities in subsequently fabricated devices.
- Referring to
FIG. 2 , the 4% difference in lattice constants of Si and Ge may lead toundulations 50 in atop surface 52 of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16, particularly if the Ge content y is greater than 40%, and/or when the strain of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 is greater than 0.25%.Undulations 50 may form to partially accommodate the lattice mismatch between compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 andrelaxed layer 14.Undulations 50 may define a sinusoidal shape having a wavelength λ and a height h1. Wavelength λ and height h1 may depend on the Ge content of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16, the lattice mismatch between compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 andrelaxed layer 14, and deposition conditions. Wavelength λ may be, for example, 1-100 nm, and height h1 may be several nm, e.g., 5 nm. The sinusoidal shape ofundulations 50 results insurface 52 having a surface roughness with wavelength λ. In an embodiment, the wavelength λ of the surface roughness is greater than a wavelength of a carrier in compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16. The surface roughness, therefore, does not reduce carrier mobility in compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16. - Referring to
FIG. 2 and also toFIG. 1 , a compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 that is substantially planar may be grown as follows. Compressively stied Si1-yGey layer 16 may be deposited at a first temperature low enough to enable formation of planar Si1-yGey layers but not low enough to provide a suitably high deposition rate for tensilelystrained Si layer 18. In the case of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 having a relatively high strain, e.g., greater than 0.25% and/or with y>40%, this deposition temperature for compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 may be, e.g., 400° C. for UHVCVD using SiH4 and GeH4 source gases. The tensilely strainedSi layer 18 may then be deposited in a two-step process. During the first step, the silicon source gas, e.g., SiH4, is flowed while the growth temperature is slowly raised from a relatively low temperature, e.g., 400° C., to a final desired temperature in which the silicon growth rate is acceptably high. The final desired temperature may be, e.g., >450° C., such as 550° C., for UHVCVD using SiH4 source gas. This step allows enough silicon to deposit at a low temperature to help stabilize the compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 against strain-induced undulations, as explained below. Second, deposition of tensilelystrained layer 18 may be completed at a faster rate at a second deposition temperature, e.g., a temperature greater than 450° C., such as 550° C., for UHVCVD using SiH4 source gas. The deposition rate of tensilelystrained layer 18 may be greater than 100 Å/hour. Another possible result of forming a substantially planar compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 is an increase in wavelength λ ofsurface 52 of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16. The increase in planarity may also be accompanied by a reduction in height h1 of undulations to, e.g., less than 10 nm. After deposition of tensilelystrained layer 18, compressivelystrained layer 16 has a surface roughness with wavelength λ greater than a wavelength of a carrier in compressivelystrained layer 16, e.g., greater than 10 nm. - A possible mechanism for formation of tensilely
strained Si layer 18, deposited as described above, may be as follows. During the first step of the deposition of tensilelystrained Si layer 18,surface 52 of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 is initially passivated by hydrogen atoms bonding to silicon and germanium during CVD when exposed to a hydrogen-containing source gas, such as SiH4. The bond of hydrogen atoms to germanium, however, is relatively weak in comparison to the bond of hydrogen atoms to silicon. This bond strength difference is manifested, e.g., in the difference in the activation energy of decomposition of silane in UHVCVD (i.e., 2.22 eV) in comparison to the activation energy of decomposition of germane in UHVCVD (i.e., 1.68 eV). After passivation ofsurface 52, a surface exchange takes place in Which a silicon atom from the SiH4 source gas exchanges bonds to hydrogen with a germanium atom from compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16. The silicon atom thereby adheres to surface 52 of compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16, beginning formation of tensilelystrained layer 18. Initially, a relatively fast growth rate of tensilelystrained layer 18 may be attained at the relatively low temperature of approximately 400° C. because the exchange of Ge—H bonds with Si—H bonds is energetically favored and Ge atoms are directly atsurface 52, or are relatively close tosurface 52. Deposition at a higher temperature, however, may causesurface 52 to buckle excessively, resulting inundulations 50 with unacceptably short wavelength λ and/or high height h1. As SiH4 continues to flow and more Si atoms are deposited onsurface 52 by exchange with Ge atoms, the deposition temperature may be raised. Buckling ofsurface 52 due to exposure to higher temperatures is prevented by the deposited Si atoms forming tensilelystrained layer 18. Specifically; the deposited Si atoms physically suppress buckling ofsurface 52. As tensilelystrained layer 18 becomes thicker, there is an increase in a migration path distance that Ge atoms in compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 need to traverse to reachsurface 52. This increase in Ge migration path distance becomes prohibitive, even at higher temperatures, resulting in Ge segregation from tensilelystrained Si layer 18 and allowing the deposition of tensilely stined Silayer 18, substantially free of Ge. Consequently, initially depositing tensilelystrained Si layer 18 at a relatively low temperature retards subsequent undulation formation, thereby facilitating completion of the deposition of tensilely strained Si layer at a higher temperature while maintaining the planarity of compressivelystrained layer 16. - In an alternative embodiment, during the first step of the deposition of tensilely
strained Si layer 18, the flow of SiH4 may be stopped during the increase in temperature, after the formation of a thin tensilelystrained Si layer 18. Tlie SiH4 flow may then be resumed when the deposition system reaches the desired higher temperature. - In some embodiments, a substantially planar compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 may be formed, with compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 having a strain greater than 1%, by using the two-step silicon deposition process described above.
- In another embodiment, compressively
strained layer 16 may be formed as follows. Compressively strained Si1-yGey.layer 16 having a relatively low Ge content is deposited on relaxed Si1-yGey layer 14, e.g., y˜0.4-0.6, under relatively light compressive strain, e.g., y-x≈0.2. In this embodiment, device layers 20, including compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 and tensilelystrained Si layer 18, may be deposited at a temperature that permits deposition of planar compressively strained Si1-yGey layer 16 and simultaneously provides an acceptably high growth rate, e.g., >0.01 Å/s, for tensilelystrained Si layer 18. This temperature may be, e.g., 550° C. in ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition using SiH4 and GeH4 source gases. - Referring to
FIG. 3 as well as toFIGS. 1 and 2 , afirst transistor 60 and asecond transistor 62 may be formed over a substantially planar compressivelystrained semiconductor layer 16 having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25%. Tensilelystrained semiconductor layer 18 is disposed over compressivelystrained layer 16.First transistor 60 includes a firstgate dielectric portion 64 disposed over afirst portion 66 of compressivelystrained semiconductor layer 16. Firstdielectric portion 64 may be formed of a dielectric such as, e.g., silicon dioxide. Afirst gate 68 is disposed over firstgate dielectric portion 64.First gate 68 includes a first conducting layer, such as, e.g., doped polysilicon.First transistor 60 also includes afirst source 70 and a first drain 72 (defined for purposes of illustration by the interior boundaries), disposed proximatefirst gate 68 and extending into compressivelystrained layer 16. In an embodiment,first transistor 60 is a PMOS field-effect transistor, andfirst source 70 andfirst drain 72 are formed by the introduction of p-type dopants, such as boron. In an alternative embodiment,first transistor 60 is an NMOS field-effect transistor, andfirst source 70 andfirst drain 72 are formed by the introduction of n-type dopants, such as phosphorus or arsenic. -
Second transistor 62 includes a secondgate dielectric portion 74 disposed oversecond portion 76 of compressivelystrained semiconductor layer 16.Second dielectric portion 74 may be formed of a dielectric such as, e.g., silicon dioxide. Asecond gate 78 is disposed over secondgate dielectric portion 74.Second gate 78 includes a second conducting layer, such as, e.g., doped polysilicon.Second transistor 62 also includes asecond source 80 and a second drain 82 (defined for purposes of illustration by the interior boundaries), disposed proximatesecond gate 78 and extending into compressivelystrained layer 16.Second transistor 62 may be an NMOS field-effect transistor.Second source 80 andsecond drain 82 may be formed by the introduction of n-type dopants, such as phosphorus or arsenic. - In an embodiment,
first transistor 60 is a PMOS field-effect transistor withfirst source 70 andfirst drain 72 including p-type dopants, andsecond transistor 62 is an NMOS. field-effect transistor withsecond source 80 andsecond drain 82 including n-type dopants. Together,first transistor 60 andsecond transistor 62 form a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device. - The functionality of first and
second transistors substrate 10 with a substantially planar compressivelystrained semiconductor layer 16. The planarity of compressivelystrained semiconductor layer 16 enhances mobility of carriers within compressivelystrained layer 16, thereby enabling faster speeds during operation of first andsecond transistors - The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit of essential characteristics thereof. The foregoing embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects illustrative rather than limiting on the invention described herein. Scope of the invention is thus indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced herein.
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1.-47. (canceled)
48. A method for forming a structure, the method comprising:
defining a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (PMOSFET) over a substrate, the PMOSFET including:
a first source and a first drain, defining a first channel therebetween and each of the first source and first drain comprising p-type dopants,
a first gate disposed above the first channel, the first gate comprising a first conducting layer, and
a first gate dielectric layer disposed between the first gate and the first channel,
wherein the first source and the first drain each comprises compressively strained SiGe having a strain greater than or equal to 0.25%, and the compressively strained SiGe is substantially planar.
49. The method of claim 48 , wherein the first channel comprises a first strained semiconductor.
50. The method of claim 49 , wherein a Ge content of the compressively strained SiGe is selected from a range of approximately 28% to approximately 100%.
51. The method of claim 49 , wherein the compressively strained SiGe has an average roughness height less than 10 nm.
52. The method of claim 49 , wherein a strain of the compressively strained SiGe is greater than approximately 1%.
53. The method of claim 49 , wherein the substrate consists essentially of silicon.
54. The method of claim 49 , further comprising:
defining an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (NMOSFET) over the substrate, the NMOSFET including:
a second source and a second drain, defining a second channel therebetween and each of the second source and second drain comprising n-type dopants,
a second gate disposed above the second channel, the second gate comprising a second conducting layer, and
a second gate dielectric layer disposed between the second gate and the second channel,
wherein the second channel comprises a second strained semiconductor.
55. The method of claim 54 , wherein the second strained semiconductor is tensilely strained.
56. The method of claim 55 , wherein the second strained semiconductor comprises silicon.
57. The method of claim 56 , wherein the second strained semiconductor consists essentially of silicon.
58. The method of claim 56 , wherein the second strained semiconductor is substantially free of germanium.
59. The method of claim 56 , wherein the second source and the second drain each comprises a silicon layer substantially free of germanium.
60. The method of claim 56 , wherein the PMOSFET and NMOSFET form a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device.
61. The method of claim 49 , wherein the first strained semiconductor is compressively strained.
62. The method of claim 61 , further comprising:
defining an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (NMOSFET) over the substrate, the NMOSFET including:
a second source and a second drain, defining a second channel therebetween and each of the second source and second drain comprising n-type dopants,
a second gate disposed above the second channel, the second gate comprising a second conducting layer, and
a second gate dielectric layer disposed between the second gate and the second channel,
wherein the second channel comprises a second strained semiconductor.
63. The method of claim 62 , wherein the second strained semiconductor is tensilely strained.
64. The method of claim 63 , wherein the second strained semiconductor comprises silicon.
65. The method of claim 64 , wherein the second strained semiconductor consists essentially of silicon.
66. The method of claim 64 , wherein the second strained semiconductor is substantially free of germanium. 67. The method of claim 64 , wherein the second source and the second drain each comprises a silicon layer substantially free of germanium.
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