Wide Effective Work-Function Tuning of Al/SiO$_2$/Si Junction Achieved with Graphene Interlayer at Al/SiO$_2$ Interface

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Hauptverfasser: Song, Wonho, Lee, Jung-Yong, Kim, Junhyung, Park, Jinyoung, Jo, Jaehyeong, Hyun, Eunseok, Kim, Jiwan, Eom, Daejin, Choi, Gahyun, Park, Kibog
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author Song, Wonho
Lee, Jung-Yong
Kim, Junhyung
Park, Jinyoung
Jo, Jaehyeong
Hyun, Eunseok
Kim, Jiwan
Eom, Daejin
Choi, Gahyun
Park, Kibog
author_facet Song, Wonho
Lee, Jung-Yong
Kim, Junhyung
Park, Jinyoung
Jo, Jaehyeong
Hyun, Eunseok
Kim, Jiwan
Eom, Daejin
Choi, Gahyun
Park, Kibog
contents The effective work-function of metal electrode is one of the major factors to determine the threshold voltage of metal/oxide/semiconductor junction. In this work, we demonstrate experimentally that the effective work-function of Aluminum (Al) electrode in Al/SiO$_2$/n-Si junction increases significantly by $\sim$1.04 eV with the graphene interlayer inserted at Al/SiO$_2$ interface. We also provide the device-physical analysis of solving Poisson equation when the flat-band voltage is applied to the junction, supporting that the wide tuning of Al effective work-function originates from the electrical dipole layer formed by the overlap of electron orbitals between Al and graphene layer. Our work suggests the feasibility of constructing the dual-metal gate CMOS circuitry just by using Al electrodes with area-specific underlying graphene interlayer.
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spellingShingle Wide Effective Work-Function Tuning of Al/SiO$_2$/Si Junction Achieved with Graphene Interlayer at Al/SiO$_2$ Interface
Song, Wonho
Lee, Jung-Yong
Kim, Junhyung
Park, Jinyoung
Jo, Jaehyeong
Hyun, Eunseok
Kim, Jiwan
Eom, Daejin
Choi, Gahyun
Park, Kibog
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
The effective work-function of metal electrode is one of the major factors to determine the threshold voltage of metal/oxide/semiconductor junction. In this work, we demonstrate experimentally that the effective work-function of Aluminum (Al) electrode in Al/SiO$_2$/n-Si junction increases significantly by $\sim$1.04 eV with the graphene interlayer inserted at Al/SiO$_2$ interface. We also provide the device-physical analysis of solving Poisson equation when the flat-band voltage is applied to the junction, supporting that the wide tuning of Al effective work-function originates from the electrical dipole layer formed by the overlap of electron orbitals between Al and graphene layer. Our work suggests the feasibility of constructing the dual-metal gate CMOS circuitry just by using Al electrodes with area-specific underlying graphene interlayer.
title Wide Effective Work-Function Tuning of Al/SiO$_2$/Si Junction Achieved with Graphene Interlayer at Al/SiO$_2$ Interface
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.08044