HEtero-layer-lift-off (HELLO) technology for enhanced hole mobility in UTB GeOI pMOSFETs

Abstract

Ultra-thin-body (UTB) germanium-on-insulator (GeOI) substrates have been fabricated utilizing advanced HEtero- Layer-Lift-Off (HELLO) technology. HELLO technology is effective in mitigating thickness fluctuation issue in UTB GeOI during Ge thinning process. As a result, well-known hole mobility degradation while scaling body thickness (tbody) in UTB GeOI pMOSFETs has been suppressed. The mechanism of enhanced hole mobility in UTB GeOI pMOSFETs was also investigated through low temperature electrical measurement. The hole mobility in 9-nm-thick GeOI devices fabricated with HELLO technology showed larger temperature dependence, indicating the release of thickness fluctuation scattering.