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Performance and Reliability of Au and Pt Single-Layer Metal Nanocrystal Flash Memory Under NAND (FN/FN) Operation

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Title Performance and Reliability of Au and Pt Single-Layer Metal Nanocrystal Flash Memory Under NAND (FN/FN) Operation
 
Creator SINGH, PK
HOFMANN, R
SINGH, KK
KRISHNA, N
MAHAPATRA, S
 
Subject design optimization
part ii
size
retention
cycling endurance
flash memory
memory window
metal nanocrystals (ncs)
reliability failure
retention
transmission electron microscopy (tem)/electron diffraction (edx)
 
Description In this paper, we report on the fabrication and reliability characterization of gold (Au) and platinum (Pt) single-layer nanocrystal (NC)-based Flash memory devices for NAND application. The devices are fabricated using a CMOS-compatible process flow with high-quality (low leakage and large breakdown) Al(2)O(3) as the control dielectric. The impact of processing conditions on the NC size, area coverage, and number density is also investigated. Large memory window (similar to 7.5 V for Au and similar to 10 V for Pt) and good retention are observed for both Au and Pt NC devices. Excellent postcycling retention is also noted for Pt NC devices. Endurance characteristics are found to be of concern as maximum of only 1 x 10(3) and 4 x 10(3) cycles can be obtained for Au and Pt devices, respectively. Anneal-temperature-dependent gate leakage is observed in Au devices and is investigated using analytical methods. Diffusion of Au atoms from the NC into the gate dielectrics is seen which correlates to the electrical measurements. Postcycling retention and program/erase of Pt NC devices are shown to be good.
 
Publisher IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
 
Date 2011-08-01T13:29:15Z
2011-12-26T12:53:23Z
2011-12-27T05:38:04Z
2011-08-01T13:29:15Z
2011-12-26T12:53:23Z
2011-12-27T05:38:04Z
2009
 
Type Article
 
Identifier IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, 56(9), 2065-2072
0018-9383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TED.2009.2026324
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/8443
http://hdl.handle.net/10054/8443
 
Language en