Role of surface-roughness scattering in double gate silicon-on-insulator inversion layers

The effect of surface-roughness scattering on electron transport properties in extremely thin double gate silicon-on-insulator inversion layers has been analyzed. It is shown that if the silicon layer is thin enough the presence of two Si–SiO2 interfaces plays a key role, even for a very low transve...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2001-02, Vol.89 (3), p.1764-1770
Main Authors: Gámiz, F., Roldán, J. B., Cartujo-Cassinello, P., López-Villanueva, J. A., Cartujo, P.
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Language:English
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Summary:The effect of surface-roughness scattering on electron transport properties in extremely thin double gate silicon-on-insulator inversion layers has been analyzed. It is shown that if the silicon layer is thin enough the presence of two Si–SiO2 interfaces plays a key role, even for a very low transverse effective field, where surface-roughness scattering is already noticeable, contrary to what happens in bulk silicon inversion layers. We have studied the electron transport properties in these devices, solving the Boltzmann transport equation by the Monte Carlo method, and analyzed the influence of the surface-roughness parameters and of the silicon layer thickness. For low transverse effective fields, μSR decreases as the silicon layer decreases. However, at higher transverse effective fields, there is a different behavior pattern of μSR with Tw since it begins to increase as Tw decreases until a maximum is reached; for lower silicon layer thicknesses, surface-roughness mobility abruptly falls. Finally we have compared the behavior of μSR versus Tw for double gate silicon-on-insulator and single gate silicon-on-insulator inversion layers.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.1331076