Electrical properties induced by oxygen vacancies of CeO2 thin films grown on p-Si(100)

• Main Authors: Park, S.M., Song, S.H., Pak, J.M., Nam, K.W., Kim, H.J., Sin, J.H., Gwangseo Park
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Capacitance-voltage characteristics; Electron traps; Laser noise; Optical films; Optical pulses; Pulsed laser deposition; Sputtering; Substrates; Voltage; X-ray lasers
• ISSN: 1099-4734; 2375-0448
• DOI: 10.1109/ISAF.2007.4393252

We have deposited CeO 2 thin films on p -Si(100) substrates to investigate their electrical properties originated from oxygen vacancies, using pulsed laser deposition(PLD) method. (111) preferential orientation was observed. Raman spectra revealed that a film deposited at 760 C had the smallest distortion of the unit structure due to small quantities of oxygen vacancy. X-ray specular reflectivities were measured to investigate an electron density profile along the thickness. The profile was strongly correlated with oxygen vacancy because total net charges inside the dielectric film should be zero. As a result, oxide trapped-charge density ρ(x) could be extracted from the electron-density profile. C-V curves depending on frequencies showed that and interface trapped-charge density is not high. Flat band voltage in C-V curves was slightly shifted because of the presence of oxide trapped charge. We will report on a decisive method calculating the shift of flat band voltage.