Open AccessStructural characteristics of HfO2 films grown by e-beam evaporation
Author(s) -
Zhengquan Yan,
Yinyue Wang,
Rong Xu,
Zuimin Jiang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.53.2771
Subject(s) - materials science , amorphous solid , dielectric , annealing (glass) , crystallite , thin film , refractive index , electron beam physical vapor deposition , surface roughness , evaporation , surface finish , thermal stability , stoichiometry , optics , composite material , analytical chemistry (journal) , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemical engineering , metallurgy , physics , thermodynamics , chemistry , organic chemistry , chromatography , engineering
High k dielectric HfO2 films were deposited on p-type Si(100) substrates by e-beam evaporation. The composition of the films is determined to be stoichiometric. The structure changes from almost amorphous to polycrystalline after annealing. The films have very flat surface(rms roughness less than 0.3nm) and no voids appear even after high-temperature annealing, indicating a good thermal stability. The refractive index of HfO2 film is 2.09 (at 600?nm). The dielectric constant is 19. All the characteristics show that e-beam evaporation is a good method to deposit HfO2 thin films as dielectric.