ECE685 Nanoelectronics – Semiconductor Devices Lecture given by Qiliang Li
Unit cell of silicon crystal is cubic. Each Si atom has 4 nearest neighbors. Silicon Structure
AsB Dopants, Electrons and holes
N-type P-type Relationship between Resistivity and Dopant Density = 1/ DOPANT DENSITY cm -3 RESISTIVITY ( cm)
GaAs, III-V Compound Semiconductors, and Their Dopants As Ga GaAs has the same crystal structure as Si. GaAs, GaP, GaN are III-V compound semiconductors, important for optoelectronics. Wich group of elements are candidates for donors? acceptors? GaAs Ga
Energy Band Model Energy states of Si atom (a) expand into energy bands of Si crystal (b). The lower bands are filled and higher bands are empty in a semiconductor. The highest filled band is thevalence band. The lowest empty band is theconduction band.
Energy Band Diagram Conduction band E c E v E g Band gap Valence band Energy band diagram shows the bottom edge of conduction band, E c, and top edge of valence band, E v. E c and E v are separated by the band gap energy, E g.
Donor and Acceptor in the Band Model Conduction Band E c E v Valence Band Donor Level Acceptor Level E d E a Donor ionization energy Acceptor ionization energy Ionization energy of selected donors and acceptors in silicon
Device Fabrication Oxidation Lithography & Etching Ion Implantation Annealing & Diffusion
Side ViewTop View Beginning from a silicon wafer
Side ViewTop View Thermal Oxidation
Side ViewTop View Spin-on Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Alignment, UV Expose and Develop Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Oxide Etched
Side ViewTop View Remove Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Doping (implantation or diffusion)
Side ViewTop View Grow Field Oxide (wet/dry) and dopant diffusion
Side ViewTop View Spin-on Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Alignment, UV Expose and Develop Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Oxide Etched
Side ViewTop View Remove Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Grow Gate Oxide (dry)
Side ViewTop View Spin-on Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Alignment, UV Expose and Develop Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Field Oxide Etched
Side ViewTop View Field Oxide Etched
Side ViewTop View Metal (e.g., Aluminum) deposition
Side ViewTop View Spin-on Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Alignment, UV Expose and Develop Photo Resist (PR)
Side ViewTop View Aluminum Etched
Side ViewTop View Remove Photo Resist (PR), annealing - complete
PN junction is present in perhaps every semiconductor device. N P V I – + PN Junction V I Reverse bias Forward bias Donor ions N-type P-type
Energy Band Diagram of a PN Junction A depletion layer exists at the PN junction where n 0 and p 0. E f is constant at equilibrium E c and E v are smooth, the exact shape to be determined. E c and E v are known relative to E f N-region P-region (a) EfEf (c) EcEc EvEv EfEf (b) EcEc EfEf EvEv EvEv EcEc (d) Depletion layer Neutral P-region Neutral N-region EcEc EvEv EfEf
Light emitting diodes (LEDs) LEDs are made of compound semiconductors such as InP and GaN. Light is emitted when electron and hole undergo radiative recombination. EcEc EvEv Radiative recombination Non-radiative recombination through traps
LED Materials and Structure
Common LEDs AlInGaP Quantun Well
V I Reverse bias Forward bias V = 0 Forward biased Reverse biased Schottky Diodes
MOS: Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor SiO 2 metal gate Si body VgVg gate P-body N+ N+ MOS capacitor MOS transistor VgVg SiO 2 N+ N+
Surface Accumulation Gauss’s Law V g <V t
Surface Depletion ( ) g V> V fb SiO 2 gate P-Si body V depletion layer charge,Q dep
Threshold Condition and Threshold Voltage Threshold (of inversion): n s = N a, or (E c –E f ) surface = (E f – E v ) bulk, or A=B, and C = D E c, E f M O S E v E f E i E c A B C = q E v D qV g = t st
Threshold Voltage + for P-body, – for N-body
Strong Inversion–Beyond Threshold V g > V t
Basic MOSFET structure and IV characteristics + +