Atomic Scale Dynamics of Contact Formation in the Cross-Section of InGaAs Nanowire Channels.

نویسندگان

  • Renjie Chen
  • Katherine L Jungjohann
  • William M Mook
  • John Nogan
  • Shadi A Dayeh
چکیده

Alloyed and compound contacts between metal and semiconductor transistor channels enable self-aligned gate processes which play a significant role in transistor scaling. At nanoscale dimensions and for nanowire channels, prior experiments focused on reactions along the channel length, but the early stage of reaction in their cross sections remains unknown. Here, we report on the dynamics of the solid-state reaction between metal (Ni) and semiconductor (In0.53Ga0.47As), along the cross-section of nanowires that are 15 nm in width. Unlike planar structures where crystalline nickelide readily forms at conventional, low alloying temperatures, nanowires exhibit a solid-state amorphization step that can undergo a crystal regrowth step at elevated temperatures. In this study, we capture the layer-by-layer reaction mechanism and growth rate anisotropy using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Our kinetic model depicts this new, in-plane contact formation which could pave the way for engineered nanoscale transistors.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nano letters

دوره 17 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017