Thin Solid Films, Vol.557, 307-310, 2014
Radiation tolerance of Si-1 (-) C-y(y) source/drain n-type metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors with different carbon concentrations
The 2-MeV electron radiation damage of silicon-carbon source/drain (S/D) n-type metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors with different carbon (C) concentrations is studied. Before irradiation, an enhancement of the electron mobility with C concentration of the S/D stressors is clearly observed. On the other hand, after electron irradiation, both the threshold voltage shift and the maximum electron mobility degradation are independent on the C concentration for all electron fluences studied. These results indicate that the strain induced electron mobility enhancement due to the C doping is retained after irradiation in the studied devices. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.