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Granted Patent B2
US 11,430,889 · App. 16/524,585 · Granted Aug 30, 2022

Junctionless field-effect transistor having metal-interlayer-semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Hyun-Yong Yu (Seoul, KR); Seung Geun Jung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
H01L29/7839H01L21/0228H01L21/02175H01L29/47H01L29/517H01L29/66477
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Patent No.
US 11,430,889
App. No.
16/524,585
Granted
Aug 30, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor component is disclosed. The semiconductor component can include: a semiconductor layer injected with a same type of dopant; a gate electrode formed above the semiconductor layer with a gate insulation film positioned in-between; a dielectric layer formed on the semiconductor layer at both sides of the gate electrode; and source/drain electrodes each formed on the dielectric layer.

Claims (50)

1. A junctionless field-effect transistor comprising:

a semiconductor layer injected with a same type of dopant;

a gate electrode disposed on a gate insulation film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer at both sides of the gate electrode; and

source/drain electrodes each disposed on the dielectric layer,

wherein the dielectric layer is a metal oxide and has a thickness of 2 nm to 4 nm, and the semiconductor layer is an n-type semiconductor, and the dielectric layer is doped with an n-type material.

2. The junctionless field-effect transistor of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer is formed by an ALD (atomic layer deposition) process.

3. The junctionless field-effect transistor of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric has a thickness of 2.4 nm.

4. The junctionless field-effect transistor of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer comprises any one of lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ), magnesium oxide (MgO), germanium oxide (GeO 2 ), and lutetium oxide (Lu 2 O 3 ).

5. A junctionless field-effect transistor comprising:

a semiconductor layer injected with a same type of dopant;

a gate electrode disposed on a gate insulation film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer at both sides of the gate electrode; and

source/drain electrodes each disposed on the dielectric layer,

wherein the dielectric layer is a metal oxide and has a thickness of 2 nm to 4 nm, and

the source/drain electrodes comprise any one of tantalum nitride (TaN), titanium nitride (TiN), hafnium nitride (HfN), and tungsten nitride (WN).

6. A manufacturing method for a junctionless field-effect transistor, the manufacturing method comprising:

forming a gate structure on a semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer injected with an n-type dopant;

forming a dielectric layer doped with an n-type material on the semiconductor layer on both sides of the gate structure; and

forming source/drain electrodes on the dielectric layer,

wherein the dielectric layer is a metal oxide and has a thickness of 2 nm to 4 nm, and the dielectric layer comprises zinc oxide (ZnO).

7. The manufacturing method of claim 6 , wherein the gate structure comprises:

a gate electrode; and

a gate insulation film formed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer.

8. The manufacturing method of claim 6 , wherein the forming of the dielectric layer comprises forming the dielectric layer by way of an ALD (atomic layer deposition) process.

9. The manufacturing method of claim 6 , wherein the dielectric layer comprises any one of lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ), magnesium oxide (MgO), germanium oxide (GeO 2 ), and lutetium oxide (Lu 2 O 3 ).

10. A semiconductor component comprising:

a semiconductor layer injected with a same type of dopant;

a gate electrode disposed on a gate insulation film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer at both sides of the gate electrode; and

source/drain electrodes each disposed on the dielectric layer,

wherein the dielectric layer comprises any one of lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ), magnesium oxide (MgO), germanium oxide (GeO 2 ), and lutetium oxide (Lu 2 O 3 ), and

the semiconductor layer is an n-type semiconductor, and the dielectric layer is doped with an n-type material.

11. The semiconductor component of claim 10 , wherein the dielectric layer is formed by an ALD (atomic layer deposition) process.

12. The semiconductor component of claim 10 , wherein the dielectric layer further comprises hafnium dioxide (HfO 2 ).

13. The semiconductor component of claim 10 , wherein the dielectric has a thickness of 2 nm to 4 nm.

14. The semiconductor component of claim 10 , wherein the dielectric has a thickness of 2.4 nm.

15. A semiconductor component comprising:

a semiconductor layer injected with a same type of dopant;

a gate electrode disposed on a gate insulation film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer at both sides of the gate electrode; and

source/drain electrodes each disposed on the dielectric layer,

wherein the dielectric layer comprises any one of lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ), magnesium oxide (MgO), germanium oxide (GeO 2 ), and lutetium oxide (Lu 2 O 3 ), and

the source/drain electrodes comprise any one of tantalum nitride (TaN), titanium nitride (TiN), hafnium nitride (HfN), and tungsten nitride (WN).

16. A junctionless field-effect transistor comprising:

a semiconductor layer injected with an n-type dopant;

a gate electrode disposed on a gate insulation film disposed on the semiconductor layer;

a dielectric layer doped with an n-type material, and disposed on the semiconductor layer at both sides of the gate electrode; and

source/drain electrodes each disposed on the dielectric layer,

wherein the dielectric layer is a metal oxide and has a thickness of 2 nm to 4 nm, and the dielectric layer comprises zinc oxide (ZnO).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2019
From: YU, HYUN-YONG; JUNG, SEUNG GEUN
To: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 049887/0193 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0088790 · Jul 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200035830A1 · Jan 30, 2020