Performance Improvements of Metal–Oxide–Nitride–Oxide–Silicon Nonvolatile Memory with ZrO2 Charge-Trapping Layer by Using Nitrogen Incorporation

作者: Jian-Xiong Chen , Jing-Ping Xu , Lu Liu , Pui-To Lai

DOI: 10.7567/APEX.6.084202

关键词: OptoelectronicsX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyNanotechnologyLayer (electronics)OxideNitrideZirconiumSiliconDielectricMaterials scienceNon-volatile memory

摘要: The properties of ZrO 2 and ZrON as the charge-trapping layer (CTL) of metal–oxide–nitride–oxide–silicon memory are investigated. The microstructure and chemical bonding are …

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