Atomic-scale defects generated in the early/intermediate stages of dielectric breakdown in Si/SiO2 transistors

SJ Moxim, FV Sharov, DR Hughart, GS Haase… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Electrically detected magnetic resonance and near-zero-field magnetoresistance
measurements were used to study atomic-scale traps generated during high-field gate …

[HTML][HTML] Tunable zero-field magnetoresistance responses in Si transistors: Origins and applications

SJ Moxim, NJ Harmon, KJ Myers, JP Ashton… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The near-zero-field magnetoresistance (NZFMR) response has proven to be a useful tool for
studying atomic-scale, paramagnetic defects that are relevant to the reliability of …

Spin-dependent capture mechanism for magnetic field effects on interface recombination current in semiconductor devices

NJ Harmon, JP Ashton, PM Lenahan… - Applied physics letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Electrically detected magnetic resonance and near-zero field magnetoresistance are
techniques that probe defect states at dielectric interfaces critical for metal–oxide …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of 29Si and 1H on the near-zero field magnetoresistance response of Si/SiO2 interface states: Implications for oxide tunneling currents

EB Frantz, DJ Michalak, NJ Harmon, EM Henry… - Applied physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We report on a study that offers fundamental physical insight into an important phenomenon
in solid state device physics, tunneling in Si/SiO 2. We observe near-zero field …

[HTML][HTML] A new approach to electrically detected magnetic resonance: Spin-dependent transient spectroscopy

KJ Myers, PM Lenahan, JP Ashton… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) is arguably the most sensitive method
available to study electrically active point defects in semiconductor devices. Most EDMR …

[HTML][HTML] Electrically detected magnetic resonance and near-zero field magnetoresistance in 28Si/28SiO2

EB Frantz, DJ Michalak, NJ Harmon… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We report on electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) and near-zero-field
magnetoresistance (NZFMR) measurements observed through spin-dependent trap …

Near-zero-field magnetoresistance measurements: A simple method to track atomic-scale defects involved in metal-oxide-semiconductor device reliability

SJ Moxim, FV Sharov, DR Hughart… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate the ability of a relatively new analytical technique, near-zero-field
magnetoresistance (NZFMR), to track atomic-scale phenomena involved in the high-field …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of dipolar coupling constants from low-frequency electrically detected magnetic resonance and near-zero field magnetoresistance spectra via least …

EB Frantz, NJ Harmon, DJ Michalak… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We report low-frequency electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) and near-zero
field magnetoresistance (NZFMR) measurements observed through spin-dependent trap …

Understanding the Initial Stages of Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown in Si/SiO2 MOSFETs Utilizing EDMR and NZFMR

FV Sharov, SJ Moxim, PM Lenahan… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the initial stages of time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) in high-field
stressed Si/SiO 2 MOSFETs via electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR). As …

Exploring atomic-scale defects related to time-dependent dielectric breakdown with spin-dependent measurements

S Moxim - 2022 - etda.libraries.psu.edu
Time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) has been an important MOSFET reliability
issue for decades, yet it is not well understood at the atomic scale. It is clear that atomic …