• 文献标题:   Seeding Atomic Layer Deposition of High-k Dielectrics on Epitaxial Graphene with Organic Self-Assembled Monolayers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ALABOSON JMP, WANG QH, EMERY JD, LIPSON AL, BEDZYK MJ, ELAM JW, PELLIN MJ, HERSAM MC
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, gate insulator, transistor, hafnia, alumina, ptcda, organic seeding layer
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Northwestern Univ
  • 被引频次:   125
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn201414d
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

The development of high-performance graphene-based nanoelectronics requires the Integration of ultrathin and pinhole-free high-k dielectric films with graphene at the wafer scale. Here, we demonstrate that self-assembled monolayers of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) act as effective organic seeding layers for atomic layer deposition (ALD) of HfO2 and Al2O3 on epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001). The PTCDA is deposited via sublimation in ultrahigh vacuum and shown to be highly ordered with low defect density by molecular-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy. Whereas identical AID conditions lead to incomplete and rough dielectric deposition on bare graphene, the chemical functionality provided by the PTCDA seeding layer yields highly uniform and Mnidrmal films. The morphology and chemistry of the dielectric films are characterized by atomic force microscopy, ellipsometry, cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, while high-resolution X-ray reflectivity measurements Indicate that the underlying graphene remains Intact following AID. Using the PTCDA seeding layer, metal-oxide-graphene capacitors fabricated with a 3 nm Al2O3 and 10 nm HfO2 dielectric stack show high capacitance values of similar to 700 nF/cm(2) and low leakage currents of similar to 5 x 10(-9) A/cm(2) at 1 V applied bias. These results demonstrate the viability of sublimated organic self-assembled monolayers as seeding layers for high-k dielectric films in graphene-based nanoelectronics.