@article{ouyang_tahir_lichtenwalner_yellen_2012, title={Origin of multiplexing capabilities of multifrequency magnetic ratchets}, volume={85}, number={4}, journal={Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics}, author={Ouyang, Y. Y. and Tahir, M. A. and Lichtenwalner, D. J. and Yellen, B. B.}, year={2012} } @article{jur_wheeler_lichtenwalner_maria_johnson_2011, title={Epitaxial growth of lanthanide oxides La2O3 and Sc2O3 on GaN}, volume={98}, ISSN={["0003-6951"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.3541883}, abstractNote={Deposition of lanthanide oxides on GaN is investigated as a means to produce stable dielectric with good interface quality. Epitaxial growth of cubic ⟨111⟩-oriented Sc2O3 is observed on GaN [0001] with a lattice mismatch of 7.2%, whereas La2O3 growth, with a lattice mismatch of ∼21%, results in a mixed phase epitaxial film comprised of the bixbyite and hexagonal allotropes. Substantial roughening accompanies this mixed phase film. By inserting a thin Sc2O3 interfacial layer between La2O3 and GaN and a Sc2O3 capping layer, the crystal quality of the predominantly La2O3 layer is improved and the stack is stabilized against hydroxide formation under ambient conditions.}, number={4}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Jur, Jesse S. and Wheeler, Virginia D. and Lichtenwalner, Daniel J. and Maria, Jon-Paul and Johnson, Mark A. L.}, year={2011}, month={Jan} } @article{lee_lichtenwalner_novak_misra_2011, title={Impact of AlTaO Dielectric Capping on Device Performance and Reliability for Advanced Metal Gate/High-k PMOS Application}, volume={58}, ISSN={["1557-9646"]}, DOI={10.1109/ted.2011.2160064}, abstractNote={We have investigated the effect of ultrathin Al-Ta-based capping layers on HfO2 and experimentally demonstrated that, with proper Al and Ta composition, an AlTaO capping layer is a good candidate dielectric for PMOSFET devices. Lower threshold voltage and significantly improved mobility were observed with AlTaO capping without degrading the dielectric properties. The addition of Ta in an AlTaO structure produces d-states in the Al2O3 matrix, resulting in an additional VT shift toward the PMOS band edge. This AlTaO capping layer not only modulates the device VT suitably for PMOS applications but also retards Al diffusion through the HfO2 layer, preventing Al-caused mobility degradation. Furthermore, the incorporation of a capping layer can improve reliability characteristics during the negative bias stress.}, number={9}, journal={IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES}, author={Lee, Bongmook and Lichtenwalner, Daniel J. and Novak, Steven R. and Misra, Veena}, year={2011}, month={Sep}, pages={2928–2935} } @article{lee_novak_lichtenwalner_yang_misra_2011, title={Investigation of the Origin of V-T/V-FB Modulation by La2O3 Capping Layer Approaches for NMOS Application: Role of La Diffusion, Effect of Host High-k Layer, and Interface Properties}, volume={58}, ISSN={["1557-9646"]}, DOI={10.1109/ted.2011.2159306}, abstractNote={The role of La2O3 capping in the VT/VFB shift with various high- k and metal gate electrodes was systematically investigated. It was found that the La concentration at the high-k/SiO2 interface is mainly responsible for the VT/VFB modulation in NMOS devices, whereas the effect of the host high-k and gate electrodes on VT/VFB is minimal. A 400-mV shift in VT from the control HfO2 device with minimal degradation in mobility was obtained when a La2O3 layer was inserted between the high-k and SiO2 layers. It was also found that the incorporation of La2O3 in the dielectric stack improves device reliability in terms of breakdown and positive-bias temperature instability characteristics. The main key for the VFB shift is the ability of La diffusion through the host high-k material.}, number={9}, journal={IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES}, author={Lee, Bongmook and Novak, Steven R. and Lichtenwalner, Daniel J. and Yang, Xiangyu and Misra, Veena}, year={2011}, month={Sep}, pages={3106–3115} } @article{yang_hoffmann_lichtenwalner_krim_kingon_2011, title={Resolution of the transfer direction of field-evaporated gold atoms for nanofabrication and microelectromechanical system applications}, volume={98}, number={4}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, author={Yang, Z. and Hoffmann, S. and Lichtenwalner, D. J. and Krim, J. and Kingon, A. I.}, year={2011} } @article{suri_lichtenwalner_misra_2010, title={Interfacial self cleaning during atomic layer deposition and annealing of HfO2 films on native (100)-GaAs substrates}, volume={96}, ISSN={["0003-6951"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.3357422}, abstractNote={The reduction in native oxides on GaAs surface during atomic layer deposition (ALD) of HfO2 using tetrakis-dimethylamino-hafnium precursor was investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The role of the ALD growth temperature on the reaction between surface oxides and precursor was studied. Interfacial oxide reduction was found to be insignificant for ALD at 200 °C, while nearly complete for growth at 300 °C. During postdeposition annealing at 400 °C, any arsenic oxides present were found to decompose, resulting in an increase in the interfacial gallium oxides. Thus, control of the ALD process plays a large role in determining interface properties.}, number={11}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Suri, Rahul and Lichtenwalner, Daniel J. and Misra, Veena}, year={2010}, month={Mar} } @article{jayanti_yang_lichtenwalner_misra_2010, title={Technique to improve performance of Al2O3 interpoly dielectric using a La2O3 interface scavenging layer for floating gate memory structures}, volume={96}, ISSN={["0003-6951"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.3355547}, abstractNote={A technique of scavenging the SiO2 interfacial layer (IL) to improve the electrical performance of Al2O3 as the interpoly dielectric for flash memories has been studied. Scavenging was performed by the reaction of a thin La2O3 layer with the native oxide to form a high-κ lanthanum silicate. Significant improvement in the charge trapping and leakage characteristics were obtained. Transmission electron microscopy analysis was done to corroborate the electrical results. Results show that seven orders of magnitude leakage reduction was achieved by the replacement of the SiO2 IL with a higher-κ dielectric LaSiO at the Si interface.}, number={9}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Jayanti, Srikant and Yang, Xiangyu and Lichtenwalner, Daniel J. and Misra, Veena}, year={2010}, month={Mar} } @article{yang_lichtenwalner_morris_krim_kingon_2009, title={Comparison of Au and Au-Ni Alloys as Contact Materials for MEMS Switches}, volume={18}, ISSN={["1941-0158"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67349128609&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1109/JMEMS.2008.2010850}, abstractNote={This paper reports on a comparison of gold and gold-nickel alloys as contact materials for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches. Pure gold is commonly used as the contact material in low-force metal-contact MEMS switches. The top two failure mechanisms of these switches are wear and stiction, which may be related to the material softness and the relatively high surface adhesion, respectively. Alloying gold with another metal introduces new processing options to strengthen the material against wear and reduce surface adhesion. In this paper, the properties of Au-Ni alloys were investigated as the lower contact electrode was controlled by adjusting the nickel content and thermal processing conditions. A unique and efficient switching degradation test was conducted on the alloy samples, using pure gold upper microcontacts. Solid-solution Au-Ni samples showed reduced wear rate but increased contact resistance, while two-phase Au-Ni (20 at.% Ni) showed a substantial improvement of switching reliability with only a small increase of contact resistance. Discussion of the effects of phase separation, surface topography, hardness, and electrical resistivity on contact resistance and switch degradation is also included.}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS}, author={Yang, Zhenyin and Lichtenwalner, Daniel J. and Morris, Arthur S., III and Krim, Jacqueline and Kingon, Angus I.}, year={2009}, month={Apr}, pages={287–295} } @article{lichtenwalner_misra_dhar_ryu_agarwal_2009, title={High-mobility enhancement-mode 4H-SiC lateral field-effect transistors utilizing atomic layer deposited Al2O3 gate dielectric}, volume={95}, ISSN={["1077-3118"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.3251076}, abstractNote={Lateral metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) have been fabricated on 4H-SiC utilizing deposited dielectrics and gate-last processing. The bilayer dielectric consists of thin nitrided SiO2 covered by 25 nm of Al2O3 deposited using atomic layer deposition. Field-effect mobility and threshold voltage (VT) vary with SiC nitric oxide (NO) anneal temperature. Peak mobility of 106 cm2/V⋅s was obtained with corresponding VT of 0.8 V. The peak mobility decreases to 61 cm2/V⋅s with a lower temperature NO anneal, while the VT increased to 1.4 V. Thus with proper gate engineering, high-mobility normally off MOSFET devices can be obtained, leading to higher-performance gate-controlled power devices.}, number={15}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Lichtenwalner, Daniel J. and Misra, Veena and Dhar, Sarit and Ryu, Sei-Hyung and Agarwal, Anant}, year={2009}, month={Oct} } @inproceedings{lee_lee_kim_lichtenwalner_kingon_2009, title={Zn-Sn co-doping effect on crystallization and texturing characteristics of indium oxide thin films}, volume={10}, booktitle={Journal of Ceramic Processing Research}, author={Lee, H. Y. and Lee, J. H. and Kim, J. J. and Lichtenwalner, D. J. and Kingon, A. I.}, year={2009}, pages={S116–119} } @article{kirsch_sivasubramani_huang_young_quevedo-lopez_wen_alshareef_choi_park_freeman_et al._2008, title={Dipole model explaining high-k/metal gate field effect transistor threshold voltage tuning}, volume={92}, ISSN={["1077-3118"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.2890056}, abstractNote={An interface dipole model explaining threshold voltage (Vt) tuning in HfSiON gated n-channel field effect transistors (nFETs) is proposed. Vt tuning depends on rare earth (RE) type and diffusion in Si∕SiOx∕HfSiON∕REOx/metal gated nFETs as follows: Sr