Bilayer gate dielectric with low equivalent oxide thickness for graphene devices

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13369901

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A silicon nitride layer is provided on an uppermost surface of a graphene layer and then a hafnium dioxide layer is provided on an uppermost surface of the silicon nitride layer. The silicon nitride layer acts as a wetting agent for the hafnium dioxide layer and thus prevents the formation of discontinuous columns of hafnium dioxide atop the graphene layer. The silicon nitride layer and the hafnium dioxide layer, which collectively form a low EOT bilayer gate dielectric, exhibit continuous morphology atop the graphene layer.

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Dimitrakopoulos, Christos D Yorktown Heights, US 77 1411
Farmer, Damon B White Plains, US 71 699
Grill, Alfred White Plains, US 230 8445
Lin, Yu-Ming West Harrison, US 528 1776
Neumayer, Deborah A Danbury, US 60 1836
Pfeiffer, Dirk Croton on Hudson, US 119 1653
Zhu, Wenjuan Fishkill, US 26 337

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