Achieving Ultra-Shallow Junctions in Future CMOS Devices by a Wet Processing Technique

The continued scaling of CMOS devices to the sub-16 nm technology node will likely be achieved with new architectures, such as FinFETs and high mobility substrates, including compound semiconductors (III-V). At these technology nodes, abrupt channel doping profiles with high dopant activation will be needed under low thermal budget environments for III-V materials. Ion implantation into III-V materials presents a problem as it induces crystal damage, which can alter the stoichiometry in a manner that is difficult to recover. The residual damage can lead to higher junction leakage and lower dopant activation. This paper presents a potentially defect-free alternative, mono-layer doping (MLD), which utilizes wet processing techniques.