Effects of beta-ray irradiation on the C-V and G/ω-V characteristics of Au/SiO2/n-Si (MOS) structures

The effects of beta-ray irradiation on the electrical characteristics of Au/SiO2/n-Si (MOS) structures have been investigated using capacitance-voltage (C-V) and conductance-voltage(G omega-V) measurements. The MOS structures were irradiated with beta rays at doses up to 30 kGy. The C- V and G/omega-V characteristics were measured at high frequency (1 MHz) and room temperature before and after beta-ray irradiation. The obtained results showed that beta-irradiation resulted in an increase in the barrier height Phi(B), interface states N-ss and depletion layer width W-D, obtained from reverse bias C- V measurements. In addition, the voltage dependency of the series resistance R-s profile for various radiation doses was obtained from admittance-based measurement method of (C-V and G/omega-V). Both C-V and G/omega-V characteristics indicate that the total dose radiation hardness of MOS structures may be limited by the decisive properties of the SiO2/Si interface to radiation-induced damage. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.