Abstract
We study the electro optical properties of a Metal-Nitride- Oxide-Silicon (MNOS) stack for a use in CMOS compatible plasmonic active devices. We show that the insertion of an ultrathin stoichiometric Si3N4 layer in a MOS stack lead to an increase in the electrical reliability of a copper gate MNOS capacitance from 50 to 95% thanks to a diffusion barrier effect, while preserving the low optical losses brought by the use of copper as the plasmon supporting metal. An experimental investigation is undertaken at a wafer scale using some CMOS standard processes of the LETI foundry. Optical transmission measurments conducted in a MNOS channel waveguide configuration coupled to standard silicon photonics circuitry confirms the very low optical losses (0.39 dB.μm -1), in good agreement with predictions using ellipsometric optical constants of Cu.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13612-13621 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 18 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics