Enhancement-mode double-top-gated metal-oxide-semiconductor nanostructures with tunable lateral geometry
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Abstract
We present measurements of silicon (Si) metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) nanostructures that are fabricated using a process that facilitates essentially arbitrary gate geometries. Stable Coulomb-blockade behavior showing single-period conductance oscillations that are consistent with a lithographically defined quantum dot is exhibited in several MOS quantum dots with an open-lateral quantum-dot geometry. Decreases in mobility and increases in charge defect densities (i.e., interface traps and fixed-oxide charge) are measured for critical process steps, and we correlate low disorder behavior with a quantitative defect density. This work provides quantitative guidance that has not been previously established about defect densities and their role in gated Si quantum dots. These devices make use of a double-layer gate stack in which many regions, including the critical gate oxide, were fabricated in a fully qualified complementary metal-oxide semiconductor facility.
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