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[21a-145-2] Theoretical study on the effect of O atoms in the substrate on the oxidation of Si pillar
Keywords:Si, First-principles calculation
Si pillar is a fundamental element of vertical body channel MOSFETs; however, they are difficult to uniformly oxidize Si pillars. In a recent study, the uniform oxidation of Si pillars was achieved by using a Si wafer with a high concentration of oxygen atoms. We used first-principles calculations to investigate the effect of these O atoms on the oxidation of Si pillars. We found that the orientation dependence of the Si emission rate was reduced when there was a high concentration of O atoms in the Si wafer, enabling the Si pillars to be uniformly oxidized.