Physical damage effect of microelectrodes under nanosecond pulse induced breakdown

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Abstract

Electrical breakdown due to overvoltage may result in a series of performance degradation and physical damage to microelectronic devices. In this paper, we present the physical damage effect of nanogaps in microelectronic devices and explore the relationship between the morphology change and injected energy during breakdown process. The nanoscale discharge characteristics experimental system based on a focused ion beam, a nanometer manipulator and a DC power supply generator was established, which could be used to simulate the typical nanosecond pulse impact event while electrostatic charge accumulates between the nanogaps. Different types of voltage stresses were applied to tungsten microelectrodes so as to understand the relationship between physical morphology change and injected energy. The morphology change process was obtained and the mechanism for the multi-physical coupling induced physical damage was then put forward.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICPADM 2015 - 2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages927-930
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479989034
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Oct 2015
Event11th IEEE International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, ICPADM 2015 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 19 Jul 201522 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials
Volume2015-October

Conference

Conference11th IEEE International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, ICPADM 2015
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period19/07/1522/07/15

Keywords

  • injected energy
  • morphology change
  • nanogaps
  • nanosecond pulse
  • physical damage

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