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- This disclosure relates generally to the field of field effect transistor based sensors for sequencing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and proteins.
- the sensors can also be used for detection of biological molecules such as proteins and viruses.
- Mapping the sequences of bases of a DNA strand is of great importance in life sciences. Since a single base is about 0.7 nanometers (nm) long when the DNA strand is stretched, it is important that a sensor for sequencing has spatial resolution of about 1 nm or less. Fabricating such a sensor is challenging. Another area of great importance in life sciences is detection of proteins and viruses. For protein and viruses detection, a disadvantage of many FET-based sensors is that a sensing surface of the sensor must to be covered with a biological coating that specifically binds the biomolecules to be detected. Applying the appropriate coating may be labor intensive and expensive. Further, the sensor may only be used to detect the particular biomolecules that bind with the coating, limiting the usefulness of the sensor.
- a biomolecule sensor may comprise a field effect transistor (FET).
- FET field effect transistor
- a sensing surface of the sensor must to be covered with a biological coating that specifically binds the biomolecules to be detected. Applying the appropriate coating may be labor intensive and expensive. Further, the sensor may only be used to detect the particular biomolecules that bind with the coating, limiting the usefulness of the sensor.
- a FET sensor may comprise highly doped source and drain regions formed by ion implantation followed by high temperature annealing (about 1000° C.).
- a method of using a sensor comprising a field effect transistor (FET) embedded in a nanopore includes placing the sensor in an electrolyte comprising at least one of biomolecules and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); placing an electrode in the electrolyte; applying a gate voltage in the sub-threshold regime to the electrode; applying a drain voltage to a drain of the FET; applying a source voltage to a source of the FET; detecting a change in a drain current in the sensor in response to the at least one of biomolecules and DNA passing through the nanopore.
- FET field effect transistor
- a method of forming a sensor comprising a field effect transistor (FET) sensor embedded in a nanopore includes epitaxially growing a FET stack comprising a source layer, a drain layer, and a channel layer on a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer; forming a top silicon nitride layer over the FET stack; forming a bottom silicon nitride layer under the SOI wafer; forming a window in the bottom silicon nitride and the SOI wafer; forming a nanopore in the FET stack; and coating the nanopore with a gate dielectric to form the FET sensor.
- FET field effect transistor
- a method of forming a sensor comprising a field effect transistor (FET) sensor embedded in a nanopore includes forming a silicon membrane; forming an oxide layer on the silicon membrane; forming a first metal layer on a side of the silicon membrane opposite the oxide layer, and a first capping layer over of the first metal layer; removing the oxide layer; forming a second metal layer on a side of the silicon membrane opposite the first metal layer, and a second capping layer over of the second metal layer; annealing the silicon membrane and first and second metal layers to form first and second metal silicide layers on opposite sides of the silicon membrane; removing the first and second capping layers; forming a nanopore through the silicon membrane and the first and second metal silicide layers; and coating the nanopore with a gate dielectric to form the FET sensor.
- FET field effect transistor
- FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a method of forming a FET nanopore sensor.
- FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of a FET stack grown on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer after deposition of silicon nitride.
- SOI silicon-on-insulator
- FIGS. 3A-F illustrate embodiments of a FET stack.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 2 after formation of a window in the bottom silicon nitride, silicon, and buried silicon oxide layers.
- FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 4 after formation of a nanopore in the FET stack and gate dielectric layer.
- FIG. 6 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 4 after removal of the silicon nitride.
- FIG. 7 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 6 after formation of a nanopore in the FET stack and gate dielectric layer.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an embodiment of a method of forming a FET nanopore sensor comprising a metal silicide source/drain FET stack.
- FIG. 9 illustrates an embodiment of a silicon membrane with an oxide layer.
- FIG. 10 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 9 after formation of a metal layer and a capping layer.
- FIG. 11 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 10 after removal of the oxide layer and formation of a second metal layer and a second capping layer.
- FIG. 12 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 11 after annealing to form silicide.
- FIG. 13 illustrates an embodiment of the device of FIG. 12 after removal of the capping layers, formation of a nanopore, and formation of the gate dielectric.
- FIG. 14 illustrates an embodiment of a method of operating a FET nanopore sensor.
- FIG. 15 illustrates an embodiment of a FET nanopore sensor immersed in an electrolyte.
- a FET nanopore sensor may be used to detect various types of biomolecules without requiring a sensing surface covered with a biological coating to bind the biomolecules.
- a FET nanopore sensor may also be used to sequence DNA strands.
- the FET nanopore sensor may have a relatively short channel length (less than about 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than about 1 nm in some preferred embodiments), so that the sensitivity of the FET nanopore sensor is appropriate for sequencing DNA.
- the FET nanopore sensor may be fabricated in a manner that results in abrupt junctions between highly doped source and drain regions that are separated by a relatively thin channel region.
- the FET nanopore sensor may comprise a FET stack with a nanopore located in the FET stack.
- the FET stack comprises a channel region located in between a source and a drain region.
- the channel region may have a doping type (p-type or n-type) that is opposite a doping type (p-type or n-type) of the source and drain regions.
- the diffusion of dopant atoms between the source/drain regions and the channel region may be minimized during the fabrication process by using epitaxial growth on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate to form the FET stack.
- SOI silicon-on-insulator
- Epitaxial growth is performed at a relatively low temperature (less than about 600° C.), which reduces the diffusion of dopant atoms.
- Layers of materials including but not limited to silicon germanium (SiGe), carbon-doped silicon germanium (SiGe:C), or silicon carbide (SiC) may be formed to act as barriers to diffusion of dopant atoms during fabrication of the FET nanopore sensor.
- the FET stack may comprise a silicon channel between a metal silicide source and drain.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a method 100 of making a FET nanopore sensor.
- FIG. 1 is discussed with respect to FIGS. 2-7 .
- a FET stack 205 is epitaxially grown on a SOI wafer (comprising a relatively thick silicon layer 202 , buried silicon oxide layer 203 , and top silicon layer 204 ), as is shown in FIG. 2 .
- SOI wafer comprising a relatively thick silicon layer 202 , buried silicon oxide layer 203 , and top silicon layer 204 .
- FIGS. 3A-F Various methods of forming FET stack 205 are discussed below in further detail with respect to FIGS. 3A-F .
- Top silicon nitride layer 206 and bottom silicon nitride layer 201 are formed on FET stack 205 and under silicon layer 202 , respectively.
- FIGS. 3A-F illustrate embodiments of FET stacks 300 A-F that may comprise FET stack 205 of FIG. 2 .
- FET stack 300 A shown in FIG. 3A comprises an nFET comprising a drain layer 303 A comprising heavily doped n-type silicon, under a channel layer 302 A comprising lightly doped p-typed SiGe or SiC doped with boron, under a source layer 301 A comprising heavily doped n-type silicon.
- the drain layer 303 A is first epitaxially grown on silicon layer 204 (of FIG. 2 ), then channel layer 302 A is epitaxially grown on drain layer 303 A, and source layer 301 A is epitaxially grown on channel layer 302 A.
- Channel layer 302 A comprises abrupt junctions with both source layer 301 A and drain layer 303 A.
- Channel layer 302 A may have a thickness of less than 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than 1 nm in some preferred embodiments.
- Source layer 301 A is formed over the channel layer 302 A in such a manner that minimizes n-type dopant diffusion from n-type source layer 301 A into p-type channel region 302 A.
- an nFET stack 300 C comprising an n-type drain 301 C, n-type source 303 C, and p-type channel 302 C may also be formed in a manner similar to pFET stack 300 A, with the source on the bottom and the drain on the top.
- a boron-doped channel layer 302 A may be formed by the epitaxial growth of a layer of p-type material on an existing n-type drain layer 303 A; drain layer 303 A may be formed using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process.
- the wafer may be pre-baked in a purified hydrogen (H2) ambient at a temperature greater than about 750° C., and more typically greater than about 850° C. The temperature may then be lowered to about 650° C. or less; for monolayer level growth and doping control, temperatures below about 550° C. are preferred.
- H2 purified hydrogen
- the dopant gas may comprise diborane (B2H6) and the semiconductor precursors may comprise silane, disilane, trisilane, germane, or any combination thereof.
- combinations of intrinsic (undoped) multilayer growth and boron exposure may be used to form p-type channel layer 302 A.
- channel layer 302 A may be grown using a material in which boron has a relatively low diffusivity, such as Si alloyed with Ge or C (or mixtures thereof). Ge content in channel layer 302 A may be adjusted to tune the threshold voltage of the FET nanopore sensor.
- the subsequent growth of the n-type source layer 301 A on channel layer 302 A may be performed at as low a temperature as possible.
- Source layer 301 A may be preformed using phosphine or arsine as dopant gases and silane, disilane, trisilane, any chlorosilane, or germane (or mixtures thereof) as the semiconductor precursors.
- silane, disilane, trisilane, any chlorosilane, or germane (or mixtures thereof) as the semiconductor precursors.
- the use of low-temperature growth using higher-order silanes (di-and tri-silanes) allows the source region 301 A to be grown at temperature below about 600° C.
- FET stack 300 B shown in FIG. 3B comprises a pFET comprising a heavily doped p-type drain layer 303 B, on a channel layer 302 B comprising n-doped Si, on a heavily doped p-type source layer 301 B.
- the drain layer 303 B is first epitaxially grown on silicon on insulator (SOI) of FIG. 2 , then channel layer 302 B is epitaxially grown on drain layer 303 B, and source layer 301 B is epitaxially grown on channel layer 302 B.
- SOI silicon on insulator
- the formation of channel region 302 B and the subsequent formation of source layer 301 B may be performed at relatively low temperature, less than about 600° C. to limit diffusive broadening of the abrupt profile.
- Source and drain layers 301 B and 303 B may be doped with boron in some embodiments.
- the source layer 301 B and drain layer 303 B may comprise p-type SiGe, SiGe:C or SiC in some embodiments, which may act to reduce boron diffusion into channel layer 302 B.
- Channel layer 302 B comprises abrupt junctions with both source layer 301 A and drain layer 303 B.
- Channel layer 302 B may have a thickness of less than 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than 1 nm in some preferred embodiments. Additionally, as shown in FIG.
- a pFET stack 300 D comprising an p-type drain 301 D, p-type source 303 D, and n-type channel 302 D may also be formed in a manner similar to pFET stack 300 B, with the source on the bottom and the drain on the top.
- Boron diffusion into channel layer 302 B may also be limited by formation of source/drain cladding layers adjacent to channel layer 302 B to contain the boron from source layer 301 B and drain layer 303 B.
- a cladding layer of SiGe, SiGe:C, or SiC layer may be grown at a relatively low temperature on drain layer 303 B before formation of channel layer 302 B, which may limit the diffusivity of the boron from drain layer 303 B.
- a second cladding layer may then be formed on channel region 302 B before formation of source layer 301 B.
- Channel layer 302 B may comprise silicon doped n-type dopants such as phosphorus or arsenic, which have relatively low diffusivity.
- Channel layer 302 A may be formed by growing a layer of undoped silicon on drain layer 303 B, and then growing source layer 301 B on undoped channel layer 302 B.
- the FET stack 300 B may then be exposed to the n-type dopants through methods including but not limited to ion implantation, channeled implant, gas-phase diffusion, or other ex-situ methods of inserting n-type dopants. Diffusion of n-type dopants is greater in SiGe alloys than in Si, therefore, the n-type dopants may be transported to the channel layer 302 B through source layer 301 B at a relatively low temperature to maintain the boron abruptness in the FET stack 300 B. Any n-type dopants that diffuse into in the source layer 301 B and drain layer 303 B are insignificant, as source layer 301 B and drain layer 303 B are already degenerately doped with boron.
- the FET stack 205 may comprise dual FETs, as are shown in FIGS. 3E-F .
- FIG. 3E illustrates a dual nFET stack 300 E, comprising an n-type source 301 E over a p-type channel 302 E over a n-type drain 303 E over a second p-type channel 304 E over an n-type source 305 E.
- Channel regions 302 E and 304 E may have the same channel length; the channel length may be less than about 1 nm in some embodiments.
- FIG. 3E illustrates a dual nFET stack 300 E, comprising an n-type source 301 E over a p-type channel 302 E over a n-type drain 303 E over a second p-type channel 304 E over an n-type source 305 E.
- Channel regions 302 E and 304 E may have the same channel length; the channel length may be less than about 1 nm in some embodiments.
- 3F illustrates a dual pFET stack 300 F, comprising a p-type source 301 F over a n-type channel 302 F over a p-type drain 303 F over a second n-type channel 304 F over an p-type source 305 F.
- Channel regions 302 F and 304 F may have the same channel length; the channel length may be less than about 1 nm in some embodiments.
- bottom silicon nitride 201 and/or top silicon nitride 206 may be optionally removed using reactive ion etching, as is shown in FIG. 6 .
- a nanopore ( 501 , 701 ) is formed in FET stack 205 and silicon 204 , as is shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 .
- top silicon nitride 206 is present, and the nanopore 501 is formed in FET stack 205 , silicon 204 , and top silicon nitride 206 .
- top silicon nitride 206 has been removed (as shown in FIG. 6 ), and the nanopore is formed in FET stack 205 and silicon 204 .
- Nanopore ( 501 , 701 ) may be sized according to the type of biomolecules or DNA the sensor is used to detect in some embodiments.
- the gate dielectric layer ( 502 , 702 ) is then formed to coat the surface of the nanopore ( 501 , 701 ).
- Gate dielectric layer ( 502 , 702 ) may comprise a high-k oxide material in some embodiments, and may comprise a bilayer of SiO2/HfO2 in some embodiments.
- the gate dielectric layer ( 502 , 702 ) may be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) in some embodiments.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an embodiment of a method 800 for forming a FET nanopore sensor comprising a metal silicide source and drain.
- FIG. 8 is discussed with respect to FIGS. 9-13 .
- a silicon membrane 901 is formed between isolation regions 902 A-B, as shown in FIG. 9 .
- the top and bottom surfaces of silicon membrane 901 may be cleaned using SC1 or SC2-based chemistry without use of megasonics, to preserve the integrity of silicon membrane 901 .
- the cleaning may comprise a 10 part per million (ppm) O3/Di water+1:1:40 NH4OH:H2O2:H2O, at 35° C., for 5 minutes, followed by 1:100 HCl:Di water, at 60° C., for 5 minutes.
- a silicon oxide layer 903 is then formed on the top side of the cleaned silicon membrane 901 . Silicon oxide layer 903 may be formed at a relatively low temperature. After formation of silicon oxide layer 903 , any native oxide located on the bottom side of silicon membrane 903 is etched using, for example, hydrofluoric acid.
- a metal layer 1001 and a capping layer 1002 are formed on the bottom side of silicon membrane 901 , as shown in FIG. 10 .
- Metal layer 1001 may comprise platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), titanium (Ti), erbium (Er), ytterbium (Yb) or nickel platinum (NiPt) in some embodiments.
- Capping layer 1002 may comprise titanium nitride (TiN), or tungsten (W) in some embodiments, and may have a thickness of about 15 nm.
- silicon oxide layer 903 is removed, as shown in FIG. 11 . Silicon oxide layer 903 may be removed using hydrofluoric acid in some embodiments.
- Metal layer 1101 and capping layer 1102 are then formed on the top side of silicon membrane 901 .
- Metal layer 1101 may comprise platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), titanium (Ti), or nickel platinum (NiPt) in some embodiments.
- Capping layer 1102 may comprise titanium nitride (TiN), or tungsten (W) in some embodiments, and may have a thickness of about 15 nm.
- the device 1100 of FIG. 11 is annealed to form metal silicide layers 1201 A-B, as shown in FIG. 12 .
- Portions of silicon membrane 901 react with metal layers 1001 and 1101 to form metal silicide layers 1201 A-B.
- the annealing may comprise rapid thermal annealing, or furnace annealing in some embodiments.
- capping layers 1002 and 1102 are removed, as shown in FIG. 13 . Capping layers 1002 and 1102 may be removed by wet etching using, for example, a mixture of sulphuric acid and hydrogen peroxide, or aqua regia.
- Nanopore 1301 is formed in the FET stack comprising metal silicide layers 1201 A-B and silicon membrane 901 .
- Nanopore 1301 may be sized according to the type of biomolecules or DNA the sensor is used to detect in some embodiments.
- Metal silicide layer 1201 A comprises the FET source
- silicon membrane 901 comprises the FET channel
- metal silicide layer 1201 B comprises the FET drain.
- the gate dielectric layer 1302 is then formed to coat the surface of the nanopore 1301 .
- Gate dielectric layer 1302 may comprise a silicon dioxide or high-k oxide material in some embodiments, and may comprise a bilayer of SiO2/HfO2 in some embodiments.
- the gate dielectric layer 1302 may be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) in some embodiments.
- FIG. 14 illustrates an embodiment of a method 1400 of operating a nanopore FET sensor.
- FIG. 14 is discussed with respect to FIG. 15 .
- sensor 1500 is placed in electrolyte 1505 .
- Electrolyte 1505 may contain one or more DNA strands 1509 , and/or biomolecules 1508 .
- Sensor 1500 comprises nanopore 1507 through source 1501 a - b , channel 1502 a - b , and drain 1503 a - b , surrounded by gate dielectric 1504 .
- Channel 1502 a - b may have a channel length of less than about 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than about 1 nm in some preferred embodiments.
- Source 1501 a - b , channel 1502 a - b , and drain 1503 a - b may comprise a FET stack formed in accordance with any of the embodiments discussed above with respect to FIGS. 1-13 .
- sensor 1500 may further comprise top silicon nitride 206 as is shown in FIG. 5 .
- Electrode 1506 is placed in electrolyte 1505 .
- Electrode 1506 may comprise silver or silver chloride in some embodiments.
- a gate voltage in the sub-threshold regime is applied to electrode 1506
- a source voltage is applied to source 1501 a - b
- a drain voltage is applied to drain 1503 a - b .
- the drain voltage may be about 50 millivolts (mV) in some embodiments.
- the source, gate, and drain voltages may comprise constant voltages. The applied voltages cause a drain current to flow between source 1501 a - b to drain 1503 a - b , across the interface between channel 1502 a - b and gate dielectric 1504 .
- a DNA strand 1509 or a biomolecule 1508 pass through nanopore 1507 .
- a vacuum pump (not shown) may be used to force the DNA strands 1509 and/or biomolecules 1508 through nanopore 1507 in some embodiments.
- the drain current in sensor 1500 changes due to the presence of DNA strand 1509 or biomolecules 1508 .
- the biomolecules 1508 are detected based on the change in the drain current, or the DNA strand 1509 is sequenced based on the change in the drain current.
- the technical effects and benefits of exemplary embodiments include formation of a biomolecule sensor that may also be used to sequence DNA, and does not require a coating to bind the biomolecules.
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- This is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/781,514, filed May 17, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- This disclosure relates generally to the field of field effect transistor based sensors for sequencing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and proteins. The sensors can also be used for detection of biological molecules such as proteins and viruses.
- Mapping the sequences of bases of a DNA strand is of great importance in life sciences. Since a single base is about 0.7 nanometers (nm) long when the DNA strand is stretched, it is important that a sensor for sequencing has spatial resolution of about 1 nm or less. Fabricating such a sensor is challenging. Another area of great importance in life sciences is detection of proteins and viruses. For protein and viruses detection, a disadvantage of many FET-based sensors is that a sensing surface of the sensor must to be covered with a biological coating that specifically binds the biomolecules to be detected. Applying the appropriate coating may be labor intensive and expensive. Further, the sensor may only be used to detect the particular biomolecules that bind with the coating, limiting the usefulness of the sensor.
- A biomolecule sensor may comprise a field effect transistor (FET). However, for protein and viruses detection, a disadvantage of many FET-based sensors is that a sensing surface of the sensor must to be covered with a biological coating that specifically binds the biomolecules to be detected. Applying the appropriate coating may be labor intensive and expensive. Further, the sensor may only be used to detect the particular biomolecules that bind with the coating, limiting the usefulness of the sensor. A FET sensor may comprise highly doped source and drain regions formed by ion implantation followed by high temperature annealing (about 1000° C.). Though this method is standard for forming source and drain regions in longer channel (greater than 10 nm) FET devices, ion implantation and anneal may pose a problem for fabrication of relatively short FET channel (less than about 5 nm) required for high sensitivity FET devices, as ion implantation and high temperature activation annealing produce dopant density profiles in the source/drain regions that may extend several nanometers into the channel region of the FET. Consequently, the sensitivity of a FET sensor formed in this manner may be degraded, making the FET sensor inappropriate for use for sequencing DNA.
- In one aspect, a method of using a sensor comprising a field effect transistor (FET) embedded in a nanopore includes placing the sensor in an electrolyte comprising at least one of biomolecules and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); placing an electrode in the electrolyte; applying a gate voltage in the sub-threshold regime to the electrode; applying a drain voltage to a drain of the FET; applying a source voltage to a source of the FET; detecting a change in a drain current in the sensor in response to the at least one of biomolecules and DNA passing through the nanopore.
- In one aspect, a method of forming a sensor comprising a field effect transistor (FET) sensor embedded in a nanopore includes epitaxially growing a FET stack comprising a source layer, a drain layer, and a channel layer on a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer; forming a top silicon nitride layer over the FET stack; forming a bottom silicon nitride layer under the SOI wafer; forming a window in the bottom silicon nitride and the SOI wafer; forming a nanopore in the FET stack; and coating the nanopore with a gate dielectric to form the FET sensor.
- In one aspect, a method of forming a sensor comprising a field effect transistor (FET) sensor embedded in a nanopore includes forming a silicon membrane; forming an oxide layer on the silicon membrane; forming a first metal layer on a side of the silicon membrane opposite the oxide layer, and a first capping layer over of the first metal layer; removing the oxide layer; forming a second metal layer on a side of the silicon membrane opposite the first metal layer, and a second capping layer over of the second metal layer; annealing the silicon membrane and first and second metal layers to form first and second metal silicide layers on opposite sides of the silicon membrane; removing the first and second capping layers; forming a nanopore through the silicon membrane and the first and second metal silicide layers; and coating the nanopore with a gate dielectric to form the FET sensor.
- Additional features are realized through the techniques of the present exemplary embodiment. Other embodiments are described in detail herein and are considered a part of what is claimed. For a better understanding of the features of the exemplary embodiment, refer to the description and to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a method of forming a FET nanopore sensor. -
FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of a FET stack grown on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer after deposition of silicon nitride. -
FIGS. 3A-F illustrate embodiments of a FET stack. -
FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 2 after formation of a window in the bottom silicon nitride, silicon, and buried silicon oxide layers. -
FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 4 after formation of a nanopore in the FET stack and gate dielectric layer. -
FIG. 6 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 4 after removal of the silicon nitride. -
FIG. 7 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 6 after formation of a nanopore in the FET stack and gate dielectric layer. -
FIG. 8 illustrates an embodiment of a method of forming a FET nanopore sensor comprising a metal silicide source/drain FET stack. -
FIG. 9 illustrates an embodiment of a silicon membrane with an oxide layer. -
FIG. 10 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 9 after formation of a metal layer and a capping layer. -
FIG. 11 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 10 after removal of the oxide layer and formation of a second metal layer and a second capping layer. -
FIG. 12 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 11 after annealing to form silicide. -
FIG. 13 illustrates an embodiment of the device ofFIG. 12 after removal of the capping layers, formation of a nanopore, and formation of the gate dielectric. -
FIG. 14 illustrates an embodiment of a method of operating a FET nanopore sensor. -
FIG. 15 illustrates an embodiment of a FET nanopore sensor immersed in an electrolyte. - Embodiments of systems and methods for a FET nanopore sensor are provided, with exemplary embodiments being discussed below in detail. A FET nanopore sensor may be used to detect various types of biomolecules without requiring a sensing surface covered with a biological coating to bind the biomolecules. A FET nanopore sensor may also be used to sequence DNA strands. The FET nanopore sensor may have a relatively short channel length (less than about 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than about 1 nm in some preferred embodiments), so that the sensitivity of the FET nanopore sensor is appropriate for sequencing DNA. The FET nanopore sensor may be fabricated in a manner that results in abrupt junctions between highly doped source and drain regions that are separated by a relatively thin channel region.
- The FET nanopore sensor may comprise a FET stack with a nanopore located in the FET stack. The FET stack comprises a channel region located in between a source and a drain region. The channel region may have a doping type (p-type or n-type) that is opposite a doping type (p-type or n-type) of the source and drain regions. To form abrupt junctions between the source/drain regions and the channel region, the diffusion of dopant atoms between the source/drain regions and the channel region may be minimized during the fabrication process by using epitaxial growth on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate to form the FET stack. Epitaxial growth is performed at a relatively low temperature (less than about 600° C.), which reduces the diffusion of dopant atoms. Layers of materials including but not limited to silicon germanium (SiGe), carbon-doped silicon germanium (SiGe:C), or silicon carbide (SiC) may be formed to act as barriers to diffusion of dopant atoms during fabrication of the FET nanopore sensor. Alternately, the FET stack may comprise a silicon channel between a metal silicide source and drain.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of amethod 100 of making a FET nanopore sensor.FIG. 1 is discussed with respect toFIGS. 2-7 . Inblock 101, aFET stack 205 is epitaxially grown on a SOI wafer (comprising a relativelythick silicon layer 202, buriedsilicon oxide layer 203, and top silicon layer 204), as is shown inFIG. 2 . Various methods of formingFET stack 205 are discussed below in further detail with respect toFIGS. 3A-F . Topsilicon nitride layer 206 and bottomsilicon nitride layer 201 are formed onFET stack 205 and undersilicon layer 202, respectively. -
FIGS. 3A-F illustrate embodiments of FET stacks 300A-F that may compriseFET stack 205 ofFIG. 2 .FET stack 300A shown inFIG. 3A comprises an nFET comprising adrain layer 303A comprising heavily doped n-type silicon, under achannel layer 302A comprising lightly doped p-typed SiGe or SiC doped with boron, under asource layer 301A comprising heavily doped n-type silicon. Thedrain layer 303A is first epitaxially grown on silicon layer 204 (ofFIG. 2 ), thenchannel layer 302A is epitaxially grown ondrain layer 303A, andsource layer 301A is epitaxially grown onchannel layer 302A.Channel layer 302A comprises abrupt junctions with bothsource layer 301A anddrain layer 303A.Channel layer 302A may have a thickness of less than 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than 1 nm in some preferred embodiments.Source layer 301A is formed over thechannel layer 302A in such a manner that minimizes n-type dopant diffusion from n-type source layer 301A into p-type channel region 302A. Additionally, as shown inFIG. 3C , annFET stack 300C comprising an n-type drain 301C, n-type source 303C, and p-type channel 302C may also be formed in a manner similar topFET stack 300A, with the source on the bottom and the drain on the top. - In some embodiments, a boron-doped
channel layer 302A may be formed by the epitaxial growth of a layer of p-type material on an existing n-type drain layer 303A;drain layer 303A may be formed using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The wafer may be pre-baked in a purified hydrogen (H2) ambient at a temperature greater than about 750° C., and more typically greater than about 850° C. The temperature may then be lowered to about 650° C. or less; for monolayer level growth and doping control, temperatures below about 550° C. are preferred. The dopant gas may comprise diborane (B2H6) and the semiconductor precursors may comprise silane, disilane, trisilane, germane, or any combination thereof. In other embodiments, combinations of intrinsic (undoped) multilayer growth and boron exposure may be used to form p-type channel layer 302A. To preserve the boron doping concentration at the monolayer level,channel layer 302A may be grown using a material in which boron has a relatively low diffusivity, such as Si alloyed with Ge or C (or mixtures thereof). Ge content inchannel layer 302A may be adjusted to tune the threshold voltage of the FET nanopore sensor. The subsequent growth of the n-type source layer 301A onchannel layer 302A may be performed at as low a temperature as possible. Growth ofsource layer 301A may be preformed using phosphine or arsine as dopant gases and silane, disilane, trisilane, any chlorosilane, or germane (or mixtures thereof) as the semiconductor precursors. Preferably, the use of low-temperature growth using higher-order silanes (di-and tri-silanes) allows thesource region 301A to be grown at temperature below about 600° C. -
FET stack 300B shown inFIG. 3B comprises a pFET comprising a heavily doped p-type drain layer 303B, on achannel layer 302B comprising n-doped Si, on a heavily doped p-type source layer 301B. Thedrain layer 303B is first epitaxially grown on silicon on insulator (SOI) ofFIG. 2 , thenchannel layer 302B is epitaxially grown ondrain layer 303B, andsource layer 301B is epitaxially grown onchannel layer 302B. The formation ofchannel region 302B and the subsequent formation ofsource layer 301B may be performed at relatively low temperature, less than about 600° C. to limit diffusive broadening of the abrupt profile. Source anddrain layers source layer 301B anddrain layer 303B may comprise p-type SiGe, SiGe:C or SiC in some embodiments, which may act to reduce boron diffusion intochannel layer 302B.Channel layer 302B comprises abrupt junctions with bothsource layer 301A anddrain layer 303B.Channel layer 302B may have a thickness of less than 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than 1 nm in some preferred embodiments. Additionally, as shown inFIG. 3D , apFET stack 300D comprising an p-type drain 301D, p-type source 303D, and n-type channel 302D may also be formed in a manner similar topFET stack 300B, with the source on the bottom and the drain on the top. - Boron diffusion into
channel layer 302B may also be limited by formation of source/drain cladding layers adjacent tochannel layer 302B to contain the boron fromsource layer 301B anddrain layer 303B. For example, before growth ofchannel region 302B, a cladding layer of SiGe, SiGe:C, or SiC layer may be grown at a relatively low temperature ondrain layer 303B before formation ofchannel layer 302B, which may limit the diffusivity of the boron fromdrain layer 303B. A second cladding layer may then be formed onchannel region 302B before formation ofsource layer 301B.Channel layer 302B may comprise silicon doped n-type dopants such as phosphorus or arsenic, which have relatively low diffusivity.Channel layer 302A may be formed by growing a layer of undoped silicon ondrain layer 303B, and then growingsource layer 301B onundoped channel layer 302B. TheFET stack 300B may then be exposed to the n-type dopants through methods including but not limited to ion implantation, channeled implant, gas-phase diffusion, or other ex-situ methods of inserting n-type dopants. Diffusion of n-type dopants is greater in SiGe alloys than in Si, therefore, the n-type dopants may be transported to thechannel layer 302B throughsource layer 301B at a relatively low temperature to maintain the boron abruptness in theFET stack 300B. Any n-type dopants that diffuse into in thesource layer 301B anddrain layer 303B are insignificant, assource layer 301B anddrain layer 303B are already degenerately doped with boron. - In other embodiments, the
FET stack 205 may comprise dual FETs, as are shown inFIGS. 3E-F .FIG. 3E illustrates adual nFET stack 300E, comprising an n-type source 301E over a p-type channel 302E over a n-type drain 303E over a second p-type channel 304E over an n-type source 305E.Channel regions FIG. 3F illustrates adual pFET stack 300F, comprising a p-type source 301F over a n-type channel 302F over a p-type drain 303F over a second n-type channel 304F over an p-type source 305F.Channel regions - Returning to
FIG. 1 , inblock 102, photolithography and reactive ion etching are performed onbottom silicon nitride 201, thensilicon layer 202 and buriedsilicon oxide layer 203 are etched to formwindow 401 as is shown inFIG. 4 . Etching may comprise use of a potassium hydroxide (KOH) or a Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution at 80° C. Inblock 103,bottom silicon nitride 201 and/ortop silicon nitride 206 may be optionally removed using reactive ion etching, as is shown inFIG. 6 . - In
block 104, a nanopore (501, 701) is formed inFET stack 205 andsilicon 204, as is shown inFIGS. 5 and 7 . In the embodiment ofFIG. 5 ,top silicon nitride 206 is present, and thenanopore 501 is formed inFET stack 205,silicon 204, andtop silicon nitride 206. In the embodiment ofFIG. 7 ,top silicon nitride 206 has been removed (as shown inFIG. 6 ), and the nanopore is formed inFET stack 205 andsilicon 204. Nanopore (501, 701) may be sized according to the type of biomolecules or DNA the sensor is used to detect in some embodiments. The gate dielectric layer (502, 702) is then formed to coat the surface of the nanopore (501, 701). Gate dielectric layer (502, 702) may comprise a high-k oxide material in some embodiments, and may comprise a bilayer of SiO2/HfO2 in some embodiments. The gate dielectric layer (502, 702) may be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) in some embodiments. -
FIG. 8 illustrates an embodiment of amethod 800 for forming a FET nanopore sensor comprising a metal silicide source and drain.FIG. 8 is discussed with respect toFIGS. 9-13 . In block 801, asilicon membrane 901 is formed betweenisolation regions 902A-B, as shown inFIG. 9 . The top and bottom surfaces ofsilicon membrane 901 may be cleaned using SC1 or SC2-based chemistry without use of megasonics, to preserve the integrity ofsilicon membrane 901. In some embodiments, the cleaning may comprise a 10 part per million (ppm) O3/Di water+1:1:40 NH4OH:H2O2:H2O, at 35° C., for 5 minutes, followed by 1:100 HCl:Di water, at 60° C., for 5 minutes. Asilicon oxide layer 903 is then formed on the top side of the cleanedsilicon membrane 901.Silicon oxide layer 903 may be formed at a relatively low temperature. After formation ofsilicon oxide layer 903, any native oxide located on the bottom side ofsilicon membrane 903 is etched using, for example, hydrofluoric acid. - In
block 802, ametal layer 1001 and acapping layer 1002 are formed on the bottom side ofsilicon membrane 901, as shown inFIG. 10 .Metal layer 1001 may comprise platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), titanium (Ti), erbium (Er), ytterbium (Yb) or nickel platinum (NiPt) in some embodiments. Cappinglayer 1002 may comprise titanium nitride (TiN), or tungsten (W) in some embodiments, and may have a thickness of about 15 nm. Inblock 803,silicon oxide layer 903 is removed, as shown inFIG. 11 .Silicon oxide layer 903 may be removed using hydrofluoric acid in some embodiments.Metal layer 1101 andcapping layer 1102 are then formed on the top side ofsilicon membrane 901.Metal layer 1101 may comprise platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), titanium (Ti), or nickel platinum (NiPt) in some embodiments. Cappinglayer 1102 may comprise titanium nitride (TiN), or tungsten (W) in some embodiments, and may have a thickness of about 15 nm. - In
block 804, thedevice 1100 ofFIG. 11 is annealed to formmetal silicide layers 1201A-B, as shown inFIG. 12 . Portions ofsilicon membrane 901 react withmetal layers metal silicide layers 1201A-B. The annealing may comprise rapid thermal annealing, or furnace annealing in some embodiments. Inblock 805, cappinglayers FIG. 13 . Cappinglayers metal layers metal silicide layers 1201A-B are also removed. Then, ananopore 1301 is formed in the FET stack comprisingmetal silicide layers 1201A-B andsilicon membrane 901.Nanopore 1301 may be sized according to the type of biomolecules or DNA the sensor is used to detect in some embodiments.Metal silicide layer 1201A comprises the FET source,silicon membrane 901 comprises the FET channel, andmetal silicide layer 1201B comprises the FET drain. Thegate dielectric layer 1302 is then formed to coat the surface of thenanopore 1301.Gate dielectric layer 1302 may comprise a silicon dioxide or high-k oxide material in some embodiments, and may comprise a bilayer of SiO2/HfO2 in some embodiments. Thegate dielectric layer 1302 may be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) in some embodiments. -
FIG. 14 illustrates an embodiment of amethod 1400 of operating a nanopore FET sensor.FIG. 14 is discussed with respect toFIG. 15 . Inblock 1401,sensor 1500 is placed inelectrolyte 1505.Electrolyte 1505 may contain one ormore DNA strands 1509, and/orbiomolecules 1508.Sensor 1500 comprisesnanopore 1507 through source 1501 a-b, channel 1502 a-b, and drain 1503 a-b, surrounded bygate dielectric 1504. Channel 1502 a-b may have a channel length of less than about 3 nm in some embodiments, and less than about 1 nm in some preferred embodiments. Source 1501 a-b, channel 1502 a-b, and drain 1503 a-b may comprise a FET stack formed in accordance with any of the embodiments discussed above with respect toFIGS. 1-13 . In some embodiments,sensor 1500 may further comprisetop silicon nitride 206 as is shown inFIG. 5 . - In
block 1402,electrode 1506 is placed inelectrolyte 1505.Electrode 1506 may comprise silver or silver chloride in some embodiments. Inblock 1403, a gate voltage in the sub-threshold regime is applied toelectrode 1506, a source voltage is applied to source 1501 a-b, and a drain voltage is applied to drain 1503 a-b. The drain voltage may be about 50 millivolts (mV) in some embodiments. The source, gate, and drain voltages may comprise constant voltages. The applied voltages cause a drain current to flow between source 1501 a-b to drain 1503 a-b, across the interface between channel 1502 a-b andgate dielectric 1504. - In
block 1404, aDNA strand 1509 or abiomolecule 1508 pass throughnanopore 1507. A vacuum pump (not shown) may be used to force theDNA strands 1509 and/orbiomolecules 1508 throughnanopore 1507 in some embodiments. AsDNA 1509 orbiomolecules 1508 pass the channel layer 1502 a-b in thenanopore 1507, the drain current insensor 1500 changes due to the presence ofDNA strand 1509 orbiomolecules 1508. Inblock 1405, thebiomolecules 1508 are detected based on the change in the drain current, or theDNA strand 1509 is sequenced based on the change in the drain current. - The technical effects and benefits of exemplary embodiments include formation of a biomolecule sensor that may also be used to sequence DNA, and does not require a coating to bind the biomolecules.
- The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
- The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
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