  High performance InGaAs gate-all-around (GAA) nanowire MOSFETs with channel
length (Lch) down to 20nm have been fabricated by integrating a higher-k
LaAlO3-based gate stack with an equivalent oxide thickness of 1.2nm. It is
found that inserting an ultrathin (0.5nm) Al2O3 interfacial layer between
higher-k and InGaAs can significantly improve the interface quality and reduce
device variation. As a result, a record low subthreshold swing of 63mV/dec has
been demonstrated at sub-80nm Lch for the first time, making InGaAs GAA
nanowire devices a strong candidate for future low-power transistors.

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics