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This paper proposes and develops a new technique based on low temperature conductance method to quantitatively evaluate the trap densities around NiGe/Ge Schottky junction interface and their time constants. It is found that the Schottky barrier height (SBH) in the NiGe/Ge junction is related with these junction traps. Additionally, the traps around junction interface could strongly affect the electrical properties of Ge MOSFETs, especially the OFF-state currents. INDEX TERMS Germanium, Schottky junction, traps around junction interface, low temperature conductance method.

The impact of channel thickness on the negative-bias temperature instability (NBTI) behaviors has been studied for the Germanium-on-Insulator (Ge-OI) pMOSFETs. It is found that the permanent and recoverable defects are generated simultaneously during the NBTI stress of Ge-OI pMOSFETs. The lower NBTI is confirmed for the Ge-OI pMOSFETs with a thinner channel, due to the reduction of the band bending of Ev under a fixed electrical field of NBTI stress. Thus, the channel thickness scaling could be an effective method to improve the NBTI reliability for Ge-OI pMOSFETs.