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Dimitrios Skarlatos

Dimitrios Skarlatos
Title:   Assistant Professor 
Sector:   The Condensed Matter Division 
E-mail:   dskar[_at_]physics.upatras.gr 
Phone:   (+30) 2610 997475    Fax:  (+30) 2610 996089 
Office:  Ground floor / New Building of Physics Department       
Address:  Department of Physics / University of Patras, GR 26500 Patras Greece   


Courses


C.V.
Dimitrios Skarlatos was born at 1966 in Athens, Greece. 

 

Education:     

                   

A) Ph.D. Physics (29/6/2000). Department of Physics / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-Greece

Title of Thesis : "The role of Silicon point and extended defects in MOS transistor operation".

B) M.Sc. Condensed Matter Physics (8/4/1993). Department of Physics / University of Crete-Greece.

C) B.Sc. Physics (7/9/1990). Department of Physics / National and Kapodistrian University of Athens-Greece.

Title of Diploma Thesis : "Monte Carlo simulations of Ion Implantation"

 

Professional Positions: 

10/7/2007- present : Assistant Professor / Department of Physics / University of Patras, Patras-Greece

Speciallity : "Experimental Physics of Microelectronic Materials"

[Section of Condensed Matter - Microelectronic and Composite Materials Research Group]

1/7/2000-9/7/2007: Postdoctoral Research Associate / Institute of Microelectronics / NCSR "DEMOKRITOS" / Athens-Greece

Academic years 2004-2006 : Teaching Assistant / Technological Educational Institution of Pireus / Department of Electronics / Pireus,Greece

Academic years 2000-2003 : Laboratory Assistant / Technological Educational Institution of Athens / Department of Electronics / Athens,Greece 





Scientific Interests
Microelectronics

Front-End processes and simulations for Group-IV Semiconductors (Silicon, strained-Si, Germanium) CMOS applications

- Study of dopant diffusion and activation phenomena for shallow junctions formation in Silicon and Germanium

- Study of point-extended defects interactions in Silicon and Germanium

-Growth and characterization of gate dielectrics (thermal oxides, thermal oxynitrides, ALD deposited high-k dielectrics)

for Si, strained-Si and Ge MOS technology

Non-Volatile memory devices

-Nanocrystal memory devices




Publications
  1. L.F.Giles, M.Omri, B.de Mauduit, A.Claverie, D.Skarlatos, D.Tsoukalas, A.Nejim, “Coarsening of End-of-Range defects in ion-implanted silicon annealed in neutral and oxidizing ambients”
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, B 148, p.273- 278, 1999
  2. D.Skarlatoς, M.Omri, A.Claverie and D.Tsoukalas, “Estimation of the number of interstitial atoms injected in Silicon during thin oxide formation”
    Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 146(6), p.2276-2283, 1999
  3. D.Tsoukalas, D.Skarlatos and J.Stoemenos , “Investigation of the interaction between silicon interstitials and dislocation loops using the wafer bonding technique”
    Journal of Applied Physics, 87(12), p.8380-8384, 2000
  4. D.Skarlatos, D.Tsoukalas, L.F.Giles and A.Claverie, “Point defect injection during nitrous oxidation of Silicon in the low temperature regime”
    Journal of Applied Physics, 87(3), p.1103-1109, 2000
  5. F.Cristiano, B.Colombeau, J.Grisolia, B.de Mauduit, L.F.Giles, M.Omri, D.Skarlatos D.Tsoukalas, and A.Claverie, “Influence of the annealing ambient on the relative thermal stability of dislocation loops in silicon”
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, B 178, p.84-88, 2001
  6. D.Tsoukalas, D.Skarlatos and J.Stoemenos, “Investigation of the influence of a dislocation loop layer on interstitial kinetics during thermal oxidation of silicon”
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, B178, p.180-183, 2001
  7. P.Normand, E.Kapetanakis, P.Dimitrakis, D.Skarlatos, D.Tsoukalas, K.Beltsios, A.Claverie,G.Benassayag,C.Bonafos,M.Carrada,N.Cherkashin,,V.Soncini,A.Agarwal,Ch.Sohl, M.Ameen, “Effect of annealing conditions on charge storage of Si nanocrystal memory devices obtained by low – energy – ion beam synthesis”
    Microelectronic Engineering 67 – 68, p. 629 –634, 2003
  8. A.Kanjilal, J.Lundsgaard Hansen, P.Gaiduk, A.Nylandsted Larsen, N.Cherkashin, A.Claverie ,P.Normand, E.Kapetanakis, D.Skarlatos and D.Tsoukalas, “Structural and electrical properties of silicon dioxide layers with embedded germanium nanocrystals grown by molecular beam epitaxy”
    Applied Physics Letters, 82(8), p.1212-1214, 2003
  9. E.Kapetanakis, D.Skarlatos, C.Tsamis , P.Normand and D.Tsoukalas, “Influence of implantation energy on the electrical properties of ultra – thin gate oxides grown on nitrogen implanted Si - substrates”.
    Applied Physics Letters, 82(26), p.4764 - 4766, 2003
  10. P.Dimitrakis, E.Kapetanakis, P.Normand, D.Skarlatos, D.Tsoukalas,K.Beltsios, A.Claverie, G.Benassayag, C.Bonafos, D.Chassaing,V.Soncini., “MOS memory structures by very – low – energy – implanted Si in thin SiO2”
    Materials Science and Engineering B 101, p. 14 – 18, 2003
  11. D.Skarlatos, C.Tsamis and D.Tsoukalas, “Oxidation of nitrogen – implanted silicon: Energy dependence of oxide growth and defect characterization of the silicon substrate”
    Journal of Applied Physics, 93(3), p.1832-1838, 2003
  12. P. Dimitrakis, E. Kapetanakis, D. Tsoukalas, D. Skarlatos, C. Bonafos, G. Ben Asssayag, A. Claverie, M. Perego, M. Fanciulli, V. Soncini, R. Sotgiu, A. Agarwal, M. Ameen, P. Normand , “Silicon nanocrystal memory devices obtained by ultra-low-energy ion-beam-synthesis”
    Solid State Electronics, 48, p.1511-1517, 2004
  13. D.Skarlatos , M.Perego , C.Tsamis , S.Ferrari , M.Fanciulli and D.Tsoukalas , “Nitrogen distribution during oxidation of low and medium energy nitrogen – implanted Silicon”
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, B 216, p.75-79, 2004
  14. D.Skarlatos, E. Kapetanakis, P. Normand, C.Tsamis M. Perego, S.Ferrari, M. Fanciulli and D.Tsoukalas, “Oxidation of nitrogen – implanted silicon : Comparison of nitrogen distribution and electrical properties of oxides formed by very low and medium energy N2+ implantation”
    Journal of Applied Physics, 96(1), p.300-309, 2004
  15. P. Normand, P. Dimitrakis, E. Kapetanakis, D. Skarlatos, K. Beltsios, D. Tsoukalas, C. Bonafos, H. Coffin, G. Benassayag, A Claverie, V. Soncini, A. Agarwal, Ch. Sohl, M. Ameen, “Processing issues in silicon nanocrystal manufacturing by ultra-low-energy ion-beam-synthesis for non-volatile memory applications”
    Microelectronic Engineering, 73-74, p. 730 – 735, 2004
  16. P. Normand, E. Kapetanakis, P. Dimitrakis, D. Skarlatos, K. Beltsios, D. Tsoukalas, C. Bonafos, G. Ben Asssayag, N. Cherkashin, A. Claverie, J. A.Van Den Berg, V. Soncini, A. Agarwal, M. Ameen, M. Perego, M. Fanciulli., .“Nanocrystals manufacturing by ultra-low-energy ion-beam-synthesis for nonvolatile memory applications”
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, B 216, p.228-238, 2004
  17. C.Tsamis, D.Skarlatos,V. Valamontes,G.BenAssayag, A.Claverie and W. Lerch. , “Injection of point defects during annealing of low energy arsenic – implanted Silicon”
    Materials Science and Engineering B 124-125, p. 261-265, 2005
  18. D.Skarlatos , C.Tsamis , M. Perego, M.Fanciulli and D.Tsoukalas. , “Interstitial injection during oxidation of very - low energy nitrogen implanted – Silicon”
    Materials Science and Engineering B 124-125, p.. 314-318, 2005
  19. C.Tsamis, D.Skarlatos,V. Valamontes,G.BenAssayag, A.Claverie and W. Lerch. , “Interstitial injection in silicon after high dose low energy arsenic implantation and annealing”
    Applied Physics Letters 87, 201903, 2005
  20. D.Skarlatos, C.Tsamis M. Perego and M. Fanciulli , “Oxidation Enhanced Diffusion of boron in very low energy N2+ - implanted Silicon ”
    Journal of Applied Physics 97(1), , 2005
  21. A. Chroneos , D. Skarlatos ,C. Tsamis , A. Christofi, D.S. McPhail and R. Hung, ‘‘Implantation and diffusion of phosphorous in germanium’’
    Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (9), p.640-643, 2006
  22. D. Skarlatos , P. Tsouroutas, V.Em. Vamvakas and C. Tsamis , ‘‘Non-conservative Ostwald ripening of a dislocation loop layer under inert nitrogen - rich SiO2/Si interfaces’’
    Journal of Applied Physics(99), 103507, 2006
  23. N. Kelaidis, D. Skarlatos, V. Ioannou-Sougleridis, C. Tsamis, Ph. Komninou, B. Kellerman and M. Seacrist, ‘‘Oxidation of very low energy nitrogen-implanted strained-silicon’’
    Materials Science and Engineering B 135, p.199-202, 2006
  24. D. Skarlatos and C. Tsamis, “Modeling of low energy-high dose arsenic diffusion in silicon in the presence of clustering-induced interstitial generation”
    Journal of Applied Physics 102 (4), 043532, 2007
  25. N.Ioannou, D.Skarlatos, C.Tsamis, C. A. Krontiras , S.N.Georga, A.Christofi and D.S.McPhail, “Germanium substrate loss during low temperature annealing and its influence on ion – implanted phosphorous dose loss”
    Applied Physics Letters, 101910, 2008
  26. N. Kelaidis, V. Ioannou-Sougleridis, D. Skarlatos, C. Tsamis, C. A. Krontiras , S.N.Georga , B. Kellerman and M. Seacrist, “Influence of thermal processing on the electrical characteristics of MOS capacitors on strained – silicon substrates”
    Thin Solid Films (517), 350-352, 2008
  27. N. Kelaidis, D. Skarlatos and C. Tsamis, “Simulations of the electrical characteristics of MOS capacitors on strained – silicon substrates”
    Physica Status Solidi C 5(12), 3647 -3650, 2008
  28. V.Ioannou – Sougleridis, N.Kelaidis , C.Tsamis, D.Skarlatos, S.N.Georga, C.A.Krontiras, Ph.Komninou, B. Kellerman and M. Seacrist , “Study of interfacial defects induced during the oxidation of ultrathin strained silicon layers”
    Journal of Applied Physics 105(1), 114503, 2009
  29. N. Ioannou, D. Skarlatos, N. Z. Vouroutzis, S. N. Georga, C. A. Krontiras and C. Tsamis, “Gallium Implantation and Diffusion in Crystalline Germanium”
    Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 13(3), p. H70-H72, 2010
  30. V.Ioannou-Sougleridis, N.Kelaidis, D.Skarlatos, C.Tsamis, S.N.Georga, C.A.Krontiras, Ph.Komninou, Th.Speliotis, P.Dimitrakis, B. Kellerman and M. Seacrist , “Influence of thermal oxidation on the interfacial properties of ultrathin Strained Silicon layers”
    Thin Solid Films, p. 5456–5463, 2011
  31. L.Sygellou, V.Gianneta, N.Xanthopoulos, D.Skarlatos, S.Georga, C.Krontiras, S.Ladas, S. Kennou, “ZrO2 and Al2O3 thin films on Ge(100) grown by ALD : An XPS investigation”
    Surface Science Spectra Vol18, p. 58-67, 2011
  32. M.Botzakaki, A.Kerasidou, L.Sygellou, V.Ioannou-Sougleridis, N.Xanthopoulos, S.Kennou, S. Ladas, N.Z.Vouroutzis, Th.Speliotis and D.Skarlatos, “Interfacial properties of ALD-deposited Al2O3 / p-type Germanium MOS structures: influence of oxidized Ge interfacial layer dependent on Al2O3 thickness”
    ECS Solid State Letters, 1(2), p.32-34, 2012
  33. D.Skarlatos, M.Bersani, M.Barozzi, D.Giubertoni, N.Z.Vouroutzis, V.Ioannou-Sougleridis, “Nitrogen implantation and diffusion in crystalline Germanium: implantation energy, temperature and Ge surface protection dependence”
    ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology,1(6), p.315-319, 2012
  34. N.Nikolaou, V. Ioannou-Sougleridis, P. Dimitrakis, P.Normand, D. Skarlatos, K. Giannakopoulos, K. Kukli, J. Niinistö, M. Ritala, M.Leskelä, “The effect of oxygen source in atomic layer deposited Al2O3 as blocking oxide in MANOS memory capacitors”
    Thin Solid Films (accepted), p.xxxx-xxxx, 2012
  35. M.Vasilopoulou, S.Kennou, S.Ladas, S. N. Georga, M.Botzakaki, D. Skarlatos, C.A. Krontiras, N.A.Stathopoulos, P.Argitis and L.C. Palilis , “Atomic layer deposited zirconium oxide electron injection layer for efficient organic light emitting diodes”
    Organic Electronics: physics, materials, applications, 14 (1), p.312-319, 2013
  36. D.Skarlatos, M.Bersani, M. Barozzi, N.Z.Vouroutzis, V.Ioannou-Sougleridis, “Diffusion of implanted Nitrogen in Germanium”
    Physica Status Solidi C Current Topics in Solid State Physics, 10 (1), p. 60-63, 2013
  37. M. Botzakaki, A. Kerasidou, N. Xanthopoulos, D. Skarlatos, S. Kennou, S. Ladas, S.N. Georga and C.A. Krontiras, “Electrical characteristics of ALD deposited Al2O3 thin films on p-typeGermanium substrates”
    Physica Status Solidi C Current Topics in Solid State Physics, 10 (1), p. 137-140, 2013



Other Info
Participation in European Research Projects

(a) ESPRIT - RAPID (Redistribution and Activation Phenomena in Integrated Circuit and Device Manufacturing) [1/6/1997-1/6/2000]

(b) GROWTH - NEON (Nanoparticles for Electronic Applications) [1/2/2001-30/12/2004]

(c) IST - FRENDTECH (Front-End models for silicon Future Technology) [1/9/2001-1/10/2004]

Participation in National  Research Projects (GSRT : Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology):

(d)GSRT-PENED-03ED496,“Dopant diffusion and activation in Group-IV semiconductors (Strained Silicon and Germanium) for novel nanoelectronic devices”  [11/2005-12/2008]

(e)GSRT-NON-EU-204,Process-induced strain modification in strained silicon layers and influence on device performance” [1/2006-12/2007]

(f)University of Patras Karatheodory-2009,"Front-End Processes for Germanium MOS applications" [1/2/2010-present] [Coordinator]

(g)GSRT-HERAKLEITOS II,12/244/5, "Charge trapping devices (memories) based on novel high-k dielectrics" [Accepted.Beginning 1/10/2010] [Coordinator] 

(h)GSRT-HERAKLEITOS II,12/138/5,"Growth and characterization of high-k dielectrics on group-IV semiconductor substrates" [Accepted.Beginning 1/10/2010]

Theses already and currently supervised :

 BsC Theses :  4 completed and 2 in progress

MsC Theses : 3 completed

PhD Theses : 1 in progress

International Conferences: 28 (2 Invited)

National Conferences Proceedings : 16

Citations : 300

Other Academic Activities :

(a) Member of University of Patras Internal Scientific Network "NANO-DEMA" (Nano-Devices and Materials) [http://nanodema.upatras.gr]

(b) Member of Scientific Society MICRO and NANO [http://imel.demokritos.gr/micro-nano/home.html]

(c) Member of University of Patras Electron Microscopy Laboratory Comitee [http://www.electronmicroscopylab.upatras.gr]