Boundary properties of functions defined on a region with angular points. II

Author(s):  
S. M. Nikol′skiĭ
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Author(s):  
L. M. Gignac ◽  
K. P. Rodbell

As advanced semiconductor device features shrink, grain boundaries and interfaces become increasingly more important to the properties of thin metal films. With film thicknesses decreasing to the range of 10 nm and the corresponding features also decreasing to sub-micrometer sizes, interface and grain boundary properties become dominant. In this regime the details of the surfaces and grain boundaries dictate the interactions between film layers and the subsequent electrical properties. Therefore it is necessary to accurately characterize these materials on the proper length scale in order to first understand and then to improve the device effectiveness. In this talk we will examine the importance of microstructural characterization of thin metal films used in semiconductor devices and show how microstructure can influence the electrical performance. Specifically, we will review Co and Ti silicides for silicon contact and gate conductor applications, Ti/TiN liner films used for adhesion and diffusion barriers in chemical vapor deposited (CVD) tungsten vertical wiring (vias) and Ti/AlCu/Ti-TiN films used as planar interconnect metal lines.


2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 363-369
Author(s):  
Youn-Woo Hong ◽  
Young-Jin Lee ◽  
Sei-Ki Kim ◽  
Jin-Ho Kim

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Cheng ◽  
C. M. Shyu

ABSTRACTWe have studied the photoconductivity of grain boundaries in p–type silicon. The result demonstrates the applicability of the technique for the measurement of minority carrier recombination velocity at the grain boundary. The experimental data are consistent with the thought that the recombination velocity increases with the boundary state density and light intensity.


2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-170
Author(s):  
Ryan J. Phillips

This article examines the boundary work of frames and the methodological significance of understanding this work when conducting rhetorical framing analysis. While the boundary properties of frames have been theorized by scholars, there remains a lack of clear engagement with how to effectively address these discursive boundaries methodically. I argue that agenda-dismissal, which makes use of both prolepses and blind spots, ought to be addressed in addition to agenda-setting and agenda-extension when conducting rhetorical framing analysis. A case study is provided in which the rhetorical framing of vegan parenting in online news media is analyzed and critiqued for confining the issue within a dominant health-based frame. Strategies for dismantling discursive boundaries and reframing public issues are also considered within the context of the case study.


AIP Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 056028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Fujisaki ◽  
Atsushi Furuya ◽  
Yuji Uehara ◽  
Koichi Shimizu ◽  
Tadashi Ataka ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 1930-1937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Lejček ◽  
Aleš Jäger ◽  
Viera Gärtnerová

1954 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Bagemihl ◽  
W. Seidel

2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (9) ◽  
pp. 3935-3947
Author(s):  
Mathieu Meyer ◽  
Shlomo Reisner

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