TEM Studies of Plasma Deposited Tungsten and Tungsten Nitride Barriers for Thermally Stable Metallization

1993 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Woo Lee ◽  
Yong Tae Kim ◽  
Suk-Ki Min ◽  
Choochon Lee ◽  
Jeong Yong Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Lattice Constant ◽  
Diffusion Barrier ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Tungsten Nitride ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposited ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

ABSTRACTPlasma enhanced chemical vapor deposited tungsten nitride (PECVD-W67N33) thin film has been proposed as a diffusion barrier. The resistivity and lattice constant of PECVD-W67N33 are 110-28 μΩ-cm and 4.134 Å, respectively and this film has compressive stress of 2.6 × 1010 dyne/cm2. Thermal stability of PECVD-W67N33 as a diffusion barrier reveals that the interdiffusions between Al or W and Si substrate can be prevented by N interstitial atoms in fcc-W2N grains and grain boundaries.

Thermal Stability of Amorphous-like WNx/W Bilayered Diffusion Barrier for Chemical Vapor Deposited-Tungsten/p+-Si Contact System

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (Part 1, No. 3A) ◽  
pp. 1343-1351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kow-Ming Chang ◽  
I-Chung Deng ◽  
Ta-Hsun Yeh ◽  
Kuen-Der Lain ◽  
Chao-Ming Fu
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Diffusion Barrier ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Contact System ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposited ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Thermal stability of PECVD W-B-N thin film as a diffusion barrier

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
YongTae Kim ◽  
Dong J. Kim ◽  
Chang W. Lee ◽  
Jong-Wan Park
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Diffusion Barrier ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

Characteristics of Molybdenum Nitride Thin Film by N2+ Ion Implantation

1999 ◽  
Vol 563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Joon Kim ◽  
Ik-Soo Kim ◽  
Yong Tae Kim ◽  
Jong-Wan Park
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Tensile Stress ◽  
Ion Implantation ◽  
Molybdenum Nitride ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Post Annealing ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

AbstractMolybdenum nitride thin films were prepared by N2+ implantation with acceleration energy of 20 keV and the ion dose of 3×1017 ions/cm2. The structural property and thermal stability of the films were investigated by XRD, AES, AFM and RBS. The crystal structure of N2+ implanted molybdenum thin films (Mo-N2+) which had microcrystalline state was transformed to γ-Mo2N phase with a preferred (111) orientation after a post-annealing at 500 °C for 30min. However, a silicide reaction was not observed even after the annealing at 700 °C, which is due to the modification of the interface between Mo thin film and Si substrate by N2+ implantation. Also, Cu diffusion did not seem to be induced by the annealing at 700 °C for 30 min. The internal stress of the Mo-N2+ thin films during post-annealing at 600 °C for 30min was found to change from highly compressive stress to low tensile stress.

Effects of Nitrogen on Preventing the Crystallization of Amorphous Ta-Si-N Diffusion Barrier

1997 ◽  
Vol 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Joon Kim ◽  
Soon Pil Jeon ◽  
Yong Tae Kim ◽  
Jong-Wan Park
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Diffusion Barrier ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Amorphous State ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

ABSTRACTAmorphous Ta-Si-N thin film was deposited by dc sputterring of Ta5Si3 target in (Ar+N2) atmosphere. The crystal structure and the thermal stability of Ta-Si-N thin films were investigated by XRD, RBS, AES, Nomarski microscope, and TEM. When the concentration of nitrogen in Ta-Si-N thin film was higher than 40 at.%, the Ta-Si-N thin film remained the amorphous state after the annealing at 1100°C for 60 min. In this case, the Cu diffusion was prevented by the amorphous Ta-Si-N thin film even if the annealing temperature increased up to 900°C for 30 min. Whereas, the Ta-Si-N thin film with nitrogen concentration less than 40 at. % was transformed from the amorphous to the polycrystalline TaSi2 phases after the annealing at 900°C for 60 min and failed to prevent the Cu diffusion after the annealing at 700°C for 30 min.

Effects of Nitrogen on Preventing the Crystallization of Amorphous Ta-Si-N Diffusion Barrier

1997 ◽  
Vol 472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Joon Kim ◽  
Soon Pil Jeong ◽  
Yong Tae Kim ◽  
Jong-Wan Park
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Diffusion Barrier ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Amorphous State ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

ABSTRACTAmorphous Ta-Si-N thin film was deposited by dc sputterring of Ta5Si3 target in (Ar+N2) atmosphere. The crystal structure and the thermal stability of Ta-Si-N thin films were investigated by XRD, RBS, AES, Nomarski microscope, and TEM. When the concentration of nitrogen in Ta-Si-N thin film was higher than 40 at.%, the Ta-Si-N thin film remained the amorphous state after the annealing at 1100°C for 60 min. In this case, the Cu diffusion was prevented by the amorphous Ta-Si-N thin film even if the annealing temperature increased up to 900°C for 30 min. Whereas, the Ta-Si-N thin film with nitrogen concentration less than 40 at. % was transformed from the amorphous to the polycrystalline TaSi2 phases after the annealing at 900°C for 60 min and failed to prevent the Cu diffusion after the annealing at 700°C for 30 min.

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