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Growth of Ultra-thin Ruthenium and Ruthenium Alloy Films for Copper Barriers

We report approaches to grow ultrathin Ru films for application as a seed layer and Cu diffusion barrier. For chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with Ru3(CO)12 we show the role surface hydroxyl groups have in nucleating the Ru islands that grow into a continuous film in a Volmer-Weber process, and how the nucleation density can be increased by applying a CO or NH3 overpressure. Thinner continuous films evolve in the presence of a CO overpressure. We report an optimun ammonia overpressure for Ru nucleation and that leads to deposition of smoother Ru thin films. Finally, we report a comparison of amorphous Ru films that are alloyed with P or B and demonstrate 3-nm thick amorphous Ru(B) films function as a Cu diffusion barrier.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:20512
Date22 July 2016
CreatorsLiao, Wen, Bost, Daniel, Ekerdt, John G.
PublisherTechnische Universität Chemnitz
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:conferenceObject, info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject, doc-type:Text
SourceAMC 2015 – Advanced Metallization Conference
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relationurn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-206986, qucosa:20503

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