DIFFUSION BARRIER PROPERTIES OF TIW BETWEEN SI AND CU

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WANG, SQ [1 ]
SUTHAR, S [1 ]
HOEFLICH, C [1 ]
BURROW, BJ [1 ]
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[1] SIGNET CO, MAT ANAL GRP, SUNNYVALE, CA 94088 USA
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10.1063/1.353135
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100-nm-thick TiW (30 at. % Ti) films were used as diffusion barriers between silicon substrates and thin Cu films. Sheet resistance measurements, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, Auger electron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and x-ray diffractometry indicated the absence of interdiffusion and structural change for unpatterned Si/TiW/Cu samples up to 775-degrees-C if there was no exposure to air between TiW and Cu deposition and 850-degrees-C if there was an exposure, respectively. Leakage current measurements showed no deterioration of diode junctions up to 725-degrees-C for TiW without air exposure and 775-degrees-C for air-exposed TiW.
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