FIRST-PHASE NUCLEATION OF METAL-RICH SILICIDE IN TA/SI SYSTEMS

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NOYA, A
TAKEYAMA, M
SASAKI, K
NAKANISHI, T
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[1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology
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10.1063/1.357394
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Solid-phase reactions in the interfacial region of Ta/(100)Si systems have been studied by x-ray diffraction and Auger electron spectroscopy. The metal-rich silicide of Ta5Si3, which has never been observed in Ta/Si systems so far, is first nucleated at annealing temperatures of 600-650 degrees C in the first stage of the reaction. Subsequent annealing at 700 degrees C leads to the formation of a TaSi2 phase, and the metal-rich phase is replaced by TaSi2 at annealing temperatures over 700 degrees C by the out-diffusion of Si.
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