Carbon nanotube via interconnect technologies: size-classified catalyst nanoparticles and low-resistance ohmic contact formation

被引:65
作者
Awano, Y.
Sato, S.
Kondo, D.
Ohfuti, M.
Kawabata, A.
Nihei, M.
Yokoyama, N.
机构
[1] Fujitsu Labs Ltd, Nanotechnol Res Ctr, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430197, Japan
[2] Fujitsu Ltd, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430197, Japan
来源
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE | 2006年 / 203卷 / 14期
关键词
Carbon nanotubes;
D O I
10.1002/pssa.200622415
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We propose a new approach to fabricating carbon nanotube (CNT) via interconnects for future LSIs, which uses preformed catalyst nanoparticles to grow the CNTs. A newly designed impactor provided size-classified catalyst particles. For the new approach, we employ a TiN contact layer which is more resistant to oxidation and enables us to form a lower resistance ohmic contact between CNTs and wiring layers. The resultant CNT-via resistance was 0.59 Omega for 2-mu m vias, which is the smallest ever reported. We also study the CNT nucleation process using molecular dynamics and discuss how to remove amorphous carbon from the nucleation process. (c) 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:3611 / 3616
页数:6
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