The correlation between the chemical compositions and optical properties of TiSixNy as an embedded layer for AttPSM in 193 nm

Autor: Wen-an Loong, Wen-long Yeh, Cheng-ming Lin, Show-ping Tseng
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Microelectronic Engineering. :481-487
ISSN: 0167-9317
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-9317(01)00540-8
Popis: We reported that the optical and physical properties of TiSi x N y thin films formed by sputtering are suitable to be used as an embedded layer in 193 nm. The TiSi x N y films were deposited under DC power of Ti target 170–220 W, RF power of Si target 50–110 W, Ar 50 sccm and N 2 3–7 sccm. The increasing of the atomic percentage of nitrogen in TiSi x N y has a good agreement with its n and k . With the formation of Si 3 N 4 and TiN structures, the TiSi x N y thin film’s n started to increase, k to decrease. After the saturation of formations of Si 3 N 4 and TiN structures, the Si and Ti states started to show up, resulted this thin film’s n to decrease, and k to increase. The n and k values were calculated by our modified R – T (reflectance–transmittance) method. Controlling a thin film’s compositions during sputtering could allow the manipulation of its n and k .
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