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

Autor: Liao, Wen, Bost, Daniel, Ekerdt, John G.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: AMC 2015 – Advanced Metallization Conference
Druh dokumentu: Text<br />Conference Material
Popis: 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.
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