Single-oriented thin film interconnects in LSI technology prepared based on the epitxial relationships
Project/Area Number |
08650361
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Electronic materials/Electric materials
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Research Institution | Kitami Institute of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
NOYA Atsushi Kitami Institute of Technology, Prof., 工学部, 教授 (60133807)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKEYAMA Mayumi.B. Kitami Institute of Technology, Assoc.Prof., 工学部, 助教授 (80236512)
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Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1997
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
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Keywords | LSI / oriented thin films / metal / semiconductor contacts / epitaxial growth |
Research Abstract |
Metal/semiconductor contacts with a stacking structure consisting of a single oriented thin film of interconnects on a single oriented diffusion barrier deposited on Si are developed. The contacts of (1) Al (001)/YSi_<2-x>/Si (001), (2) Cu (111) /W (110) /Si(100), (3) Cu (110) /ZrN (100) /Si (100), (4) Cu (111) /Ta-W (110) /Si (100), and (5) Al (111) /Ta-W (110) /Si (100) are successfully prepared. The epitaxial growth of each layr in the contact of (1) and the oriented layrs in those of (2) - (5) are confirmed by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The contact of (1) fails due to the formation of Al_3Y compound upon annealing for 1 h at temperatures over 450゚C.Since the epitaxial relationships restrict the combination of materials used in the contacts, the thermal stability is not always compatible with the formation of epitaxial contacts. The contacts with single oriented layrs, on the other hand, are stable upon annealing at high temperatures. The [110] oriented W barrier is consumed by a uniform silicidation reaction, and the contact is sable upon annealing at 690゚C for 1 h, while the polycrystalline W barrier fails before the silicidation reaction occurs. The ZrN barrier is stable upon annealing at 750゚C,but fails due to re-crystallization upon annealing at 800゚C.The solid solution of Ta-W barrier shows an excellent barrier property as compared with each component barrier. The Ta_<0.5>W_<0.5> barrier is the most stable among alloys with different compositions, which tolerates upon annealing at 700゚C.The [111] texture of Al is grown on the Ta-W barriers, and is useful for the electromigration torelant contacts.
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