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Evaluation of the thermal stability of TiW/Cu heterojunctions using a combined SXPS and HAXPES approach. |
| المؤلفون: |
Kalha, C., Reisinger, M., Thakur, P. K., Lee, T.-L., Venkatesan, S., Isaacs, M., Palgrave, R. G., Zechner, J., Nelhiebel, M., Regoutz, A. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Applied Physics; 4/28/2022, Vol. 131 Issue 16, p1-14, 14p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
POWER semiconductors, THERMAL stability, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, COPPER surfaces, THIN films, DIFFUSION barriers, HETEROJUNCTIONS |
| مستخلص: |
Power semiconductor device architectures require the inclusion of a diffusion barrier to suppress or at best prevent the interdiffusion between the copper metallization interconnects and the surrounding silicon substructure. The binary pseudo-alloy of titanium–tungsten (TiW), with >70 at. % W, is a well-established copper diffusion barrier but is prone to degradation via the out-diffusion of titanium when exposed to high temperatures (≥ 400 ° C). Here, the thermal stability of physical vapor deposited TiW/Cu bilayer thin films in Si/SiO 2 (50 nm)/TiW(300 nm)/Cu(25 nm) stacks were characterized in response to annealing at 400 ° C for 0.5 h and 5 h, using a combination of soft and hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Results show that annealing promoted the segregation of titanium out of the TiW and interdiffusion into the copper metallization. Titanium was shown to be driven toward the free copper surface, accumulating there and forming a titanium oxide overlayer upon exposure to air. Annealing for longer timescales promoted a greater out-diffusion of titanium and a thicker oxide layer to grow on the copper surface. However, interface measurements suggest that the diffusion is not significant enough to compromise the barrier integrity, and the TiW/Cu interface remains stable even after 5 h of annealing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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