Low-resistivity molybdenum-carbide thin films formed by thermal atomic layer deposition with pressure-assisted decomposition reaction.

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العنوان:	Low-resistivity molybdenum-carbide thin films formed by thermal atomic layer deposition with pressure-assisted decomposition reaction.
المؤلفون:	Ha, Min-Ji, Kang, Na-Gyeong, Kim, Woo-Hee, Park, Tae Joo, Park, Tae-Eon, Ahn, Ji-Hoon
المصدر:	Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology: Part A-Vacuums, Surfaces & Films; Jul2024, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p1-7, 7p
مصطلحات موضوعية:	ATOMIC layer deposition, THIN films, CHEMICAL decomposition, METALLIC films, SEMICONDUCTOR devices, PRESSURE
مستخلص:	The rapid increase in the resistivity of thin metal films as their thickness decreases to sub-10 nm, known as the resistivity size effect, is an important issue that must be addressed to ensure device performance in ultraminiaturized semiconductor devices. Molybdenum carbide (MoCx) has been studied as a candidate for emerging interconnection materials because it can maintain a low resistivity even at a low thickness. However, reports on stable precursors with guaranteed reactivity for atomic layer deposition (ALD) remain limited; moreover, the process of forming low-resistance MoCx thin films must be studied. In this study, we propose a new route to form low-resistivity MoCx thin films by thermal ALD with partial ligand dissociation by controlling the process pressure to enhance the reactivity of the Mo precursor with reactants. Following the proposed deposition process and subsequent annealing, uniform and continuous thin films were formed (even at a sub-5 nm thickness), with an extremely low resistivity of approximately 130 μΩ cm. Therefore, the proposed method can be applied as a next-generation interconnect process; notably, high-quality thin films can be formed through pressure-assisted decomposition, even with a lack of thermal energy during the ALD process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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