INTERFACIAL REACTIONS IN THE SIO2/RU AND SIO2/RU/AL-SI STRUCTURES

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WANG, SQ [1 ]
HONG, S [1 ]
WHITE, A [1 ]
HOENER, C [1 ]
MAYER, JW [1 ]
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[1] CORNELL UNIV,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1063/1.359220
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The interfacial reactions in the structures of Si/SiO2 (500 nm)/Ru (65 nm) (up to 950°C) and Si/SiO2 (500 nm)/Ru (72 nm)/Al-0.8 wt % Si (630 nm) (up to 700°C), were studied by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, Auger electron spectroscopy, x-ray diffractometry, selected-area electron diffraction, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. A thin film of Ru was stable on a SiO2 substrate up to 30 min in a vacuum anneal at 950°C. In vacuum, a fast interfacial reaction between the Ru thin film and the Al-Si overlayer started between 550 and 575°C, resulting in the formation of a Si/SiO2/ RuAl2/(Ru4Al 13)Al-Si layer sequence. Similar to the reactions between Pt group metals and Al, the Ru/Al reaction is nonuniform. It is controlled by a nucleation mechanism and is accompanied by void formation. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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