Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposited Ruthenium for MIMCAP Applications

被引:13
作者
Swerts, J. [1 ]
Salimullah, M. M. [1 ]
Popovici, M. [1 ]
Kim, M. -S. [1 ]
Pawlak, M. A. [1 ]
Delabie, A. [1 ]
Schaekers, M. [1 ]
Tomida, K. [1 ]
Kaczer, B. [1 ]
Opsomer, K. [1 ]
Vrancken, C. [1 ]
Debusschere, I. [1 ]
Altimime, L. [1 ]
Kittl, J. A. [1 ]
Van Elshocht, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] IMEC, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium
来源
ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPLICATIONS 7 | 2011年 / 41卷 / 02期
关键词
THIN-FILMS; GROWTH; RU;
D O I
10.1149/1.3633653
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
A comparative study of the growth behavior of nm-thin ruthenium layers by plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition using two ruthenium precursors is discussed. For bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium or Ru(EtCp)(2), we have found a large incubation time on titanium nitride when using N-2/NH3 plasma. With N-2/H-2 plasma the incubation was significantly reduced. For (methylcyclopentadienyl-pyrrolyl) ruthenium or MCPRu, no incubation was observed for either plasmas. The measured growth per cycle was similar to 0.02 nm for Ru(EtCp)(2) whereas similar to 0.04 nm for MCPRu. The top surface of the PE-ALD Ru films can be oxidized without surface roughening by applying a low pressure O-2 anneal, while O-3 exposure leads to roughening due to etching and re-deposition downstream of etched Ru. Awareness of the impact of oxidizing ambients on Ru is essential for successful integration of Ru layers as electrode in metal-insulator-metal capacitors.
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页码:41 / 51
页数:11
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