Low resistivity HfNx grown by plasma-assisted ALD with external rf substrate biasing

Type:
Journal
Info:
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 3917-3926
Date:
2018-03-12

Author Information

Name Institution
Saurabh KarwalEindhoven University of Technology
Marcel A. VerheijenEindhoven University of Technology
B. L. WilliamsEindhoven University of Technology
Tahsin FarazEindhoven University of Technology
Erwin (W.M.M.) KesselsEindhoven University of Technology
Mariadriana CreatoreEindhoven University of Technology

Films


Film/Plasma Properties

Characteristic: Thickness
Analysis: Ellipsometry

Characteristic: Uniformity
Analysis: Ellipsometry

Characteristic: Optical Properties
Analysis: Ellipsometry

Characteristic: Resistivity, Sheet Resistance
Analysis: Ellipsometry

Characteristic: Crystallinity, Crystal Structure, Grain Size, Atomic Structure
Analysis: XRD, X-Ray Diffraction

Characteristic: Chemical Composition, Impurities
Analysis: XPS, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Characteristic: Chemical Composition, Impurities
Analysis: RBS, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry

Characteristic: Chemical Composition, Impurities
Analysis: TOF-ERDA, Time-Of-Flight Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis

Characteristic: Crystallinity, Crystal Structure, Grain Size, Atomic Structure
Analysis: HAADF, High-Angle Annular Dark Field

Characteristic: Crystallinity, Crystal Structure, Grain Size, Atomic Structure
Analysis: Electron Diffraction

Characteristic: Resistivity, Sheet Resistance
Analysis: Four-point Probe

Characteristic: Chemical Composition, Impurities
Analysis: EDS, EDX, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy

Characteristic: Morphology, Roughness, Topography
Analysis: SEM, Scanning Electron Microscopy

Characteristic: Stress
Analysis: Wafer Curvature

Substrates

SiO2

Notes

450C chuck corresponds to 340C substrate according to SE.
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