Plasma-Enhanced ALD of Titanium-Silicon-Nitride Using TiCl4 , SiH4, and N2/H2/Ar Plasma

Type:
Journal
Info:
Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 7 (8) C87-C89 (2004)
Date:
2004-07-12
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.1764413

Author Information

Name Institution
Jin-Seong ParkKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Sang-Won KangKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Films

Plasma TiSiN

Hardware used: Custom
TiCl4, Titanium Tetrachloride
CAS#: 7550-45-0
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SiH4, Silane
CAS#: 7803-62-5
N2, Nitrogen
CAS#: 7727-37-9
H2, Hydrogen
CAS#: 1333-74-0

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Deposition Temperature = 350C

Plasma TiN

Hardware used: Custom
TiCl4, Titanium Tetrachloride
CAS#: 7550-45-0
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N2, Nitrogen
CAS#: 7727-37-9
H2, Hydrogen
CAS#: 1333-74-0

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Deposition Temperature = 350C

Film/Plasma Properties

Characteristic: Thickness
Analysis: Profilometry
Diagnostic: Tencor Instruments 200

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

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

Characteristic: Crystallinity, Crystal Structure, Grain Size, Atomic Structure
Analysis: TEM, Transmission Electron Microscope
Diagnostic: -

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

Characteristic: Chemical Composition, Impurities
Analysis: AES, Auger Electron Spectroscopy
Diagnostic: -

Characteristic: Bonding States
Analysis: XPS, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Diagnostic: -

Characteristic: Diffusion Barrier Properties
Analysis: -
Diagnostic: -

Substrates

SiO2

Notes

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