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In situ transmission electron microscopy study of the silicidation process in Co thin films on patterned (001) Si substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2012

C. Ghica ,
L. Nistor ,
H. Bender ,
A. Steegen ,
A. Lauwers ,
K. Maex  and
J. Van Landuyt
C. Ghica
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials Physics, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 76900 Bucharest, Romania
L. Nistor
Affiliation:
National Institute of Materials Physics, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 76900 Bucharest, Romania
H. Bender
Affiliation:
IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
A. Steegen
Affiliation:
IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
A. Lauwers
Affiliation:
IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
K. Maex
Affiliation:
IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
J. Van Landuyt*
Affiliation:
Universiteit Antwerpen, EMAT, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
*
b)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: jovalan@ruca.ua.ac.be
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Abstract

The results of an in situ transmission electron microscopy study of the formation of Co-silicides on patterned (001) Si substrates are discussed. It is shown that the results of the in situ heating experiments agreed very well with the data based on standard rapid thermal annealing experiments. Fast heating rates resulted in better definition of the silicide lines. Also, better lines were obtained for samples that received already a low-temperature ex situ anneal. A Ti cap layer gave rise to a higher degree of epitaxy in the CoSi2 silicide.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , March 2001 , pp. 701 - 708
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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