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A Study on unique Crystal Morphology observed in the Polycrystalline Copper CVD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Yuneng Chang ,
Yalian Chen  and
Kuanhon Chen
Yuneng Chang
Affiliation:
Yuneng@giga.net.twLunghwa Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, No. 300 Sec.1, Wan show Road, Guayshan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Yalian Chen
Affiliation:
Lunghwa Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, No. 300 Sec.1, Wan show Road, Guayshan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Kuanhon Chen
Affiliation:
Lunghwa Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, No. 300 Sec.1, Wan show Road, Guayshan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Abstract

Nanostructure copper whisker growth was observed in an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system, which used copper acetylacetonate vapor and 10-15 torr of water vapor as reactants, with 0.04-0.10 torr of chromium acetylacetonate vapor added as growth promoting catalyst. Water vapor initiated nucleation of these helical, spiral shape Cu(111) and (200) polycrystalline whiskers. While chromium acetylacetonate accelerated the growth rate. Copper whiskers had radii from 0.1 to 0.24 μm, lengths from 1 to 10 μm, and distribution density of 0.20-3.6 whiskers/μm2. Dependence of such whisker characteristics on temperature, partial pressures of H2O and chromium acetylacetonate was used to construct a kinetic model. From the Arrhenius equation, data analysis for whisker growth rate against deposition temperature showed that the activation energy for whisker growth along radial direction is 12.4 kcal/mol, and 19.6 kcal/mol for growth along axial direction. Based on such data and SEM observations, a base vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) model involving BCF theory was proposed to describe the governing mechanism for the axial growth. This model interpreted the competitive growth phenomena in both radial and axial directions, and controlling steps for radial and axial growth being assigned to mass transfer and surface reaction, respectively.

Keywords

Chemical vapor depositionCVDwhiskercopperacetylacetonates
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 672: Symposium O – Mechanisms of Surface and Microstructure Evolution in Deposited Films and Film Structures , 2001 , O3.5
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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