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Correlation of the Stress-Temperature History with Microstructure in A1-0.5Cu and A1-0.15Pd Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

D. D. Knorr  and
K.P. Rodbell
D. D. Knorr
Affiliation:
Materials Engineering Department and Center for Integrated Electronics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180–3590
K.P. Rodbell
Affiliation:
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
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Abstract

Blanket films (1 μm thick) of both A1-0.5Cu and A1-0.15Pd were deposited at room temperature, 150°C, and 300°C. Stress in the as-deposited wafers increased with substrate temperature, as expected from the thermal expansion mismatch on cooling. All conditions were tiicrmally cycled to 450°C three times while continuously monitoring stress. The shapes of the curves were different for the two alloys because precipitates dissolve and reprecipitate in AlCu, but are present over the entire temperature range in AlPd. Lesser differences were evident comparing the stress-temperature behavior for the various substrate temperatures within a single alloy. The precipitate structure also influences the grain growth during thermal cycling, where substantially larger median grain sizes are found in AlCu compared to AlPd.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 356: Symposium B2 – Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties V , 1994 , 447
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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