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Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects of Phase Evolution in Ti/a-Si Multilayer Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

E. Ma ,
L.A. Clevenger ,
C.V. Thompson  and
K.N. Tu
E. Ma
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 IBM TJ. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
L.A. Clevenger
Affiliation:
IBM TJ. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
C.V. Thompson
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
K.N. Tu
Affiliation:
IBM TJ. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
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Abstract

The growth of an amorphous Ti-Si phase and subsequent formation of crystalline silicides during solid-state reactions in Ti/a-Si multilayer films have been studied using power-compensated differential scanning calorimetry, cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy, and thin-film x-ray diffraction. By analyzing calorimetric data we have determined the activation energies for the formation of the various silicides (amorphous Ti-silicide, TiSi, C49-TiSi2, Ti5Si3) as well as their heats of formation. An amorphous silicide is the first phase to form during heating and we have measured the composition profile of this amorphous layer using scanning transimission electron microscopy. Metastable phase equilibria in the Ti-Si system are discussed in light of the thermodynamic and compositional information obtained in our experiments.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 187: Symposium J – Thin Film Structures and Phase Stability , 1990 , 83
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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