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CVD of Thin Films of Copper and Cobalt from Different Precursors: Growth Kinetics and Microstructure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Anil Mane ,
K. Shalini ,
Anjana Devi ,
R. Lakshmi ,
M.S. Dharmaprakash ,
Mandar Paranjape  and
S.A. Shivashankar
Anil Mane
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
K. Shalini
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
Anjana Devi
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
R. Lakshmi
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
M.S. Dharmaprakash
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
Mandar Paranjape
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
S.A. Shivashankar
Affiliation:
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
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Abstract

We have investigated the growth of thin films of Cu and Co by CVD using the β-diketonate complexes of the metals, viz., the respective acetylacetonates, dipivaloylmethanates, and ketocarboxylates. Film growth rate was measured as a function of CVD parameters such as substrate temperature and reactor pressure. Film microstructure was examined by optical microscopy, XRD, SEM, and STM. Electrical resistivity was measured as a function of temperature and film thickness. It was found that film microstructure is a function of the molecular structure of the precursor and of the other growth parameters. For example, Cu films from Cu(II) ethylacetoacetate comprise uniform, fine grains which result in bulk electrical conductivity at a thickness as small as 75nm. Though grown under nearly the same conditions, Cu films from Cu(II) dipivaloylmethanate are porous, with faceted, large crystallites. Cobalt films from Co(II) acetylacetonate are x-ray amorphous even at a deposition temperature of 450°C. It is possible, by choosing CVD parameters, to obtain metal films with microstructures appropriate to devices and to structures of very small dimensions.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 614: Symposium F – Magnetic Materials, Structures & Processing for Information… , 2000 , G6.11
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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