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Hardness and Adhesion Measurements of Copper Metallizations by a Continuous Indentation Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Che-Yu Li
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Abstract

A continuous indentation test has been used to evaluate the difference in adhesion between copper films deposited on oxidized silicon substrates with different transition metalinterlayers. Variations in adhesion between samples with interlayers of Al,Cr,Ni,Ti and V correlated with the free energy of formation of the particular metal oxide present.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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