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Solid State Interaction and Nano-Scale Silicide Formation for Co/Ti Multilayers on Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Feng Hong ,
Bijoy K. Patnaik  and
George A. Rozgonyi
Feng Hong
Affiliation:
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7916
Bijoy K. Patnaik
Affiliation:
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7916 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–3255
George A. Rozgonyi
Affiliation:
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7916
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Abstract

The formation of a 12nm thick, continuous and thermally stable COSi2 layer was described in our previous work [MRS Proc. 238, 587 (1992)]. Interdiffusion in the Co/Ti-Si multilayer system has been further studied and the initial Ti(O) thickness is shown to be a critical parameter in controlling its effectiveness as a diffusion barrier, and in modulating the Co-Si and Ti-Si compctctive reactions. Three Ti(O) and three Co layers with thickness from ∼5nm 20nm were deposited sequentially, with Ti(O) as the first layer, on Si-(100) substrates by dual source thermal evaporation. The morphology of the CoSix/Si interface was strongly influenced by Ti(O) thickness from ∼5nm to ∼10nm, and a 12nm thick uniform CoSi2 layer with ∼28μΩ-cm resistivity was produced as decribed previously. When the initial Ti(O) thickness was increased to ∼20nm and the Co thickness set at -10nm, Co diffusion was suppressed and Ti reacted with Si yielding an ∼10nm amorphous TiSix layer at 550°C. This amorphous layer transformed to a 15nm thick uniform C-54 TiSi2 layer after selective removal of upper layers and a 750°C plus 800°C annealing. A flat silicide/Si interface and a ∼58μΩ-cm resistivity were obtained. The significance of both thermodynamic and kinetic factors in the compctetive reactions is discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 260: Symposium C – Advanced Metallization and Processing for Semiconductor Devices and Circuits , 1992 , 187
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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