Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2011
Rapid thermal annealing is investigated for curing spin-on glass insulating films. The annealed SOG films were mainly evaluated using infrared absorption spectroscopy and by electrical measurement of the defects present at the Si/Sio2 interface. We found in particular after rapid thermal annealing an important densification of the layers as a function of temperature and a reduction of the interfacial state densities which are comparable to classical thermal oxides.