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Stress in Copper Thin Films with Barrier Layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Richard P. Vinci  and
John C. Bravman
Richard P. Vinci
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
John C. Bravman
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Abstract

Wafer curvature and grazing incidence x-ray scattering (GIXS) techniques were used to investigate the biaxial stresses induced in blanket Cu films during a thermal cycle to 460°C and back to room temperature. Cu was deposited by DC sputtering at ambient temperature. Several different barrier layer materials — SiO2, W, Ta, TiN, and Si3N4 — were used to compare any effect barrier choice might have on Cu microstructure evolution and mechanical behavior. Ta and Si3N4 encouraged a strong (111) Cu texture. A W barrier led to an untextured microstructure which underwent large, uneven grain growth during thermal cycling. Several samples were capped with a Ta layer which affected the stress behavior during cooling by inhibiting dislocation motion. An inverse relationship between strength and thickness was also documented.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 308: Symposium M1 – Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties IV , 1993 , 337
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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