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Title: Non-selective tungsten CVD using tungsten hexacarbonyl

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OSTI ID:5556715

We have used tungsten hexacarbonyl to deposit thin (<1000 A) non-selective tungsten films on silicon and silicon dioxide at 550/sup 0/C. Thicker (approx. =1 micron) tungsten films were then deposited using conventional H/sub 2/ reduction of WF/sub 6/ at 470/sup 0/C using the non-selective film as an adhesion layer. Films grown in this manner have excellent adhesion to SiO/sub 2/, essentially 100% step coverage, and good resistivity. Samples could be transferred under vacuum from the deposition chamber to a uhv chamber equipped with Aguer spectroscopy, thus allowing surface and interface properties of the tungsten films to be studied at the initial stages of growth. No evidence was found for a stoichiometric tungsten oxide or tungsten silicide at the W/SiO/sub 2/ interface. 13 refs., 4 figs.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5556715
Report Number(s):
SAND-87-1334C; CONF-8711124-1; ON: DE88003392
Resource Relation:
Conference: Topical conference on deposition and growth: limits for microelectronics, Anaheim, CA, USA, 2 Nov 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English