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Interaction of O and H Atoms with low-k SiOCH films pretreated in He plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

O. V. Braginsky ,
A. S. Kovalev ,
D. V. Lopaev ,
Y. M. Mankelevich ,
E. M. Malykhin ,
O. V. Proshina ,
T. V. Rakhimova ,
A. T. Rakhimov ,
A. N. Vasilieva  and
D. G. Voloshin
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O. V. Braginsky
Affiliation:
Braginsky@misc.msu.su, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
A. S. Kovalev
Affiliation:
a.kovalev@misc.msu.su, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
D. V. Lopaev
Affiliation:
Lopaev@misc.msu.su, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
Y. M. Mankelevich
Affiliation:
Mankelevich@misc.msu.su, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
E. M. Malykhin
Affiliation:
Malykhin@misc.msu.su, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
O. V. Proshina
Affiliation:
Proshina@misc.msu.su, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
T. V. Rakhimova
Affiliation:
TRakhimova@mics.msu.su, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
A. T. Rakhimov
Affiliation:
rakhimov@misc.msu.su, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
A. N. Vasilieva
Affiliation:
vasilieva@misc.msu.su, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
D. G. Voloshin
Affiliation:
voloshin@misc.msu.su, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
S. M. Zyryanov
Affiliation:
Zyryanov@misc.msu.su, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation
Mikhail R. Baklanov
Affiliation:
baklanov@imec.be, IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, Leuven, 3001, Belgium, +3216281606, +32 16 281 214
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Abstract

The effect of He plasma pretreatment on interaction of O and H atoms with SiCOH low-k materials is studied using a special experimental system designed for this purpose. The experimental system allowed separate study of the effects of He plasma, VUV light and He 21S0 metastable atoms. It is shown that the carbon depletion by oxygen atoms can be significantly reduced by He plasma pretreatment. Considerable increase of CH and CH2-CH2 groups in the surface area of low-k films is observed when the films were exposed to VUV light and metastable atoms generated by He plasma. FTIR and ellipsometry showed formation of densified surface layer. This carbon rich densified surface layer decreases damage of low-k film when it is exposed in O2 plasma. The impact of H atoms on low-K surface noticeably differs from O atoms effect. The H atoms saturate all unbounded remaining carbon bonds thereby promoting improvement of SiOCH structure.

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dielectric propertiesdiffusionporosity
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1156: Symposium D – Materials, Processes and Reliability for Advanced Interconnects for Micro-and Nanoelectronics–2009 , 2009 , 1156-D01-06
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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