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Laser Thermoreflectance Measurement for Evaluating Heat Capacity and Interface Heat Resistance of Low-k Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Jiping Ye
Affiliation:
ye@nissan-arc.co.jp, Nissan ARC Ltd., Rearch Department, 1, Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan, 81 46 867 5283, 81 46 866 5814
Takeo Okamura
Affiliation:
okamura@nissan-arc.co.jp, Nissan ARC Ltd., Research Department, 1, Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan
Shigeo Sato
Affiliation:
s_sato@nissan-arc.co.jp, Nissan ARC Ltd., Research Department, 1, Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan
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Abstract

A novel technique that combines laser thermoreflectance measurement with the 3-omega method is proposed for evaluating the heat capacity of low-k films and the heat resistance at the interface between the low-k film and Si substrate. It was demonstrated that the heat capacity of thin films and the heat resistance at the interface can be determined by obtaining the heat effusivity of the film from laser thermoreflectance measurements, the total heat resistance obtained with the 3-omerga method, and the film density and thickness found from x-ray reflectivity measurements. The heat capacity of SiOC films was determined to be Cp(SiOC) =1.1 kJ/kgK with interface heat resistance of Rint(SiOC) = -2.37×10−8 m2k/W, while the heat capacity of Th-ox films was determined to be Cp(Th−ox) =0.61 kJ/kgK with Rint(Th−ox) = +1.74×10−8 m2k/W. A DSC heat capacity measurement confirmed the reliability of the evaluated Cp data. XRR and TEM examinations revealed that the negative interface heat resistance exhibited by the SiOC films originated from a high density layer at the interface between the film and Si substrate; and the positive interface heat resistance displayed by the Th-ox films stemmed from atomic defects at the interface between the film and Si substrate. These results confirmed that this method is a reliable and effective method for evaluating the heat capacity of low-k films and the heat resistance at the interface.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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