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Construction of a PEALD System and Fabrication of Cobalt Thin Films

PEALD 장치 제작 및 Co박막 증착

  • Lee, D.H. (Department of Applied Physics, Dankook University) ;
  • Noh, S.J. (Department of Applied Physics, Dankook University)
  • 이두형 (단국대학교 응용물리학과) ;
  • 노승정 (단국대학교 응용물리학과)
  • Published : 2007.03.30
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Abstract

A plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition(PEALD) system has been constructed adopting an inductively coupled plasma(ICP) source with an ALD system, and its plasma generation was carried out. Cobalt thin films were deposited on a p-type Si(100) wafer at $230^{\circ}C$. $Co_{2}(CO)_{6}$ was used as a cobalt precursor, $NH_{3}$ as a reactant, and Ar as a carrier and purge gas. The properties of the thin films were investigated using field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM) and auger electron spectroscopy(AES). Large amounts of impurities were found in both the ALD film and the PEALD film, however, the amount of impurities in the PEALD film was reduced to about 50 % compared to that in the ALD film. It was found that $NH_{3}$ plasma, very effectively, induces the reaction with carbon in a cobalt precursor.

Atomic layer deposition(ALD)에 유도결합 플라즈마 소스를 채용하여 plasma enhanced ALD(PEALD)장치를 제작하고 플라즈마 발생 실험을 수행하였다. ALD와 PEALD를 이용하여 기판온도 $230^{\circ}C$에서 p-type Si(100)기판 위에 Co박막을 증착하였다. 이때, $Co_{2}(CO)_{6}$을 Co전구체로, 암모니아를 반응가스로, 아르곤을 캐리어(carrier) 및 퍼지(purge)가스로 사용하였다. 증착된 Co박막의 구성성분과 박막의 두께를 auger electron spectroscopy(AES)와 field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)을 이용하여 분석하였다. ALD와 PEALD를 이용하여 증착된 Co박막에서 모두 불순물이 발견되었는데, PEALD의 경우 ALD에 비해 불순물의 양이 약 반으로 감소되었다. 암모니아 플라즈마가 Co전구체에 포함된 탄소와의 반응을 매우 효과적으로 유도하는 것으로 확인되었다.

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