• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.228-233
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• 2010

We studied the optical characteristics correlated with low dielectric constants of low-k SiOCH thin films through ellipsometry. The low-k SiOCH thin films were prepared by CCP-PECVD method using BTMSM(Bis-trimethylsilylmethane) precursors deposited on p-Si wafer. The Si-O-CHx, Si-O-Si, Si-CHx, CHx and Si-H bonding groups were specified by FTIR spectroscopic spectra, and the groups coupled with the nano-porous structural organic/inorganic hybrid-type of SiOCH thin films which has extremely low dielectric constant close to 2.0. The structural groups includes highly dense pore as well as ions in SiOCH thin films affecting to complex refraction characteristics of single layer on the p-Si wafer. The structural complexity originate the complex refractive constants of the films, and resulted the elliptical polarization of the incident linearly polarized light source of Xe-light source in the range from 190 nm to 2100 nm. Phase difference and amplitude ratio between s wave and p wave propagating through SiOCH thin film was studied. After annealing, the amplitude of p wave was reduced more than s wave, and phase difference between p and s wave was also reduced.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.41-46
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• 2009

The low dielectric SiOCH films were deposited on p-type Si(100) substrates through the dissociation of BTMSM $(((CH_3)_3Si)_2CH_2)$ precursors with oxygen gas by using PECVD method. BTMSM precursor was introduced with the flow rates from 42 to 60 sccm by 2 sccm step into reaction chamber but with the constant flow rate of 60 sccm $O_2$. SiOCH thin films were annealed at $450^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes. The electrical property of SiOCH thin films was studied by MIS, Al/SiOCH/p-Si(100), structure. Annealed samples showed large reduction of the maximum capacitance yielding low dielectric constant owing to reductions of surface charge density. After exposure at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, dielectric constant of SiOCH films was totally increased. However, annealed SiOCH thin films were more stable than as-deposited SiOCH thin films for natural oxidation.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.1083-1089
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• 2008

We studied the dielectric characteristics of low-k SiOCH thin films by Ellipsometry. The SiOCH thin films were prepared by deposition of BTMSM precursors on p-Si wafer by CCP-PECVD method. The nano-porous structural organic/inorganic hybrid-type of SiOCH thin films correlated directly to the formation of low dielectrics close to pore(k=1). The structural groups including highly dense pores in SiOCH thin films originated the anisotropic geometry type of network structure directing to complex refractive characteristics of SiOCH single layer on the p-Si wafer. The linearly polarized beam of Xe-ramp in the range from 190 nm to 2100 nm introduced to the surface of SiOCH thin film, and the reflected beam was Elliptically polarized by complex refractive coefficients of SiOCH dipole groups. The amplitude variation $\Psi$ and phase variation $\Delta$ of the relative reflective coefficients between perpendicular and parallel components to the incident plane were measured by Ellipsometry. The complex optical constants n and k as well as the dielectric constant and thickness of SiOCH thin films were driven by the measured value of $\Psi$ and $\Delta$.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.1090-1095
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• 2008

The SiOCH films that low dielectric interlayer dielectric materials were deposited on p-type Si(100) substrates through the dissociation of BTMSM precursors with oxygen gas by using PECVD method. BTMSM precursor was introduced with the flow rates from 42 sccm to 60 sccm by 2 sccm step in the constant flow rate of 60 sccm $O_2$. SiOCH thin films were annealed at $450^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes. The electrical property of SiOCH thin films was studied by MIS, Al/SiOCH/p-Si(100), structure. Annealed samples showed even greater reductions of the maximum capacitance and the dielectric constant of the SiOCH samples, owing to reductions of surface charge density. we confirmed this result with derivative of C-V characteristic, leakage current density. The maximum capacitance and leakage current density were respectively decreased about 4 pF, 60% after annealing. The average of low-k value is approximatly 2.07 after annealing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.41-42
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• 2008

p-type(100) Si 위에 BTMSM과 산소를 혼합한 전구체를 가지고 PECVD 방법을 사용 하여 저유전상수를 갖는 SiOCH막을 형성하였다. 알루미늄 전극을 구현한 MIS (Al/SiOCH/p-si(100)) 구조의 커패시터를 가지고 C-V 특성을 측정하여 유전상수를 계산하였다. 상온에서 증착된 SiOCH 박막의 유전상수는 $450^{\circ}C$에서 30분 동안 열처리 후 뚜렷하게 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 상온 및 대기압에서 공기 중에 노출시켜 자연 산화과정을 겪은 후에 각각의 유전상수는 전체적으로 증가하였지만, 열처리한 박막이 상대적으로 경시효과(aging effects)에 대하여 안정화된 것을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.198-198
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• 2010

The low-k SiOCH thin films were prepared by CCP-PECVD method using BTMSM(Bis-trimethylsilylmethane) precursors deposited on p-Si wafer. The structural complexity originate the complex refractive constants of the films, and resulted the elliptical polarization of the incident linearly polarized light source of Xe-ramp in the range from 190nm to 2100nm. Phase difference and amplitude ratio between s wave and p wave propagating through SiOCH thin film was studied. After annealing, the amplitude of p wave was reduced more than s wave, and phase difference between p and s wave was also reduced.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.43-44
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• 2008

PECVD 방식에 의거 low-k 유전상수를 갖는 층간 절연막 (ILD)를 제작하였다. 전구체 BTMSM 액체를 기화하여 16sccm 에서부터 1 sccm씩 증가하면서 25sccm 까지 p-Si[100] 기판위에 유량비를 조절하였으며 60 sccm으로 일정산소 $O_2$ 가스를 반응 챔버에 도달하도록 하였다. 제작된 시편의 구성성분은 FTIR의 흡수선으로 확인하였고, 알루미늄 전극을 구현한 MIS (Al/SiOCH/p-si(100)) 구조의 커패시터를 가지고 정전용량-전압 (C-V) 특성을 측정하여 유전상수를 계산하였다. BTMSM/$O_2$에 의한 층간절연막의 k ~ 2 근방의 저유전상수는 유량비에 민감하게 의존되고 열처리에 의하여 $CH_3$의 소멸 및 Si-O-Si(C) 성장하는 효과에 의하여 더 낮아짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 상온 및 대기압에서 공기 중에 노출시켜 자연 산화과정을 겪은 시편들의 유전상수는 전체적으로 증가하였지만, 열처리한 박막이 상대적으로 안정화된 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.132-136
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• 2009

SiOC thin film of hybrid-type that is the limelight as low dielectric material of next generation were deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method with bistrimethylsilylmethane (BTMSM) precursor increased by 2 sccms from 24 sccms to 32 sccm. Manufactured samples are analyzed components by measuring FT/IR absorption lines. It is a tendency that seems to be growing of Si-O-Si(C) bonding group and narrowing of Si-O-$CH_3$ bonding group relative to the increasing flow-rate BTMSM. The chemical shift in the XPS analysis was shown in the specimens between the BTMSM=26 sccm and BTMSM = 28 sccm. The binding energy of Si 2p, C 1s and O 1s electron orbit spectra was the low-est at the specimen of the BTMSM=26 sccm. From the results of electrical Properties using the 1 MHz C - V measurements, the dielectric constant was 2.32 at the specimen with the BTMSM = 26 sccm.

• Clean Technology
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.191-197
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• 2010

Repair reaction of plasma damaged porous methyl doped SiOCH films was carried out with silylation agents dissolved in supercritical carbon dioxide ($scCO_2$) at various reaction time, pressure, and temperature. While a decrease in the characteristic bands at $3150{\sim}3560cm^{-1}$ was detectable, the difference of methyl peaks was not identified apparently in the FT-IR spectra. The surface hydrophobicity was rapidly recovered by the silylation. In order to induce effective repair in bulk phase, the wafer was heat treated before reaction under vacuum or ambient condition. The contact angle was slightly increased after the treatment and completely recovered after the subsequent silylation. Methyl groups were decreased after the plasma damage, but their recovery was not identified apparently from the FT-IR, spectroscopic ellipsometry, and secondary ion mass spectroscopy analyses. Furthermore, Ti evaporator was performed in a vacuum chamber to evaluate the pore sealing effect. The GDS analysis revealed that the open pores in the plasma damaged films were efficiently sealed with the silylation in $scCO_2$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2007.02a
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• pp.109-109
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• 2007