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Floating Temperature Deposition of Device Quality SiO2 Thin Films by DECR Plasma
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2011
Abstract
Low temperature deposition of dielectric thin films is more and more used in very largescale integrated (VLSI) circuits. For this purpose, distributed electron cyclotron resonance (DECR) plasma appears to be a promising tool. The most interesting feature of this recent plasma is the high ion density (≈1011 cm−3) associated with low electronic temperature (2–3eV) and low energy species (20–30 eV). The purpose of this study is to discuss the effects of the reactant gas mixture composition (O2sol;SiH4) and the rf substrate bias power on the physical, chemical and electrical properties of DECR SiO2 films deposited at floating temperature (<100°C). Under optimum deposition conditions, the films show excellent characteristics, comparable to those obtained with thermal oxides grown at 850–1050°C.
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