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Influence of Flow Dynamics on The Morphology of CVD Aluminum Thin Films
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2011
Abstract
Aluminum thin films were deposited by chemical vapor deposition on SiO2 substrates using trimethylamine alane (TMAA) in a low pressure CVD reactor system. A high TMAA flow rate during deposition, combined with an initial burst of added argon during the nucleation of the substrate surface resulted in the growth of aluminum thin films with excellent purity and surface morphologies. Film resistivities averaged 3.4 μΩ-cm, and the average surface peak-to-valley height for each film was found to be <4% of the film thickness. The surfaces of films with thicknesses of ≤ 1 μm were extremely smooth and reflective. In contrast, the use of a high alane flow rate in the absence of any added argon resulted in the growth of films with extremely textured surface morphologies. Furthermore, films grown using an argon carrier gas, but with a slow alane flow rate, exhibited both textured surface morphologies and whisker growth.
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