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The Processing and Characterization of Hybrid Silica-Based Xerogel Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Loren A. Chow ,
Ted Yu ,
Bruce S. Dunn ,
K. N. Tu  and
Chien Chiang
Loren A. Chow
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Ted Yu
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Bruce S. Dunn
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90095
K. N. Tu
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Chien Chiang
Affiliation:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 95052
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Abstract

Hybrid organic-inorganic xerogel films were deposited as porous thin films by spinning the precursor sol on silicon substrates. Films of various compositions were prepared using combinations of the following precursors: methyltrimethoxysilane, dimethoxydimethylsilane and tetramethoxysilane (TMOS). The hybrid films exhibited excellent gap-filling capabilities (0.45 micron trenches). Thermal desorption experiments indicate that heating to ∼130 C removes moisture and volatile organic constituents present in the as-cast film. Curing was found to increase the adhesion between the xerogel and the silicon substrate. Moisture was found to be responsible for an increase in the dielectric constant. That is, in ambient, the dielectric constant for a cured film was found to be 4.4; but in a dry atmosphere, it decreased to 2.5. Current-voltage measurements show the cured hybrid film possesses a breakdown field of 3.4 MV/cm.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 476: Symposium N – Low-Dielectric Constant Materials III , 1997 , 105
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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