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Effect of Presputtering on the Adhesion of Cu to Teflon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Chin-An Chang
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 10598
K. C. Lin
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 10598
J. E. E. Baglin
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 10598
G. Coleman
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 10598
J. Park
Affiliation:
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 10598
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Abstract

Adhesion between Cu and Teflon has been greatly enhanced by a presputtering treatment of the Teflon prior to the deposition of Cu. Without such a treatment, the Cu-Teflon adhesion is weak, with a peel strength less than 1 gram/mm, and the Cu films can be easily peeled off using scotch tape. With the presputtering treatment, the adhesion rapidly increases, and reaches 50 grams/mm after 30 sec of sputtering. All the sputtered samples show strong adhesion, and the Cu films can only be scratched off forcefully using sharp tools. The presputtering treatment has changed the surface morphology of the Teflon and the deposited Cu layers, and also changes the chemical bonding between Cu and Teflon. The results are discussed to understand the mechanisms involved for the enhanced adhesion observed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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