Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Mechanisms for laser-driven pyrolytic deposition of micron-scale metal structures on crystalline silicon have been studied. Models have been developed to predict temporal and spatial properties of laser-induced pyrolytic deposition processes. An argon ion laser-based apparatus has been used to deposit metal by pyrolytic decomposition of metal alkyl and carbonyl compounds, in order to evaluate the models. These results of these studies are discussed, along with their implications for the high-speed creation of micron-scale metal structures in ULSI systems.
Work performed under the auspices of the U.S.Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract number W-7405-ENG-48.