Published 1985 | Version v1
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Characterization of W-N alloys formed by sputter deposition

  • 1. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (USA)

Description

Thin films of W-N alloys have been prepared by reactive rf sputtering from a W target. Alloy compositions up to about 65at.%N can be achieved by this method. The structure and stability of these films have been studied using x-ray diffraction analysis. Between 18 and 38at.%N, amorphous phases are formed with crystallization temperatures up to above 6000C. All the films gradually release N upon vacuum annealing and decompose into αW between 700 and and 8000C in vacuo. Application of W-N alloys as diffusion barriers in a Si metallization scheme is discussed

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Materials Research Society.
Imprint Place
Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
ISBN
0-632-01806-2
Imprint Title
Thin films: The relationship of structure to properties
Journal Page Range
p. 167-174.

Conference

Title
2. spring meeting of the Materials Research Society.
Dates
15-18 Apr 1985.
Place
San Francisco, CA (USA).