Formation of Cu3Si and its catalytic effect on silicon oxidation at room temperature

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  • L. Stolt
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
  • A. Charai
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
  • F. M. D’Heurle
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
  • P. M. Fryer
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
  • J. M. E. Harper
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598

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公開日
1991-05-01
DOI
  • 10.1116/1.577653
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American Vacuum Society

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<jats:p>Copper forms three silicides which are stable at room temperature, with compositions of Cu5Si, Cu15Si4, and Cu3Si. The sequence of formation of these phases in Cu–Si bilayers is described. Cu3Si is always the first phase formed by annealing to 200 °C, and is the stable phase on bulk Si. We show that Cu3Si has a dramatic effect on the oxidation of (100) silicon.While thermal oxidation of Si is normally carried out at temperatures above 700 °C, the process described here produces a thick layer of SiO2 at room temperature. The SiO2 layer grows spontaneously to over one micrometer in thickness in several weeks in air, beneath most of the original Cu3Si layer. Analysis by Rutherford backscattering, Auger electron spectroscopy, cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy reveals the presence of Cu3Si particles at the buried SiO2/Si interface. These Cu3Si particles catalyze the room temperature oxidation of silicon.</jats:p>

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