Abstract
We showed that the change of Ar to $N_2$flow during the TiN deposition by the reactive sputtering decides the crystallinity of LPCVD W, as well as the electrical properties of the W-TiN/SiO$_2$Si capacitor. In particular, the threshold voltage can be controlled by the Ar to $N_2$ratio. As compared to the results obtained from the LPCVD W/SiO$_2$/Si MOS capacitor, the insertion of approximately 50 nm TiN film effectively prohibits the fluorine diffusion during the deposition and annealing of W films, resulting in negligible leakage currents at the low electric fields.
