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Effects of Wet Chemical Treatment and Thermal Cycle Conditions on the Interfacial Adhesion Energy of Cu/SiNx thin Film Interfaces

습식표면처리 및 열 사이클에 따른 Cu/SiNx 계면접착에너지 평가 및 분석

  • Jeong, Minsu (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Andong National University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Kyu (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Andong National University) ;
  • Kang, Hee-Oh (National Nanofab Center) ;
  • Hwang, Wook-Jung (National Nanofab Center) ;
  • Park, Young-Bae (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Andong National University)
  • 정민수 (안동대학교 신소재공학부 청정에너지소재기술연구센터) ;
  • 김정규 (안동대학교 신소재공학부 청정에너지소재기술연구센터) ;
  • 강희오 (나노종합기술원) ;
  • 황욱중 (나노종합기술원) ;
  • 박영배 (안동대학교 신소재공학부 청정에너지소재기술연구센터)
  • Received : 2014.02.18
  • Accepted : 2014.03.28
  • Published : 2014.03.30
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Abstract

Effects of wet chemical treatment and thermal cycle conditions on the quantitative interfacial adhesion energy of $Cu/SiN_x$ thin film interfaces were evaluated by 4-point bending test method. The test samples were cleaned by chemical treatment after Cu chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP). The thermal cycle test between Cu and $SiN_x$ capping layer was experimented at the temperature, -45 to $175^{\circ}C$ for 250 cycles. The measured interfacial adhesion energy increased from 10.57 to $14.87J/m^2$ after surface chemical treatment. After 250 thermal cycles, the interfacial adhesion energy decreased to $5.64J/m^2$ and $7.34J/m^2$ for without chemical treatment and with chemical treatment, respectively. The delaminated interfaces were confirmed as $Cu/SiN_x$ interface by using the scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectroscopy. From X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis results, the relative Cu oxide amounts between $SiN_x$ and Cu decreased by chemical treatment and increased after thermal cycle. The thermal stress due to the mismatch of thermal expansion coefficient during thermal cycle seemed to weaken the $Cu/SiN_x$ interface adhesion, which led to increased CuO amounts at Cu film surface.

반도체 미세구리배선 적용을 위하여 구리배선의 습식 표면처리 및 열 사이클에 따른 구리 박막과 실리콘질화막 도포층 사이의 계면접착에너지를 4점굽힘시험을 통해 정량적으로 평가하였다. 구리배선을 화학적 기계적 연마한 후 습식 표면처리를 통하여 구리 박막과 실리콘질화막의 계면접착에너지는 $10.57J/m^2$에서 $14.87J/m^2$로 증가하였다. $-45{\sim}175^{\circ}C$범위에서 250사이클 후, 표면처리를 하지 않은 시편의 계면접착에너지는 $5.64J/m^2$으로, 표면처리를 한 시편은 $7.34J/m^2$으로 감소하였으며, 모든 시편의 박리계면은 구리 박막과 실리콘질화막 계면으로 확인되었다. X-선 광전자 분광법으로 계면 결합 상태를 분석한 결과, 화학적 기계적 연마 공정 후 구리배선의 표면 산화물이 습식표면처리에 의해 효과적으로 제거된 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 열 사이클 처리동안, 구리 박막과 실리콘질화막의 큰 열 팽창 계수 차이로 인한 열응력으로 인하여 구리 박막과 실리콘질화막 계면이 취약해지고, 계면을 통한 산소유입에 따른 구리 산화층이 증가하여 계면접착에너지가 저하된 것으로 판단된다.

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