Moffat, T.
, Wheeler, D.
and Josell, D.
(2004),
Superconformal Deposition and the CEAC Mechanism, Journal of the Electrochemical Society
(Accessed May 4, 2024)
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Superconformal Deposition and the CEAC Mechanism
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Abstract
The mechanism and modeling of superconformal film growth used in the electrochemical fabrication of 3-D Cu interconnects is briefly reviewed. The central role of electrolyte additives in controlling feature filling is fully described by the curvature enhanced adsorbate coverage (CEAC) mechanism developed at NIST. The key feature of the CEAC mechanism is redistribution of adsorbed additives through changes of local surface area as dictated by mass conversation and the relative strengths of adsorption. By examining the competition between rate surpressing, accelerating and deactivating adsorbates on planar surfaces the CEAC enables detailed prediction of shape evolution during electrodeposition on 3-D patterned surfaces that are found to be in excellent agreement with feature filling experiments.Citation
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
additives, copper, electrochemistry, STM, superconformal film growth, superfilling
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Created February 27, 2004, Updated February 26, 2020