Electroless silver and its alloys for interconnect applications

L. Zhu; A. Inberg; N. Croitoru; Y. Shacham-Diamand

Electroless silver and its alloys for interconnect applications

L. Zhu^*, A. Inberg, N. Croitoru, Y. Shacham-Diamand

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Thin film of silver (Ag) and its composition with tungsten (Ag-W) has been deposited by the electroless method on Pd activated (100) silicon, silicon dioxide, as well as on silver and cobalt seed-layers. The specific resistivity of Ag-W films were as low as 2 μΩ · cm and their reflectivity exceeds 90%. The added tungsten to the silver in the thin film improved significantly its corrosion stability and increased its hardness. The corresponding nano/atomic-level studies indicated on a structure similar to the silicon substrate. The role of tungsten in the silver matrix is in the form of WO_3- salt, hence to produce the second phase particle (SPP) effect. The electroless deposited thick Ag-W layer has a spiral structure that is typical for the electrochemical mechanism of the film grouth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	523-528
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advanced Metallization Conference (AMC)
State	Published - 2000
Event	Advanced Metallization Conference 2000 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2 Oct 2000 → 4 Oct 2000

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Electroless silver and its alloys for interconnect applications

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