Determination of silicon nitride film chemical composition to study hydrogen desorption mechanisms |
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Authors: | Daniel Benoit Pierre Morin Jorge Regolini |
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Affiliation: | STMicroelectronics, 850 rue Jean Monnet 38926 Crolles, France |
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Abstract: | To go further in the comprehension of hydrogen desorption mechanisms from PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposited) silicon nitride, a method to determine the chemical composition of amorphous silicon nitride films using fast and non destructive characterization techniques has been developed. In particular, SiH, NH, SiSi and SiN bond concentrations are calculated from Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy, ellipsometry and mass measurement. Next, different PECVD silicon nitride films were annealed at 600 °C during 2 min. Results show that hydrogen desorption from PECVD silicon nitride depends on film mass density and main chemical reactions leading to hydrogen desorption are identified thanks to the determination of SiSi and SiN bond concentrations. |
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Keywords: | Silicon nitride Hydrogen desorption Dissociation reaction |
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