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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films (20)
Abstract

Sputter-deposited W films with nominal thicknesses between 5 and 180 nm were prepared by varying the base pressure prior to film deposition and by including or not including sputtered SiO2 encapsulation layers. X-ray and electron diffraction studies showed that single phase, polycrystalline α-W could be achieved in as-deposited films as thin as 5 nm. The stress state in the as-deposited films was found to be inhomogeneous. Annealing resulted in stress relaxation and reduction of resistivity for all films, except the thinnest, unencapsulated film, which agglomerated. In-plane film grain sizes measured for a subset of the annealed films with thicknesses between 5 and 180 nm surprisingly showed a near constant value (101–116 nm), independent of film thickness. Thick-film (≥120 nm) resistivity values as low as 8.6 μΩ cm at 301 K were obtained after annealing at 850 °C for 2 h. Film resistivities were found to increase with decreasing film thicknesses below 120 nm, even for films which are fully A2 α-W with no metastable, A15 β-W evident.

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Choi, D., Wang, B., Chung, S., Liu, X., Darbal, A., Wise, A., Nuhfer, N. T., Barmak, K., Warren, A. P., Coffey, K. R., & Toney, M. F. (2011). Phase, grain structure, stress, and resistivity of sputter-deposited tungsten films. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 29(5).

Authors 11
  1. Dooho Choi (first)
  2. Bincheng Wang (additional)
  3. Suk Chung (additional)
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Created 14 years ago (Aug. 15, 2011, 6:18 p.m.)
Deposited 2 years, 1 month ago (June 28, 2023, 11:31 p.m.)
Indexed 2 days, 15 hours ago (Aug. 21, 2025, 2 p.m.)
Issued 14 years ago (Aug. 15, 2011)
Published 14 years ago (Aug. 15, 2011)
Published Online 14 years ago (Aug. 15, 2011)
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