Abstract
Conformal TiN films were deposited by thermal low-pressure-chemical-vapor-deposition (LPCVD) in a rotating disk reactor, using TiCl 4 and NH 3 with N 2 as a dilution gas. TiN plug with 0.05 μm contact size was achieved. No void formation was observed in the TiN plug. The result demonstrated that LPCVD-TiN can be used to fill very small contact holes. The excellent step coverage and uniformity resulted from a surface-reaction-rate-limited deposition. The resistivity of TiN film was reduced to 133 μΩcm by in-situ NH 3 plasma post-treatment. The concentration of chlorine in the TiN film was measured to be less than 2 atomic % (at.%) by Auger electron spectroscope measurement. For Al deposited on TiN, the Al orientation was found to be dependent on the deposition method of Al film, but not on the underlying TiN orientation. © 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.