Roughening kinetics of chemical vapor deposited copper films on Si(100)

The roughening kinetics of copper films synthesized by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) on Si(100) substrates was investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). By applying the dynamic scaling theory to the STM images, a steady growth roughness exponent α=0.81±0.05 and a dynamic...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Vázquez, L., Albella, J. M., Salvarezza, Roberto Carlos, Arvia, Alejandro Jorge, Levy, R. A., Perese, D.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/126508
Acesso em linha:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/126508
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Ciencias Exactas
Química
copper films
low pressure chemical vapor deposition
scanning tunneling microscopy
Descrição
Resumo:The roughening kinetics of copper films synthesized by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) on Si(100) substrates was investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). By applying the dynamic scaling theory to the STM images, a steady growth roughness exponent α=0.81±0.05 and a dynamic growth roughness exponent β=0.62±0.09 were determined. The value of a is consistent with growth model predictions incorporating surface diffusion. The value of β, while higher than expected from these models, can be related to LPCVD processing conditions favoring growth instabilities.