Abstract

In this work, the roles of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photons in improving the gap fill properties of a low dielectric constant (K) material (Teflon amorphous fluoropolymer, K=1.93) deposited by direct liquid injection assisted rapid photothermal chemical vapor deposition technique are discussed. A qualitative explanation is presented wherein it is proposed that high-energy photons provide photoexcitation of the species involved in the deposition of Teflon AF/sup TM/, thereby lowering the activation energy and migrational enthalpy required for surface diffusion leading to a higher molecular mobility on the patterned surface.

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