Abstract
Preliminary experiments of gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) irradiation for wafer bonding were conducted. Unique irradiation effects of GCIB, such as low-damage irradiation and surface smoothing effects, will be beneficial for surface activated bonding. From XPS, AFM measurements, Ar-GCIB irradiation at oblique incidence removed native oxide on Cu films efficiently without roughening. Cu-Cu bond increased with the acceleration voltage of Ar-GCIB. There is a correlation between the bond strength and the contact angle reduction due to surface smoothing and oxide removal by Ar-GCIB.
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