Abstract
In contrast to physical vapor deposition (PVD), the electrochemical deposition (ECD) process is dependent upon substrate resistivity. ECD of Cu on ultrathin Ru diffusion barriers remains a technological challenge due to large resistivity increase over a wide plating area. Results are presented from the comparative investigation of interfacial stability and Cu diffusion processes in PVD and ECD structures. Cu can be conformally electroplated onto surfaces (ca. ) with over 94% efficiency. However, lesser uniformity and conformality of ECD Cu are observed on samples with larger surface areas. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) reveals that ECD Cu film is less densely packed (ca. ) than PVD Cu. HRTEM studies in conjunction with surface analyses using optical microscopy and four-point probe resistivity measurements show that Ru can successfully impede Cu diffusion up to for , but fails at . Interfacial profiling data obtained from back side secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis agree with TEM results. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) investigation on nitric acid-etched PVD and ECD samples shows the presence of residual ECD Cu after annealing, suggesting that ECD Cu diffuses further into Ru than PVD Cu.
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