Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Yttrium Carbide Thin Films as a Promising Transition Metal Carbide for Dual Diffusion Barrier in Cu and Ru Metallization
2025 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference, IITC 2025
Abstract
Transition metal carbides (TMCs) possess superior properties compared to transition metal nitrides (TMNs). However, despite their advantages, atomic layer deposition (ALD) and plasma-enhanced ALD (PEALD) techniques for these materials, particularly yttrium carbide (YC
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.