Changes in structure and nature of defects by annealing of fluorinated amorphous carbon thin films with low dielectric constant
- 25 May 1998
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 72 (21) , 2704-2706
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.121105
Abstract
Thermal stability of fluorinated amorphous carbon (a-C:F) thin films with a low dielectric constant was investigated by electron spin resonance (ESR), infrared (IR) absorption, optical absorption, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) as well as measurements of film thickness and dielectric constant. IR and XPS measurements suggested that the strength of the CF3 and CF2 bonding configurations against annealing are weaker than that of the CF bonding configuration. ESR measurements revealed that the dangling bond density decreased by one order of magnitude after annealing at 300 °C and increased after annealing at 400 °C. Furthermore, the g value and the linewidth of the ESR spectrum decreased with increasing annealing temperature. Based on these results, the changes in structure and defect configuration are discussed.Keywords
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