Characterization of refractory W, WNx, and WSix films on GaAs using thermoreflectance measurements
- 15 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 65 (4) , 1743-1746
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.342948
Abstract
Thermal‐wave measurements have been carried out for characterizing refractory W, WNx, and WSix films on GaAs substrates. Thermal‐wave signals from these films were measured as a function of annealing temperature up to 900 °C, together with four‐point probe measurements and x‐ray diffraction analysis. The thermal‐wave signals indicated a good linear relation to electrical resistivity, as shown in the cases of W and WNx films formed by sputtering deposition. This relation was associated with the grain formation and growth of W and W2 N microcrystals as the annealing temperature increased. It was found that the thermal‐wave measurement was a very sensitive method for detecting phase transformation and degradation at the metal‐GaAs interface, which were shown in the case of WSix films formed by low‐pressure chemical vapor deposition.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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