Noble metal layer formation for copper film deposition
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1. A method of forming an interconnect structure, comprising:
- (a) providing a substrate structure to a process chamber;
wherein the substrate structure includes an insulating material layer having vias defined therethrough to a contact metal;
(b) forming a tungsten-containing barrier layer on the contact metal inside the vias;
(c) forming a cobalt metal layer on the tungsten-containing barrier layer using a cyclical deposition process, wherein the cyclical deposition process includes a plurality of cycles and wherein each cycle comprises establishing a flow of an inert gas in the process chamber and modulating the flow of the inert gas with alternating periods of exposure to one of a cobalt metal-containing precursor and a silane-containing reducing gas;
wherein the cobalt metal-containing precursor is selected from the group consisting of (cyclopentadienyl)(cyclohexadienyl) cobalt, (cyclobutadienyl)(cyclopentadienyl) cobalt, bis(cyclopentadienyl) cobalt, bis(methylcyclopentadienyl) cobalt, cyclopentadienyl(1,3-hexadienyl) cobalt, (cyclopentadienyl)(5-methylcyclopentadienyl) cobalt, and bis(ethylene) (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) cobalt; and
(d) depositing a copper layer on the cobalt metal layer.
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Abstract
A method of noble metal layer formation for high aspect ratio interconnect features is described. The noble metal layer is formed using a cyclical deposition process. The cyclical deposition process comprises alternately adsorbing a noble metal-containing precursor and a reducing gas on a substrate structure. The adsorbed noble metal-containing precursor reacts with the adsorbed reducing gas to form the noble metal layer on the substrate. Suitable noble metals may include, for example, palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt) cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and rhodium (Rh).
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1. A method of forming an interconnect structure, comprising:
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(a) providing a substrate structure to a process chamber;
wherein the substrate structure includes an insulating material layer having vias defined therethrough to a contact metal;(b) forming a tungsten-containing barrier layer on the contact metal inside the vias; (c) forming a cobalt metal layer on the tungsten-containing barrier layer using a cyclical deposition process, wherein the cyclical deposition process includes a plurality of cycles and wherein each cycle comprises establishing a flow of an inert gas in the process chamber and modulating the flow of the inert gas with alternating periods of exposure to one of a cobalt metal-containing precursor and a silane-containing reducing gas; wherein the cobalt metal-containing precursor is selected from the group consisting of (cyclopentadienyl)(cyclohexadienyl) cobalt, (cyclobutadienyl)(cyclopentadienyl) cobalt, bis(cyclopentadienyl) cobalt, bis(methylcyclopentadienyl) cobalt, cyclopentadienyl(1,3-hexadienyl) cobalt, (cyclopentadienyl)(5-methylcyclopentadienyl) cobalt, and bis(ethylene) (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) cobalt; and (d) depositing a copper layer on the cobalt metal layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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