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Morphology of TiSi2 and ZrSi2 on Si(100) and (111) surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

C.A. Sukow  and
R.J. Nemanich
C.A. Sukow
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8202
R.J. Nemanich
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8202
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Abstract

The morphologies of ZrSi2 on Si(111) and TiSi2 on Si(111) and (100) have been investigated, and the results compared and contrasted. Films were prepared by UHV deposition of Ti or Zr onto clean, reconstructed Si(100) or (111) substrates, and reacted by in situ annealing. The sheet resistivity of the ZrSi2 was measured and found to be 33-42 μΩ-cm. The morphologies were examined by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. In particular, the islanding properties were studied; both the temperature of the onset of islanding and the island characteristics were measured. The surface and interface energies have been determined from the contact angles of the silicide islands, according to a solid-state capillarity model. The system of ZrSi2 on Si(111) was found to have surface and interface energies lower than those of the system of TiSi2 on Si(100), but higher than those of the system TiSi2 on Si(111). ZrSi2 on Si(111) was found to island at a higher temperature than TiSi2 on either substrate, a result attributed to kinetic effects. Areal coverage of the islands was measured, and the results were consistent with the solid-state capillarity model. For both TiSi2 and ZrSi2, increasing faceted structure was observed with increasing anneal temperature. Preferred faceting planes were found to be of Si(111) and (100) type for TiSi2 islands and of Si(111) type for ZrSi2. Faceted islands were apparently epitaxial. As the solid-state capillarity model does not directly apply to islands with a faceted structure, an observation of the percentage of faceted islands produced by different annealing temperatures was used to suggest the processing conditions in which the model is applicable.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 9 , Issue 5 , May 1994 , pp. 1214 - 1227
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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