We have carried out direct Cu diffusion measurements in amorphous thin films of: (a) 4% phosphorus silicate glass and (b) hydrogenated silicon nitride. Thin films of 0.5 μm thickness were grown onto oxidized Si wafers by a chemical vapor deposition technique. 67Cu radiotracer diffusion techniques combined with microdepth profiling by sputtering with neutralized Ar atoms of 400–500 eV energy have been used. The 67Cu diffusion coefficients in 4% P-Si glass and in SiN:16 at. % H films in the temperature range of 227–550 °C are described by: (a) 5.3 ×10−11 exp (−0.5 eV/kT) and (b) 4×10−6 exp (−1.1 eV/kT) cm2/s, respectively. To assure reliability, the extent of Cu diffusion should be considered in device design and subsequent processing.
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