摘要:
A graphene lattice comprising an ordered array of graphene nanoribbons is provided in which each graphene nanoribbon in the ordered array has a width that is less than 10 nm. The graphene lattice including the ordered array of graphene nanoribbons is formed by utilizing a layer of porous anodized alumina as a template which includes dense alumina portions and adjacent amorphous alumina portions. The amorphous alumina portions are removed and the remaining dense alumina portions which have an ordered lattice arrangement are employed as an etch mask. After removing the amorphous alumina portions, each dense alumina portion has a width which is also less than 10 nm.
摘要:
A silicon nitride layer is provided on an uppermost surface of a graphene layer and then a hafnium dioxide layer is provided on an uppermost surface of the silicon nitride layer. The silicon nitride layer acts as a wetting agent for the hafnium dioxide layer and thus prevents the formation of discontinuous columns of hafnium dioxide atop the graphene layer. The silicon nitride layer and the hafnium dioxide layer, which collectively form a low EOT bilayer gate dielectric, exhibit continuous morphology atop the graphene layer.
摘要:
A method for fabricating an ultra low dielectric constant material is disclosed. The method includes placing a substrate into a deposition reactor. A first precursor is flowed into the deposition reactor. The first precursor is a matrix precursor. A second precursor is flowed into the deposition reactor. The second precursor is a porogen precursor. A preliminary film is deposited onto the substrate based on the first and second precursors. The preliminary film includes Si, C, O, and H atoms. A first ultraviolet curing step is performed on the substrate including the preliminary film at a first temperature. At least a second ultraviolet curing step is performed on the substrate including the preliminary film at a second temperature.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure includes a first dielectric material including at least one first conductive region contained therein. The structure also includes at least one graphene containing semiconductor device located atop the first dielectric material. The at least one graphene containing semiconductor device includes a graphene layer that overlies and is in direct with the first conductive region. The structure further includes a second dielectric material covering the at least one graphene containing semiconductor device and portions of the first dielectric material. The second dielectric material includes at least one second conductive region contained therein, and the at least one second conductive region is in contact with a conductive element of the at least one graphene containing semiconductor device.
摘要:
Methods for forming a dense dielectric layer over the surface of an opening in a porous inter-layer dielectric having an ultra-low dielectric constant are disclosed. The disclosure provides methods for exposing the sidewall surface and the bottom surface of the opening to a plurality of substantially parallel ultra-violet (UV) radiation rays to form a dense dielectric layer having a substantially uniform thickness over both the sidewall surface and the bottom surface.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods of improving the fabrication of interconnect structures of the single or dual damascene type, in which there is no problem of hard mask retention or of conductivity between the metal lines after fabrication. The methods of the present invention include at least steps of chemical mechanical polishing and UV exposure or chemical repair treatment which steps improve the reliability of the interconnect structure formed. The present invention also relates to an interconnect structure which include a porous ultra low k dielectric of the SiCOH type in which the surface layer thereof has been modified so as to form a gradient layer that has both a density gradient and a C content gradient.
摘要:
An interconnect in provided which comprises a copper conductor having both a top surface and a lower surface, with caps formed on the top surface of the metallic conductor. The cap is formed of dual laminations or multiple laminations of films with the laminated films including an Ultra-Violet (UV) blocking film and a diffusion barrier film. The diffusion barrier film and the UV blocking film may be separated by an intermediate film.
摘要:
A contact structure is disclosed in which a continuous metal semiconductor alloy is located within a via contained within a dielectric material. The continuous semiconductor metal alloy is in direct contact with an upper metal line of a first metal level located atop the continuous semiconductor metal alloy and at least a surface of each source and drain diffusion region located beneath the continuous metal semiconductor alloy. The continuous metal semiconductor alloy can be derived from either a semiconductor nanowire or an epitaxial grown semiconductor material. The continuous metal semiconductor alloy includes a lower portion that is contained within an upper surface of each source and drain region, and a vertical pillar portion extending upward from the lower portion. The lower portion of the continuous metal semiconductor alloy and the vertical pillar portion are not separated by a material interface. Instead, the two portions of the continuous metal semiconductor alloy are of unitary construction, i.e., a single piece.
摘要:
An interconnect in provided which comprises a copper conductor having both a top surface and a lower surface, with caps formed on the top surface of the metallic conductor. The cap is formed of dual laminations or multiple laminations of films with the laminated films including an Ultra-Violet (UV) blocking film and a diffusion barrier film. The diffusion barrier film and the UV blocking film may be separated by an intermediate film.
摘要:
The present invention describes thin film transistors in which the active channel layer is a thin film of a polycyclic aromatic compound, such as, pentacene, prepared by solution processing a soluble precursor of the polycyclic aromatic compound on a substrate followed by heating to a moderate temperature to convert the precursor back to the polycyclic aromatic compound. The soluble precursors of the polycyclic aromatic compounds are organic solvent-soluble Diels-Alder adducts of polycyclic aromatic compounds, such as, oligothiophene, perylene, benzo[ghi]perylene, coronene and a polyacene with a variety of dienophiles that contain at least one heteroatom. The Diels-Alder adducts can be converted back to pentacene by retro-Diels-Alder reaction at moderate (60-250° C.) temperatures both in bulk, in solution or as thin-films.