摘要:
An electroconductive film having high adhesion and a low resistivity is formed. An electroconductive film composed mainly of copper and containing an addition metal such as Ti is formed by sputtering a target composed mainly of copper in a vacuum atmosphere into which a nitriding gas is introduced. Such an electroconductive film has high adhesion to a silicon layer and a substrate, and is hardly peeled from the substrate. Further, since the electroconductive film has a low resistivity and a low contact resistance to a transparent electroconductive film, the electric characteristics do not degrade even when it is used as an electrode film. The electroconductive film formed by the present invention is suitable particularly as a barrier film for an electrode of a TFT or a semiconductor element.
摘要:
A conductive film having high adhesion and low specific resistance is formed. A target containing copper as a main component is sputtered in vacuum ambience while an oxygen gas introduced, and then, a conductive film containing copper as a main component and additive metals, such as Ti or Zr, is formed. Such a conductive film has high adhesion to a silicon layer and a glass substrate and is hardly peeled off from the substrate. Furthermore, the specific resistance is low and the contact resistance to a transparent conductive film is also low. Thus, no deterioration in the electric characteristics occurs even when the conductive film is used for an electrode film. Accordingly, the conductive film formed by the present invention suited for TFT, and electrode films and barrier films of semiconductor elements, in particular.
摘要:
A sputtering apparatus according to the present invention is provided with first to fourth targets. The first and the second targets are disposed so that their surfaces face each other. The third and the fourth targets are also disposed so that their surfaces face each other. When a dielectric film is formed, sputtering is alternately performed on the first and the second targets and on the third and the fourth targets. When sputtering is performed on two of the targets having surfaces that face each other, the remaining two targets function as a ground. As a result, abnormal discharges are inhibited.
摘要:
Provided is an electrode layer and a wiring layer, which are free from peeling from a glass substrate. A wiring layer and a gate electrode layer are constituted by an adhering film which is a thin film made of Cu—Mg—Al formed on a surface of a glass substrate, and a copper film formed on the adhering film. When the adhering film includes Mg in a range of at least 0.5 atom % and at most 5 atom %, and aluminum in a range of at least 5 atom % and at most 15 atom %, assuming that the total number of atoms of copper, magnesium and aluminum is taken as 100 atom % , adhesion of the adhering film to the glass substrate becomes high, and the copper thin film is not peeled from the glass substrate. The wiring layer is electrically connected to a pixel electrode of a liquid crystal display device.
摘要:
A technique is provided which prevents an increase in the resistivity of a conductive wiring film. A conductive layer containing Ca in a content rate of 0.3 atom % or more is provided on the surfaces of each of conductive wiring films which are to be exposed to a gas containing a Si atom in a chemical structure at a high temperature. When a gate insulating layer or a protection film containing Si is formed on the surface of the conductive layer, the Si atoms do not diffuse into the conductive layer and a resistance value does not increase, even if the conductive layer is exposed to the raw material gas containing Si in a chemical structure . Further, a CuCaO layer can be formed as an adhesive layer for preventing Si diffusion from a glass substrate or a silicon semiconductor.
摘要:
An electrode is prevented from being peeled from a substrate or a silicon layer. After the surface of a first copper thin film composed mainly of copper is treated by exposing it to an ammonia gas, a film of silicon nitride is formed on the surface of the first copper thin film by generating a plasma of a raw material gas containing a silane gas and an ammonia gas in an atmosphere in which an object to be processed is placed. Since the surface is preliminarily treated with the ammonia gas, the silane gas is prevented from being diffused into the first copper thin film. Therefore, an electrode constituted by the surface-treated first copper thin film is not peeled from the glass substrate or the silicon layer. In addition, its electric resistance value does not rise.
摘要:
Disclosed is an electrode film which does not exfoliate from, or diffuse into, an oxide semiconductor or an oxide thin film. An electrode layer comprises a highly adhesive barrier film being a Cu—Mg—Al thin film and a copper thin film; and an oxide semiconductor and an oxide thin film contact with the highly adhesive barrier film. With the highly adhesive barrier film having magnesium in a range of at least 0.5 at % but at most 5 at % and aluminum at least 5 at % but at most 15 at % when the total number of atoms of copper, magnesium, and aluminum is 100 at %, the highly adhesive barrier film has both adhesion and barrier properties. The electrode layer is suitable because a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer contact the oxide semiconductor layer. A stopper layer having an oxide may be provided on a layer under the electrode layer.
摘要:
A metallic wiring film, which is not exfoliated even when exposed to plasma of hydrogen, is provided. A metallic wiring film is constituted by an adhesion layer in which Al is added to copper and a metallic low-resistance layer which is disposed on the adhesion layer and made of pure copper. When a copper alloy including Al and oxygen are included in the adhesion layer and a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed from it, copper does not precipitate at an interface between the adhesion layer and the silicon layer even when being exposed to the hydrogen plasma, which prevents the occurrence of exfoliation between the adhesion layer and the silicon layer. If the amount of Al increases, since widths of the adhesion layer and the metallic low-resistance layer largely differ after etching, the maximum addition amount for permitting the etching to be performed is the upper limit.