Investigation of Solid-Solid Reactions in Metal Films on Silicon
Abstract
Investigations were conducted on solid-solid reactions in gold films evaporated on silicon substrates at deposition temperatures below the eutectic point (370 C). Both air- and vacuum-annealed structures were studied using correlated data from transmission electron microscopy/diffraction (TEM/TED), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) profiling, and forward current-voltage (I-V) measurements. Results of these experiments show that the grain size in Au films deposited (or annealed) at temperatures from 25 C to 200 C increases from 50 anstrom (min) to saturation size of approximately 1 micro m at temperatures greater than 150 C.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA051170
Entities
People
- Jing Peng
- R. A. Armistead
- T. J. Magee
Organizations
- SRI International