Thin Epitaxial Al and Cu Films Grown on CaF2/Si(111)

Abstract

Molecular beam epitaxy was used to grow single crystal CaF2 Al and Cu films on Si(111). Reflection high energy electron diffraction indicated that Al film was epitaxial when it was grown on CaF2/Si, and that epitaxial Cu film can be grown on Al/CaF2/Si heteroepitaxial substrates. Room tenmperature measurements of resistivity of Al films 10 to 300 nm thick agree with the Fuchs-Sondheimer model in which only diffuse scattering of conduction electrons occurs at the film interfaces. For 50 to 1000 nm thick Cu films the resistivity size effect is greater than the prediction of this model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP013171

Entities

People

  • L. J. Schowalter
  • N. L. Yakovlev
  • Y. V. Shusterman

Organizations

  • Russian Academy of Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Pressure
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Diffraction
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Scattering
  • Electrons
  • Epitaxial Growth
  • Films
  • Grain Boundaries
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Beams
  • Scattering
  • Single Crystals
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene