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THIN SOLID FILMS
卷 552, 期 -, 页码 124-135出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.11.112
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Atomic layer deposition; Residual stress; Elastic modulus; Hardness Adhesion Aluminum oxide
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Use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) has increased as ALD enables conformal growth on 3-dimensional structures at relatively low temperatures. For MEMS device design and fabrication, the understanding of stress and mechanical properties such as elastic modulus, hardness and adhesion of thin film is crucial. In this work a comprehensive characterization of the stress, elasticmodulus, hardness and adhesion of ALD aluminum oxide (Al2O3) films grown at 110-300 degrees C from trimethylaluminum and water is presented. Film stress was analyzed by wafer curvature measurements, elastic modulus by nanoindentation and surface-acoustic wave measurements, hardness by nanoindentation and adhesion by microscratch test and scanning nanowear. The films were also analyzed by ellipsometry, optical reflectometry, X-ray reflectivity and time-of-flight elastic recoil detection for refractive index, thickness, density and impurities. The ALD Al2O3 films were under tensile stress in the scale of hundreds of MPa. The magnitude of the stress decreased strongly with increasing ALD temperature. The stress was stable during storage in air. Elastic modulus and hardness of ALD Al2O3 saturated to a fairly constant value for growth at 150 to 300 degrees C, while ALD at 110 degrees C gave softer films with lower modulus. ALD Al2O3 films adhered strongly on cleaned silicon with SiOx termination. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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