Suppression of crack formation in wafer-scale amorphous SiNx films by residual hydrogen-ligands manipulation

Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) of amorphous silicon nitride (SiNx) thin films is a critical procedure in microelectronics serving as a surface passivation layer and dielectric barrier. However, intrinsic film stress continuously builds up along with PECVD growth, leading to film c...

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Main Authors: Yutao Dong, Xin Yin, Wenjian Liu, Fayaz A. Shaikh, Ziyi Zhang, Xudong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-09-01
Series:Nano Trends
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666978124000151