Abstract
Platinum silicide forms a high barrier height Schottky barrier diode to silicon, and aluminum is used as a low resistance metallization. During conventional heat treatment (sintering) of the Al/PtSi/Si structure at temperatures around 450 degree C, penetration of Al into PtSi occurs and, after a longer time, Al can penetrate into the interface between PtSi and Si. This reduces the barrier height. In order to overcome this problem, diffusion barriers, such as TiW, CrO//x, or TiN//x, are deposited between the PtSi layer and the Al layer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3708-3709 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | IBM technical disclosure bulletin |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 7 A |
State | Published - Dec 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |