Abstract
The fluorine stability of two parylenes, aliphatic-fluorinated AF-4 (α, α, α′, α′ poly(p-tetrafluoroxylylene) and aromatic-fluorinated VT-4 (2, 3, 5, 6 poly(p-tetrafluoroxylylene), were investigated underneath Al, Al2O3, and TaNX overlayers with and without exposure to oxygen reactive-ion etching (RIE). No fluorine diffusion was observed for Al films deposited onto the as-received parylenes. However, after oxygen RIE, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling detected fluorine diffusion throughout Al and to a lesser extent Al2O3 but in contrast to Ta2.67N. Metal-fluoride bonding was evident at the metal/parylene interface for all the overlayers after the parylene was exposed to oxygen RIE and annealed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 925-931 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Electronic Materials |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry