Plastic deformation in Al (Cu) interconnects stressed by electromigration and studied by synchrotron polychromatic X-ray microdiffraction

作者: Kai Chen , N. Tamura , B. C. Valek , K. N. Tu

DOI: 10.1063/1.2952073

关键词: Condensed matter physicsX-ray crystallographyPlasticityElectromigrationCrystallographyMaterials scienceSynchrotron radiationSlip (materials science)Deformation (engineering)X-raySynchrotron

摘要: We report here an in-depth synchrotron radiation based white beam X-ray microdiffraction study of plasticity in individual grains Al (Cu) interconnect during the early stage electromigration. The shows a rearrangement geometrically necessary dislocations (GND) bamboo typed that stage. find about 90percent GNDs are oriented so their line direction is closest to current flow direction. In non-bamboo grains, Laue peak positions shift, indicating rotate. An analysis terms force directions has been carried out and consistent with observed electromigration induced grain rotation bending.

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