ELECTROLESS COBALT-CONTAINING LINER FOR MIDDLE-OF-THE-LINE (MOL) APPLICATIONS

摘要

A semiconductor structure that includes a Co-containing liner disposed between an oxygen-getter layer and a metal-containing conductive material is provided. The Co-containing liner, the oxygen-getter layer and the metal-containing conductive material form MOL metallurgy where the Co-containing liner replaces a traditional TiN liner. By "Co-containing" is meant that the liner includes elemental Co alone or elemental Co and at least one of P or B. In order to provide better step coverage of the inventive Co-containing liner within a high aspect ratio contact opening, the Co-containing liner is formed via an electroless deposition process.