SILICIDE FORMED FROM TERNARY METAL ALLOY FILMS

摘要

A NiSi layer over silicon that is thermally stable and can form even in the presence of oxides (20). The method of fabricating the nickel silicide layer includes providing a substrate comprising silicon (10), depositing a layer of at least a 3-component metal alloy (30) comprising nickel on a surface of the substrate, and annealing the allow and the substrate. The annealing temperature is less than 1000°C. The 3-component metal alloy can include Ni, Ti and Pt.