Title :
Electrical characterization of carbon nanotube vertical interconnects with different lengths and widths
Author :
Vollebregt, Sten ; Ishihara, Ryoichi ; Tichelaar, Frans ; van der Cingel, Johan ; Beenakker, Kees
Author_Institution :
Delft Inst. of Microsyst. & Nanotechnol., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) can be an attractive candidate for vertical interconnects due to their bottom-up nature and excellent electrical and thermal properties. In this paper we demonstrate low temperature high-density CNT growth and results of electrical characterization. We determined that our CNT contact resistance is low compared to other results in literature, likely caused by a good top contact. The CNT display good uniformity over the wafer and the calculated resistivity of 10 mΩ-cm is among the lowest in literature.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; contact resistance; integrated circuit interconnections; C; CNT contact resistance; carbon nanotube vertical interconnects; electrical characterization; electrical properties; high density CNT growth; thermal properties; Carbon nanotubes; Conductivity; Contact resistance; Resistance; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1138-0
Electronic_ISBN :
pending
DOI :
10.1109/IITC.2012.6251578