Issue 43, 2016, Issue in Progress

Silicon direct bonding via low-temperature wet chemical surface activation

Abstract

Commercial silicon substrates were bonded via low-temperature wet chemical surface activation in a standard laboratory without ultrahigh vacuum or a clean room. A smooth direct bond with no voids or microcracks was obtained, and the best bonding strength reached up to 4.15 MPa at 250 °C with the 25 MPa pressure-assisted process. The p–n junction prepared using this method exhibited excellent IV characteristics. An updated model for the silicon direct bonding mechanism was proposed and proved. Raman scattering analysis indicated an increase in the Si–OH density on the silicon surface after the activation treatment. Cross-sectional HRTEM and EELS analysis crossing the interface indicated that the Si–O–Si linkage on the bonding interface that formed after low-temperature annealing was of a lower density than that of the native oxide. The thickness of the bonding interface decreased and the silicate linkage underwent further densification when high-temperature annealing was executed.

Graphical abstract: Silicon direct bonding via low-temperature wet chemical surface activation

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Feb 2016
Accepted
01 Apr 2016
First published
04 Apr 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 37079-37084

Silicon direct bonding via low-temperature wet chemical surface activation

C. Mai, J. Sun, H. Chen, C. Mai and M. Li, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 37079 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA05189H

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