UNUSUALLY LOW RESISTIVITY OF COPPER-GERMANIDE THIN-FILMS FORMED AT LOW-TEMPERATURES

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KRUSINELBAUM, L
ABOELFOTOH, MO
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[1] IBM Research Division, T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
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10.1063/1.104304
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report a first observation of the remarkably low electrical resistivity of copper germanide thin films formed at temperatures below 200-degrees-C. At these low temperatures, the epsilon-Cu3Ge phase with a monoclinic crystal structure is formed, with room-temperature resistivity which can be as low as 5.5-mu-OMEGA cm. The films are electrically stable up to at least 600-degrees-C, and, unlike pure copper, are also stable against oxygen and air exposure.
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