In-situ barrier formation for high reliable W/barrier/poly-Si gate using denudation of WN/sub x/ on polycrystalline Si

We found that rapid thermal annealing treatment of amorphous WN/sub x//poly-Si resulted in denudation of nitrogen atoms with formation of low resistivity W and high reliable in situ barrier layer, simultaneously. Furthermore, electrical properties of denuded-WN/sub x//poly-Si gate were superior to those of conventional W/WN/sub x//poly-Si gate after selective oxidation and post heat-treatment.