We found that the mean grain size of TiSi
2 films on Si wafers deponds on deposited Ti amount of every time rather than annealing temperature. From SEM micrographs, it was found that no morphologies are varied before and after oxidation in air at temperature from 100°C to 800°C. But above 1000°C, the TiSi
2 film was thermally grooved at its grain boundaries and grain size was increased. From analytic electron microscope photographs, it was found that crystalline grain represent TiSi
2, but the grain boundary was found to be Ti free-zone.
Quantitative depth profile of chemical composition of the thermal oxide of the TiSi
2 have been studied by XPS in conjunction with argon ion sputtering. From chemical depth profiles of the thermal oxide of TiSi
2, we observed that SiO
2 is dominant in oxide products of the TiSi
2 at various oxidation temperatures. From FWHM and Si/Ti atomic ratio analysis, we can see that except for the TiO
2, TiO
x was detected, but no the intermediate Ti-silicide (TiSi and Ti
5Si
3) in oxidized TiSi
2. We also observed the growth of a Ti-free layer of SiO
2 at 1000°C.
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