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Resistivity scaling model for metals with conduction band anisotropy
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Abstract
It is generally understood that the resistivity of metal thin films scales with film thickness mainly due to grain boundary and boundary surface scattering. Recently, several experiments and ab initio simulations have demonstrated the impact of crystal orientation on resistivity scaling. The crystal orientation cannot be captured by the commonly used resistivity scaling models and a qualitative understanding of its impact is currently lacking. In this work, we derive a resistivity scaling model that captures grain boundary and boundary surface scattering as well as the anisotropy of the band structure. The model is applied to Cu and Ru thin films, whose conduction bands are (quasi-) isotropic and anisotropic, respectively. After calibrating the anisotropy with ab initio simulations, the resistivity scaling models are compared to experimental resistivity data and a renormalization of the fitted grain boundary reflection coefficient can be identified for textured Ru.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review materials / American Physical Society. - College Park, Md, 2017, currens
Publication
College Park, Md : American Physical Society , 2018
ISSN
2475-9953 [online]
DOI
10.1103/PHYSREVMATERIALS.2.033801
Volume/pages
2 :3 (2018) , 11 p.
Article Reference
033801
ISI
000426787600001
Medium
E-only publicatie
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