A metal cap is formed on an exposed upper surface of a conductive structure that is embedded within an interconnect dielectric material. During the formation of the metal cap, metallic residues simultaneously form on an exposed upper surface of the interconnect dielectric material. A thermal nitridi
A metal cap is formed on an exposed upper surface of a conductive structure that is embedded within an interconnect dielectric material. During the formation of the metal cap, metallic residues simultaneously form on an exposed upper surface of the interconnect dielectric material. A thermal nitridization process or plasma nitridation process is then performed which partially or completely converts the metallic residues into nitrided metallic residues. During the nitridization process, a surface region of the interconnect dielectric material and a surface region of the metal cap also become nitrided.
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1. An interconnect structure comprising: at least one conductive structure embedded within an interconnect dielectric material, wherein said interconnect dielectric material includes a nitrided interconnect dielectric material surface region located at an exposed surface thereof;a metal cap stack co
1. An interconnect structure comprising: at least one conductive structure embedded within an interconnect dielectric material, wherein said interconnect dielectric material includes a nitrided interconnect dielectric material surface region located at an exposed surface thereof;a metal cap stack comprising, from bottom to top, a metal cap portion and a nitrided metal cap surface region located on an upper surface of the at least one conductive structure; andnitrided metallic residues located on a surface of said nitrided interconnect dielectric material surface region. 2. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said at least one conductive structure is composed of copper or a copper alloy. 3. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said nitrided metallic residues comprise a nitrided metallic shell surrounding a non-nitrided metallic core. 4. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said nitrided metallic residues comprise a same metal as said metal cap stack. 5. The interconnect structure of claim 1, further comprises a U-shaped diffusion barrier liner positioned between each conductive structure and portions of said interconnect dielectric material. 6. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said nitrided interconnect dielectric material surface region has a higher content of nitride as compared to the interconnect dielectric material. 7. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said nitrided metal cap surface region has a higher content of nitride as compared to said metal cap portion. 8. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said nitrided interconnect dielectric material surface region has an upper surface that is coplanar with the upper surface of each conductive structure. 9. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said nitrided metallic residues, said nitrided metal cap surface region and said metal cap portion are each comprised of cobalt. 10. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said interconnect dielectric material has a dielectric constant of 3.0 or less. 11. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said metal cap includes a metal selected from one of Ru, Ir, Rh, Mn, Pt, Co, and W. 12. The interconnect structure of claim 1, wherein said metal cap comprises a Co(W,P, B) alloy. 13. The interconnect structure of claim 1, further comprising a dielectric cap located above said interconnect dielectric material. 14. The interconnect structure of claim 13, wherein said dielectric cap has a bottommost surface that contacts an exposed surface of said nitrided interconnect dielectric material surface region, said nitrided metal cap surface region, and said nitrided metallic residue. 15. The interconnect structure of claim 14, wherein said dielectric cap comprises a dielectric capping material selected from SiC, Si4NH3, SiO2, a carbon doped oxide, a nitrogen and hydrogen doped silicon carbide SiC(N,H).
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