A method for treating a fluoro-carbon dielectric film for integration of
the dielectric film into a semiconductor device. The method includes
providing a substrate having a fluoro-carbon film deposited thereon, the
film having an exposed surface containing contaminants, and treating the
exposed surface with a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid to clean the
exposed surface of the contaminants and provide surface termination. The
supercritical carbon dioxide treatment improves adhesion and electrical
properties of film structures containing a metal-containing film formed
on the surface of the fluoro-carbon dielectric film.