Methods are described for eliminating void formation during the
fabrication of and/or operation of memory cells/devices. According to one
aspect of the present disclosure, the methods to eliminate voids include
formation of an opening on a semiconductor structure, formation of a
diffusion barrier layer, deposition of a metal into the opening,
preamorphization of the metal using preamorphization implants, and
formation of a conductivity facilitating layer. According to another
aspect of the present disclosure, the methods to eliminate voids include
formation of an opening on a semiconductor structure, formation of a
diffusion barrier layer, deposition of a metal into the opening,
preamorphization of the metal using a contact with a plasma, and
formation of a conductivity facilitating layer.