Atomic Layer Deposition of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films from Tetrakis(dimethylamino)Hafnium (TDMAH) and Ozone

2003 ◽  
Vol 765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinye Liu ◽  
Sasangan Ramanathan ◽  
Thomas E. Seidel

AbstractHafnium oxide (HfO2) thin films were synthesized from tetrakis(dimethylamino) hafnium (TDMAH) and ozone (O3) by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on 200 mm silicon wafers. Gradual saturation was observed for TDMAH exposure pulse. However O3 showed better saturation behavior for O3exposure. Yet, 100% step coverage was achieved for ~100nm trenches with aspect ratio of 35. Temperature dependence of the deposition rate was studied at susceptor temperature from 160°C to 420°C. The lowest deposition rate was observed at 320°C. Mercury probe measurements indicated the dielectric constant increased from 16 to 20 as susceptor temperature increased from 200°C to 320°C. Selected comparisons with tetrakis (ethylmethylamino) hafnium (TEMAH) were also made.

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-280
Author(s):  
Hie-Chul Kim ◽  
Min-Wan Kim ◽  
Hyung-Su Kim ◽  
Hyug-Jong Kim ◽  
Woo-Keun Sohn ◽  
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Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Marion Duparc ◽  
Henrik Hovde Sønsteby ◽  
Ola Nilsen ◽  
Anja Olafsen Sjåstad ◽  
Helmer Fjellvåg

Thin films of the catalytically interesting ternary and quaternary perovskites GdCoO3 and Gd0.9Ca0.1CoO3 are fabricated by atomic layer deposition using metal β-diketonates and ozone as precursors. The resulting thin films are amorphous as deposited and become single-oriented crystalline on LaAlO3(100) and YAlO3(100/010) after post-annealing at 650 °C in air. The crystal orientations of the films are tunable by choice and the orientation of the substrate, mitigated through the interface via solid face epitaxy upon annealing. The films exhibit no sign of Co2+. Additionally, high-aspect-ratio Si(100) substrates were used to document the suitability of the developed process for the preparation of coatings on more complex, high-surface-area structures. We believe that coatings of GdCoO3 and Gd1−xCaxCoO3 may find applications within oxidation catalysis.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 1899-1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Kai Chiou ◽  
Che-Hao Chang ◽  
Tai-Bor Wu

The growth of HfO2 thin films on a HF-dipped p-Si(100) substrate at 200 °C by atomic-layer deposition (ALD) using Hf[N(C2H5)(CH3)]4 and H2O vapor as precursors is demonstrated. Uniform HfO2 thin films are obtained on a 4-in. silicon wafer, and the energy-band gap and band offset are determined by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. The as-deposited HfO2 thin film is amorphous and able to crystallize at 500 ∼ 600 °C with only the monoclinic phase. As for the electrical performance of Au–Ti–HfO2–Si metal oxide semiconductor capacitors, a dielectric constant of ∼17.8 and an equivalent oxide thickness value of ∼1.39 nm are obtained from the 40-cycle ALD film after annealing at 500 °C. In addition, the breakdown field is in the range of 5 ∼ 5.5 MV/cm, and the fixed charge density is on the order of 1012 cm−2, depending on the annealing temperatures. The interface quality of HfO2 thin films on silicon is satisfactory with an interface-trap charge density of ∼3.7 × 1011 cm−2 eV−1.


2007 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. X. LIU ◽  
F. K. SHAN ◽  
W. J. LEE ◽  
B. C. SHIN ◽  
S. C. KIM ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 716 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kim ◽  
C. Cabral ◽  
C. Lavoie ◽  
S.M. Rossnagel

AbstractTa films were grown by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) at temperatures from room temperature up to 300 °C using TaCl5 as source gas and RF plasma-produced atomic H as the reducing agent. Post-deposition ex situ chemical analyses showed that the main impurity is oxygen, incorporated during the air exposure prior to analysis with typically low Cl concentration below 1 at %. The X-ray diffraction indicates that ALD Ta films are amorphous or composed of nano-grains. The typical resistivity of ALD Ta films was 150-180 μΩ cm, which corresponds to that of β-Ta phase, at a wide range of growth parameters. The conformality of the film is 100 % up to an aspect ratio of 15:1 and 40 % for aspect ratio of 40:1. The thickness per cycle, corresponding to the growth rate, was measured by Rutherford back scattering as a function of various key growth parameters, including TaCl5 and H exposure time and growth temperature. The maximum thickness per cycle values were below 0.1 ML, probably due to the steric hindrance for TaCl5 adsorption. Bilayer structures consisting of Cu films deposited by sputtering and ALD Ta films with various thicknesses were prepared and the diffusion barrier properties of ALD Ta films were investigated by various analysis techniques consisting of X-ray diffraction, elastic light scattering, and resistance analysis. The results were compared with Ta thin films deposited by sputtering with comparable thicknesses. Also, the growth of TaN films by PE-ALD using consecutive exposures of atomic H and activated N2 is presented.


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