Atomic layer deposition of bismuth oxide using Bi(OCMe2iPr)3 and H2O

Autor: Mark Saly, D. Price, Sallie Hose, Dustin Z. Austin, John F. Conley, Derryl Allman
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films. 32:01A113
ISSN: 1520-8559
0734-2101
DOI: 10.1116/1.4840835
Popis: Bismuth oxide thin films were deposited by atomic layer deposition using Bi(OCMe2iPr)3 and H2O at deposition temperatures between 90 and 270 °C on Si3N4, TaN, and TiN substrates. Films were analyzed using spectroscopic ellipsometry, x-ray diffraction, x-ray reflectivity, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry. Bi2O3 films deposited at 150 °C have a linear growth per cycle of 0.039 nm/cycle, density of 8.3 g/cm3, band gap of approximately 2.9 eV, low carbon content, and show the β phase structure with a (201) preferred crystal orientation. Deposition temperatures above 210 °C and postdeposition anneals caused uneven volumetric expansion, resulting in a decrease in film density, increased interfacial roughness, and degraded optical properties.
Databáze: OpenAIRE