[Zr(NEtMe)2(guan-NEtMe)2] as a Novel Atomic Layer Deposition Precursor: ZrO2 Film Growth and Mechanistic Studies

Autor: Manish Banerjee, Marco Gavagnin, Yoann Tomczak, Heinz D. Wanzenboeck, Timothee Blanquart, Mikko Ritala, Esa Puukilainen, Anjana Devi, Wilhelmus M. M. Kessels, Susanne Hoffmann-Eifert, Nabeel Aslam, Markku Leskelä, Jaakko Niinistö, V Valentino Longo
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Chemistry of Materials. 25:3088-3095
ISSN: 1520-5002
0897-4756
DOI: 10.1021/cm401279v
Popis: [Zr(NEtMe)2(guan-NEtMe2)2], a recently developed compound, was investigated as a novel precursor for the atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ZrO2. With water as the oxygen source, the growth rate remained constant over a wide temperature range, whereas with ozone the growth rate increased steadily with deposition temperature. Both ALD processes were successfully developed: the characteristic self-limiting ALD growth mode was confirmed at 300 °C. The growth rates were exceptionally high, 0.9 and 1.15 A/cycle with water and ozone, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicated that the films were deposited in the high-permittivity cubic phase, even when grown at temperatures as low as 250 °C. Compositional analysis performed by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrated low carbon and nitrogen contamination (
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