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ALD of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films from Tetrakis (ethylmethylamino) Hafnium and Ozone

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Journal of The Electrochemical Society, The Electrochemical Society

Source : Journal of The Electrochemical Society, The Electrochemical Society, Volume 152, Number 3, p.G213–G219 (2005)

Campus : Coimbatore

School : School of Engineering

Department : Chemical

Year : 2005

Abstract : Hafnium oxide (HfO2)(HfO2) thin films were deposited from tetrakis(ethylmethylamino)hafnium (TEMAH) and ozone (O3)(O3) by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on 200 mm silicon wafers. The O3O3 half-reaction shows good saturation behavior. However, gradual surface saturation is observed for the TEMAH half-reaction. Within wafer non-uniformity of less than 1% and step coverage of about 100% were achieved for trenches with aspect ratio of around 40:1. The film thickness increased linearly as the number of cycles increased. From susceptor temperatures of 160-420°C, the lowest deposition rate (Å/cycle) and the highest refractive index is observed at 320°C. The atomic ratio of hafnium to oxygen determined by Rutherford backscattering is 1:2.04 for the films deposited at 320°C. The carbon and hydrogen content determined by secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) decreased as the susceptor temperature increased from 200 to 320°C. Lower carbon and hydrogen levels were obtained in the control films made with H2OH2O than the films made with O3.O3. A reaction mechanism of the TEMAH+O3TEMAH+O3 ALD process is discussed. The results show that an O3O3 -based ALD HfO2HfO2 deposition is promising for microelectronic applications. © 2005 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.

Cite this Research Publication : X. Liu, Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan, Longdergan, A., Srivastava, A., Lee, E., Seidel, T. E., Barton, J. T., Pang, D., and Gordon, R. G., “ALD of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films from Tetrakis (ethylmethylamino) Hafnium and Ozone”, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol. 152, pp. G213–G219, 2005.

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