Catalytic breakdown of reactant gases in chemical vapor deposition
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsAnand Srinivasan, Gurtej S. Sandhu
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for depositing films on semiconductor wafers in chemical vapor deposition processes employing a catalyst to provide one or more activated gases to reduce the surface temperature of the semiconductor wafer needed to form the film thereon. The activated gas precursors can include hydrogen or hydrogen-bearing gases. The catalysts can be selected from ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, silver, mercury, rhenium, copper, tungsten, and combinations thereof.
Claims22
A method of depositing a film on a substrate in a chemical vapor deposition process, comprising:
- providing a substrate in a chamber;
- contacting a first activated gas precursor with a first catalyst outside the chamber to produce a first activated gas;
- delivering the first activated gas to the chamber;
- delivering a first source gas to the chamber, wherein the first source gas comprises a refractory metal compound, the first source gas delivered such that it does not contact the first catalyst;
- and
- contacting the substrate with the first activated gas and the first source gas, wherein a film comprising the refractory metal of the refractory metal compound is formed on the substrate.
A method of depositing a film on a semiconductor wafer in a chemical vapor deposition process, comprising:
- providing a semiconductor wafer in a chamber;
- contacting a first activated gas precursor with a first catalyst outside the chamber to produce a first activated gas;
- delivering the first activated gas to the chamber;
- delivering a first source gas to the chamber, wherein the first source gas comprises a refractory metal compound, the first source gas delivered such that it does not contact the first catalyst;
- and
- contacting the wafer with the first activated gas and the first source gas, wherein a film comprising the refractory metal of the refractory metal compound is formed on the wafer.
A method of depositing a film on a substrate in a chemical vapor deposition process, comprising:
- providing a substrate in a chamber;
- contacting a first activated gas precursor with a first catalyst outside the chamber to produce a first activated gas;
- contacting a second activated gas precursor with a second catalyst to produce a second activated gas, wherein the second activated gas precursor does not contact the first catalyst and the first activated gas precursor does not contact the second catalyst;
- delivering the first activated gas and the second activated gas to the chamber;
- delivering a first source gas to the chamber, wherein the first source gas comprises a refractory metal compound, the first source gas delivered such that it does not contact the first catalyst or the second catalyst;
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- contacting the substrate with the first activated gas, the second activated gas, and the first source gas, wherein a film comprising the refractory metal of the refractory metal compound is formed on the substrate.
A method of depositing a film on a substrate in a chemical vapor deposition process, comprising:
- providing a substrate in a chamber;
- contacting a first activated gas precursor with a first catalyst outside the chamber to produce a first activated gas;
- contacting a second activated gas precursor with the first catalyst to produce a second activated gas;
- delivering the first activated gas and the second activated gas to the chamber;
- delivering a first source gas to the chamber, wherein the first source gas comprises a refractory metal compound, the first source gas delivered such that it does not contact the first catalyst;
- and
- contacting the substrate with the first activated gas, the second activated gas, and the first source gas, wherein a film comprising the refractory metal of the refractory metal compound is formed on the substrate.
A method of depositing a film on a substrate in a chemical vapor deposition process, comprising:
- providing a substrate in a chamber, the temperature of the substrate being held at about 600° C. or less;
- providing a first source gas to the chamber through a first line, wherein the first source gas comprises a refractory metal compound;
- contacting a first activated gas precursor with a first catalyst located outside of the chamber to produce a first activated gas;
- delivering the first activated gas into the chamber through a second line, wherein the second line is separate from the first line such that the first source gas does not contact the first catalyst;
- and
- contacting the substrate with the first activated gas and the first source gas, wherein a film comprising the refractory metal of the refractory metal compound is formed on the substrate.
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