Method for producing thin films by low temperature plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition using a rotating susceptor reactor
US5866213A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/28556
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for depositing a film on a substrate by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition at temperatures substantially lower than conventional thermal CVD temperatures comprises placing a substrate within a reaction chamber and exciting a first gas upstream of the substrate to generate activated radicals of the first gas. The substrate is rotated within the deposition chamber to create a pumping action which draws the gas mixture of first gas radicals to the substrate surface. A second gas is supplied proximate the substrate to mix with the activated radicals of the first gas and the mixture produces a surface reaction at the substrate to deposit a film. The pumping action draws the gas mixture down to the substrate surface in a laminar flow to reduce recirculation and radical recombination such that a sufficient amount of radicals are available at the substrate surface to take part in the surface reaction. Another method utilizes a gas-dispersing showerhead that is biased with RF energy to form an electrode which generates activated radicals and ions in a concentrated plasma close to the substrate surface. The activated plasma gas radicals and ions utilized in the invention cont…
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