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Stable hydride source compositions for manufacture of semiconductor devices and structures

US6146608A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1997
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/32
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A metal hydride derivative wherein at least one hydrogen atom is replaced by deuterium (.sup.2.sub.1 H) or tritium (.sup.3.sub.1 H) isotope. The metal constituent of such metal hydride may be a Group III, IV or V metal or a transition metal, e.g., antimony, aluminum, gallium, tin, or germanium. The isotopically stabilized metal hydride derivatives of the invention are useful as metal source compositions for chemical vapor deposition, assisted chemical vapor deposition (e.g., laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition, light-assisted chemical vapor deposition, plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition and ion-assisted chemical vapor deposition), ion implantation, molecular beam epitaxy, and rapid thermal processing.

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