Deposition of N-metal films comprising aluminum alloys
US9145612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC23C16/45553
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided are methods of depositing films comprising alloys of aluminum, which may be suitable as N-metal films. Certain methods comprise exposing a substrate surface to a metal halide precursor comprising a metal halide selected from TiCl4, TaCl5 and HfCl4 to provide a metal halide at the substrate surface; purging metal halide; exposing the substrate surface to an alkyl aluminum precursor comprising one or more of dimethyaluminum hydride, diethylhydridoaluminum, methyldihydroaluminum, and an alkyl aluminum hydrides of the formula [(CxHy)3-aAlHa]n, wherein x has a value of 1 to 3, y has a value of 2x+2, a has a value of 1 to 2, and n has a value of 1 to 4; and exposing the substrate surface to an alane-containing precursor comprising one or more of dimethylethylamine alane, methylpyrrolidinealane, di(methylpyrolidine)alane, and trimethyl amine alane borane. Other methods comprise exposing a substrate surface to a metal precursor and trimethyl amine alane borane.
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