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Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of ZrO2 films using Zr(thd)4 as precursors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

Jie Si ,
Seshu B. Desu  and
Ching-Yi Tsai
Jie Si
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univers ity, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0237
Seshu B. Desu*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univers ity, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0237
Ching-Yi Tsai
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
*
a)Author to whom all the correspondence should be addressed.
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Abstract

Synthesis of zirconium tetramethylheptanedione [Zr(thd)4] was optimized. Purity of Zr(thd)4 was confirmed by melting point determination, carbon, and hydrogen elemental analysis and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (NMR). By using Zr(thd)4, excellent quality ZrO2 thin films were successfully deposited on single-crystal silicon wafers by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) at reduced pressures. For substrate temperatures below 530 °C, the film deposition rates were very small (⋚1 nm/min). The film deposition rates were significantly affected by (i) source temperature, (ii) substrate temperature, and (iii) total pressure. As-deposited films are carbon free. Furthermore, only the tetragonal ZrO2 phase was identified in as-deposited films. The tetragonal phase transformed progressively into the monoclinic phase as the films were subjected to a high-temperature post-deposition annealing. The optical properties of the ZrO2 thin films as a function of wavelength, in the range of 200 nm to 2000 nm, were also reported. In addition, a simplified theoretical model which considers only a surface reaction was used to analyze the deposition of ZrO2 films. The model predicated the deposition rates well for various conditions in the hot wall reactor.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 9 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 1721 - 1727
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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