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Kinetics of Localized Laser-Photochemical Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Timothy L. Ward
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Toivo T. Kodas
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Robert L Jackson
Affiliation:
IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Rd., San Jose, CA 95120
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Abstract

Highly localized metal deposits can be produced at low temperature by direct writing using a focused laser beam to induce photodissociation of gaseous organometallic precursors. The deposition rate and localization of the deposit are influenced by the kinetics of photochemical reaction and transport of reactants and products. Two-dimensional finite-element computations were performed to determine the effect of deposition parameters, such as laser power, precursor concentration, system pressure, and sticking coefficient, on deposition rates and deposit profiles resulting from single-photon gas-phase dissociation of organometallic precursors. The effect of various gas-phase transport regimes and the conditions and importance of reactant depletion have been investigated. Numerical results have also been compared to theoretical and experimental results from the literature.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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