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The characteristics of silicon nitride thin films prepared by atomic layer deposition with batch type reactor  

Kim, Hyuk (Department of Materials Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Lee, Ju-Hyun (Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering. KAIST)
Han, Chang-Hee (Department of Materials Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Kim, Woon-Joong (Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Sejong University)
Lee, Yeon-Seung (Division of Information Communication and Computer Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Lee, Won-Jun (Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Sejong University)
Na, Sa-Kyun (Department of Materials Engineering, Hanbat National University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.12, no.4, 2003 , pp. 263-268 More about this Journal
Abstract
Precise thickness control and excellent properties of silicon nitride thin films are essential for the next-generation semiconductor and display devices. In this study, silicon nitride thin films were deposited by batch-type atomic layer deposition (ALD) method using $SiC1_4$ and $NH_3$ as the precursors at temperatures ranging from 500 to $600^{\circ}C$. Thin film deposition using a batch-type ALD reactor was a layer-by-layer atomic growth by self-limiting surface reactions, and the thickness of the deposited film can be controlled by the number of deposition cycles. The silicon nitride thin films deposited by ALD method exhibited composition, refractive index and wet etch rate similar with those of the thin films deposited by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition method at $760^{\circ}C$. The addition of pyridine mixed with precursors increased deposition rate by 50%, however, the films deposited with pyridine was readily oxidized owing to its unstable structure, which is unsuitable for the application to semiconductor or display devices.
Keywords
$SiCl_4; NH_3; C_5H_5N$; atomic layer deposition; silicon nitride; silicon tetrachloride; ammonia; pyridine;
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