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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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출원번호 | US-0919536 (2015-10-21) |
등록번호 | US-10211308 (2019-02-19) |
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Methods of forming thin-film structures including one or more NbMC layers, and structures and devices including the one or more NbMC layers are disclosed. The NbMC layers enable tuning of various structure and device properties, including resistivity, current leakage, and work function.
1. A method of forming a thin-film structure, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate within a reaction space;using a first cyclic deposition process, forming a layer comprising NbAlC, on the surface of the substrate, wherein the first cyclic deposition process comprises at least o
1. A method of forming a thin-film structure, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate within a reaction space;using a first cyclic deposition process, forming a layer comprising NbAlC, on the surface of the substrate, wherein the first cyclic deposition process comprises at least one deposition cycle comprising exposing the substrate to a first precursor comprising Nb and a second precursor comprising aluminum and carbon; andusing a second cyclic deposition process comprising at least one deposition cycle comprising exposing the substrate alternately to a third precursor comprising Nb and a fourth precursor comprising a metal and carbon, wherein at least one of: the third precursor differs from the first precursor and the fourth precursor differs from the second precursor, and wherein the first cyclic deposition process and the second cyclic deposition process have at least one precursor that differs,wherein a composition of the layer comprising NbAlC comprises about 30 atomic percent to about 60 atomic percent carbon, about 10 atomic percent to about 40 atomic percent niobium, and about 10 atomic percent to about 40 atomic percent aluminum,wherein a thickness of the layer comprising NbAlC is less than 50 Å, andwherein an effective work function of the structure comprising the layer comprising NbAlC is less than 4.4 eV. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first precursor comprises a niobium halide. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the niobium halide comprises niobium chloride. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first cyclic deposition process comprises an atomic layer deposition cyclic process. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of introducing one or more plasma-excited species to the reaction space. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second precursor comprises an organometallic precursor. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second precursor comprises triethylaluminum (TEA). 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second precursor comprises tritertbutylaluminum (TTBA). 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the NbAlC layer is a part of NMOS metal gate structure and the work function of the metal gate in the structure is less than 4.4 eV. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the deposition cycle further comprises exposing the substrate to a purge gas and/or removing excess first precursor and reaction by products, if any, from the substrate; and exposing the substrate to the purge gas and/or removing excess second precursor and reaction by products, if any, from the substrate. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the NbAlC layer comprises at least about 20% of aluminum on atomic basis. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the NbAlC layer resistivity is less than about 1000 μohm-cm. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the second precursor comprises an aluminum hydrocarbon compound comprising a C2-C4 alkyl ligand. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising depositing a layer comprising TiN before depositing the NbAlC layer. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising exposing the substrate alternately to a first precursor comprising Nb and a second precursor comprising aluminum and carbon.
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