Apparatus and method to achieve continuous interface and ultrathin film during atomic layer deposition
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1. A method of performing atomic layer deposition comprising:
- pretreating a surface of a substrate to make the surface of the substrate reactive for performing atomic layer deposition;
introducing a first precursor to deposit a first reactive species on the surface of the substrate, the pretreated surface being more receptive to having chemical termination sites for depositing the first reactive species, due to said pretreating the surface; and
introducing a second precursor to have a second reactive species react with the deposited first reactive species.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing atomic layer deposition in which a surface of a substrate is pretreated to make the surface of the substrate reactive for performing atomic layer deposition.
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73 Claims
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1. A method of performing atomic layer deposition comprising:
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pretreating a surface of a substrate to make the surface of the substrate reactive for performing atomic layer deposition;
introducing a first precursor to deposit a first reactive species on the surface of the substrate, the pretreated surface being more receptive to having chemical termination sites for depositing the first reactive species, due to said pretreating the surface; and
introducing a second precursor to have a second reactive species react with the deposited first reactive species. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for performing atomic layer deposition comprising:
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a processing chamber for subjecting a substrate to atomic layer deposition to deposit a film layer;
a mixing manifold for mixing chemicals with a carrier gas, said mixing manifold coupled to said processing chamber for delivery of a first precursor chemical during a first time period and delivery of a second precursor chemical during a second period to generate a first and second plasma, respectively, to perform atomic layer deposition to deposit the film layer;
said mixing manifold also coupled to receive a pretreating chemical specie for coupling into said processing chamber prior to introduction of the first and second precursor chemicals, said pretreating chemical specie introduced into said processing chamber to pretreat the substrate surface to make its surface more reactive to the first precursor chemical. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method to perform atomic layer deposition comprising:
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pretreating a surface of a substrate or a material layer formed on the substrate by introducing a radical specie including any combination of O2, H2, H2O, NH3, NF3, N2, Cl and F to increase AHx termination sites on the surface, where x is an integer and A is a non-metal capable of bonding with hydrogen H;
introducing a first precursor to deposit a first reactive specie on the surface, the surface when pretreated being more receptive to have additional bonding with the first reactive specie, due to the increase of AHx termination sites on the surface; and
introducing a second precursor, after the bonding of the first reactive specie, to deposit a second reactive specie to react with the deposited first reactive specie to form a film layer. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A method to perform atomic layer deposition comprising:
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depositing an intermediate layer;
pretreating a surface of the deposited intermediate layer by introducing a radical specie including any combination of O2, H2, H2O, NH3, NF3, N2, Cl and F to increase AHx termination sites on the surface, where x is an integer and A is a non-metal capable of bonding with hydrogen H;
introducing a first precursor to deposit a first reactive specie on the surface, the surface when pretreated being more receptive to have additional bonding with the first reactive specie, due to the increase of AHx termination sites on the surface; and
introducing a second precursor, after the bonding of the first reactive specie, to deposit a second reactive specie to react with the deposited first reactive specie to form a film layer.
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72. A method to perform atomic layer deposition comprising:
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leaching hydrogen or fluorine from a surface by pretreating the surface by introducing a radical specie including any combination of O2, H2, H2O, NH3, NF3, N2, Cl and F to increase AHx termination sites on the surface, where x is an integer and A is a non-metal capable of bonding with hydrogen H;
introducing a first precursor to deposit a first reactive specie on the surface, the surface when pretreated being more receptive to have additional bonding with the first reactive specie, due to the increase of AHx termination sites on the surface; and
introducing a second precursor, after the bonding of the first reactive specie, to deposit a second reactive specie to react with the deposited first reactive specie to form a film layer.
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73. A structure formed on a substrate comprising:
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a material layer formed on the substrate in which the material layer is pretreated by introducing a radical specie including any combination of O2, H2, H2O, NH3, NF3, N2, Cl and F to increase AHx termination sites on the surface of the material layer, where x is an integer and A is a non-metal capable of bonding with hydrogen H;
a film layer formed above said material layer by repeated introduction of a first precursor followed by a second precursor to deposit said film layer by atomic layer deposition, the first precursor to deposit a first reactive specie on the surface of the material layer, the surface when pretreated being more receptive to have additional bonding with the first reactive specie, due to the increase of AHx termination sites on the surface and the second precursor to deposit a second reactive specie to react with the deposited first reactive specie to form said film layer.
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