METHOD OF FORMING CRYSTALLOGRAPHICALLY STABILIZED DOPED HAFNIUM ZIRCONIUM BASED FILMS
First Claim
1. A method of processing a substrate, comprising:
- disposing the substrate in a process chamber; and
exposing the substrate to a gas pulse sequence to deposit a doped hafnium zirconium based film with a predetermined thickness, wherein the gas pulse sequence includes, in any order;
a) sequentially first, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising a hafnium precursor, and second, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas;
b) sequentially first, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising a zirconium precursor, and second, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising the oxygen-containing gas, the nitrogen-containing gas, or the oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas; and
c) sequentially first, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising one or more dopant elements selected from Group II, Group XIII, silicon, and rare earth elements of the Periodic Table, and second, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising the oxygen-containing gas, the nitrogen-containing gas, or the oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas,wherein each of a), b), and c) are alternatingly performed, any number of desired times to achieve the predetermined thickness.
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Abstract
A method is provided for forming doped hafnium zirconium based films by atomic layer deposition (ALD) or plasma enhanced ALD (PEALD). The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a hafnium precursor, a gas pulse containing a zirconium precursor, and a gas pulse containing one or more dopant elements. The dopant elements may be selected from Group II, Group XIII, silicon, and rare earth elements of the Periodic Table. Sequentially after each precursor and dopant gas pulse, the substrate is exposed to a gas pulse containing an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas. In alternative embodiments, the hafnium and zirconium precursors may be pulsed together, and either or both may be pulsed with the dopant elements. The sequential exposing steps may be repeated to deposit a doped hafnium zirconium based film with a predetermined thickness.
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1. A method of processing a substrate, comprising:
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disposing the substrate in a process chamber; and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse sequence to deposit a doped hafnium zirconium based film with a predetermined thickness, wherein the gas pulse sequence includes, in any order; a) sequentially first, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising a hafnium precursor, and second, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas; b) sequentially first, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising a zirconium precursor, and second, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising the oxygen-containing gas, the nitrogen-containing gas, or the oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas; and c) sequentially first, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising one or more dopant elements selected from Group II, Group XIII, silicon, and rare earth elements of the Periodic Table, and second, exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising the oxygen-containing gas, the nitrogen-containing gas, or the oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas, wherein each of a), b), and c) are alternatingly performed, any number of desired times to achieve the predetermined thickness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method processing a substrate, comprising:
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a) disposing the substrate in a process chamber; b) exposing the substrate to a gas pulse comprising hafnium and zirconium precursors and one or more dopant elements selected from Group II, Group XIII, silicon, and rare earth elements of the Periodic Table; and c) exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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