Reducing hydrogen concentration in pecvd amorphous silicon carbide films
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1. A method for depositing a silicon carbide film onto a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- providing a silicon source, a carbon source, and a noble gas in a reaction zone containing a substrate; and
reacting the silicon source and the carbon source in the presence of a plasma to deposit a silicon carbide film on the substrate;
wherein the plasma is generated using mixed frequency RF power.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method and apparatus for reducing the hydrogen concentration in amorphous silicon carbide films deposited on a substrate. The process combines a noble gas such as helium with a silicon source such as silane and a carbon source such as methane in the reaction zone of a CVD chamber. The resulting silicon carbide films have a low concentration of hydrogen and high compressive stress. The films are preferably produced with a plasma generated by a mixture of high and low radio frequency.
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1. A method for depositing a silicon carbide film onto a substrate, comprising the steps of:
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providing a silicon source, a carbon source, and a noble gas in a reaction zone containing a substrate; and reacting the silicon source and the carbon source in the presence of a plasma to deposit a silicon carbide film on the substrate; wherein the plasma is generated using mixed frequency RF power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of a silicon carbide film having a reduced concentration of hydrogen onto a substrate surface, comprising the steps of:
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supplying a noble gas and reactant gases comprising a silicon source and a carbon source into a deposition chamber containing a substrate; applying a radio frequency bias sufficient to generate a plasma adjacent a surface of the substrate; and reacting the silicon source and the carbon source in the presence of the plasma to deposit a silicon carbide film on the surface of the substrate; wherein the radio frequency bias comprises a high frequency bias and a low frequency bias. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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- 12. An improved plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process comprising the steps of supplying reactant gases comprising a silicon source and a carbon source into a deposition chamber containing a substrate, applying a radio frequency bias sufficient to generate a plasma adjacent a surface of the substrate, and reacting the silicon source and the carbon source in the presence of the plasma to deposit a silicon carbide film on the surface of the substrate, the improvement comprising the steps of supplying a noble gas with the reactant gases, and coupling a mixed radio frequency bias into the chamber.
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