Atomic layer deposition of Ru/RuO2Thin films studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy

Park, SK, Kanjolia, R, Anthis, J, Odedra, R, Boag, NM, Wielunski, L and Chabal, YJ 2010, 'Atomic layer deposition of Ru/RuO2Thin films studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy' , Chemistry of Materials, 22 (17) , pp. 4867-4878.

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Abstract

The deposition of ruthenium thin films is investigated using a newly synthesized precursor (cyclopentadienyl ethylruthenium dicarbonyl, Ru(Cp)(CO)2 Et) and O2 gas as reactants. The conditions to achieve self-terminated surface reactions (sample temperature, precursor pulse length and precursor gas pressure) are investigated and the resulting composition, conductivity, and surface morphology are determined during/after deposition on hydrogen-terminated silicon (111) surfaces using in situ FTIR, and ex situ Rutherford back scattering, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Higher growth rates (∼1.5-3 A˚ ) are obtained compared to those typical of ALD of metals (∼0.5-1 A˚ ), under conditions of saturation, i.e., through self-terminated surface reactions. Infrared absorption measurements reveal that bridged CO formed by the self-reaction of Ru(Cp)(CO)2 Et leads to surface passivation, thus terminating the precursor self-reaction. They also show that, under these “saturation” growth conditions, metallic Ru develops during the early stage of deposition (1-5 cycles), and RuO2 is observed later in the growth. The deposition rate is linear with cycles after an initially slow nucleation stage and the film becomes metallic after∼22 cycles. Thick films (∼45 nm) grown with short pulses produce metallic polycrystalline ruthenium with hcp structure.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering
Journal or Publication Title:	Chemistry of Materials
Publisher:	ACS Publications
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0897-4756
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Funders:	Funder not known
Depositing User:	Institutional Repository
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2014 00:24
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 15:46
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/32316

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