JP2016512395A - 基板上の三次元構造の層のnh3含有プラズマ窒化 - Google Patents
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- 窒素含有層を形成する方法であって、
第1層が上に配置されている基板を、処理チャンバの基板支持体上に載置することと、
前記基板を第1温度に加熱することと、
前記第1層を前記窒素含有層へと変換するために、前記第1層を、アンモニア(NH3)を含む処理ガスから形成されたRFプラズマに曝露することとを含み、前記プラズマは約8eVを下回るイオンエネルギーを有する、方法。 - 前記第1層は3次元構造である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記プラズマは約4eVを下回るイオンエネルギーを有する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記処理ガスは希ガスを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記処理ガスは、全ガス流に基づいて約0.5%から約99.5%のアンモニア(NH3)を含み、その残部は希ガスである、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記希ガスはアルゴンである、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記アンモニア(NH3)は約15sccmから約500sccmで流される、請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第1温度は摂氏約250度から摂氏約500度である、請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記処理チャンバを約5mTorrから約500mTorrの圧力に維持しつつ、前記第1層を高周波(RF)プラズマに曝露することを更に含む、請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 約13.56MHzの周波数を有するパルスにされたRF電源を使用して、RFプラズマを形成することを更に含む、請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記パルスにされたRF電源は、最大30%のデューティサイクルで最大2000ワットの電力を供給する、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記パルスにされたRF電源は、約5%から約10%のデューティサイクルで電力を供給する、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記第1層は、半導体材料、金属、又は金属酸化物を含む、請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第1層はシリコン(Si)、ゲルマニウム(Ge)、シリコンゲルマニウム(SiGe)、III−V化合物、タングステン(W)、チタン(Ti)、窒化チタン(TiN)、タンタル(Ta)、又は窒化タンタル(TaN)、二酸化チタン(TiO2)、或いは、酸化アルミニウム(Al2O3)である、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 指令が記憶されている非一時的コンピュータ可読媒体であって、前記指令は、実行されると、処理チャンバに、窒素含有層を形成する方法を実行させ、前記方法は、
第1層が上に配置されている基板を、処理チャンバの基板支持体上に載置することと、
前記基板を第1温度に加熱することと、
前記第1層を前記窒素含有層へと変換するために、前記第1層を、アンモニア(NH3)を含む処理ガスから形成されたRFプラズマに曝露することとを含み、前記プラズマは約8eVを下回るイオンエネルギーを有する、非一時的コンピュータ可読媒体。
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