WO2023167810A1 - Silicon-containing layers with reduced hydrogen content and processes of making them - Google Patents

Silicon-containing layers with reduced hydrogen content and processes of making them Download PDF

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WO2023167810A1
WO2023167810A1 PCT/US2023/013865 US2023013865W WO2023167810A1 WO 2023167810 A1 WO2023167810 A1 WO 2023167810A1 US 2023013865 W US2023013865 W US 2023013865W WO 2023167810 A1 WO2023167810 A1 WO 2023167810A1
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Cheng-Hang Hsu
Sophia S. CHANG
Lai ZHAO
Hsiao-Ling Yang
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  • the deposition gases include a silicon- containing gas and a hydrogen gas.
  • a deposition plasma is generated from the deposition gases in the substrate processing region.
  • the methods further include depositing a silicon-containing layer on a substrate form the deposition plasma, where the silicon-containing layer is characterized by a hydrogen content of less than or about 6 at.% hydrogen.
  • the methods also include forming an
  • Embodiments of the present technology still further include silicon-containing structures.
  • the structures include a substrate and a silicon-containing layer positioned on the substrate, where
  • the present technology uses faster deposition rates and higher hydrogen gas to silicon-containing gas flow rate ratios to form an as-deposited silicon- containing layer with a lower hydrogen content.
  • the faster deposition rates permit the formation of the silicon-containing layers in shorter deposition times.
  • the substrate processing chambers 108a-f may include one or more system components for depositing, treating, annealing, curing and/or etching barrier layer materials on the substrate.
  • two pairs of the processing chambers e.g., 108c-d and 108e-f, may be used to deposit and treat barrier layer materials on the substrate, and the third pair of processing
  • the edge to center spacing may be controlled so that the film property distribution uniformity may be 15 controlled between the edge and center of the substrate.
  • a concave curved edge of the gas distribution plate 115 may be used so the center portion of the edge of the gas distribution plate 115 is spaced farther from the upper surface 118 of the substrate 102 than the corners of the gas distribution plate 115.
  • a convex curved edge of the gas distribution plate 115 may be used so that the corners of the gas distribution plate 115 are 20 spaced farther than the edges of the gas distribution plate 115 from the upper surface 118 of the substrate 102.
  • Method 200 may also include forming an amorphous silicon layer on the silicon- containing layer at operation 220.
  • the amorphous silicon layer may function as a cap on the previously formed silicon-containing layer to reduce or prevent the absorption of
  • the dehydrogenation operation may include quenching the deposition
  • the silicon-containing layer 304 may be characterized as including greater than or about 20 vo.% microcrystalline silicon.
  • the amorphous silicon layer may be characterized as having less than or about 5 vol.% microcrystalline silicon.
  • the silicon layers 304 and 306 may be characterized as having less than or about 6 at.% hydrogen, less than or about 5.5 at.% hydrogen, less than or about 5 at.% hydrogen, or less.

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