Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of AlPO4 /AlP x O y: comparing dual source and supercycle approaches for composition control

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Beitragende

  • Florian Preischel - , Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • David Zanders - , Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Autor:in)
  • Jean Pierre Glauber - , Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Karl Rönnby - , University College Cork (Autor:in)
  • Detlef Rogalla - , Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Gemming - , Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Peter Dement - , Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Michal Nolan - , University College Cork (Autor:in)
  • Anjana Devi - , Professur für Materialchemie (gB/IFW), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden, Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikroelektronische Schaltungen und Systeme (Autor:in)

Abstract

In pursuit of developing a plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) process for AlPO4, we explored two different approaches, both employing an O2 plasma as the co-reactant. First-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that TMA-phosphine adducts are stable, with ethyl or isopropyl groups on the phosphine. The adducts were thermally characterized, with the newly synthesized [Me3 AlPi Pr3] (TMAPIP) featuring a promising one-step evaporation. Therefore, it was tested as a dual-source precursor at 120 °C, providing both Al and P atoms for the resulting AlPx Oy layers, thereby simplifying the process design. Although the P content of the PEALD-deposited films was limited to a few percent, this might be advantageous for P doping of Al2 O3. The second approach, therefore, involved a supercycle (SC) process design, in which the number of phosphorus reagent sub-cycles using P(NMe2)3 as the precursor was varied alongside a single Al2 O3 cycle with TMA; in both cases, O2 plasma was used as the co-reactant. Simple gas-phase DFT calculations show that P(NMe2)3 reacts favorably with the chemisorbed Al species present in the second sub-cycle. The SC method enabled the incorporation of significantly higher amounts of P over a broad temperature range from 60 °C to 240 °C. The deposition of stoichiometric AlPO4 was ultimately achieved by varying the number of phosphorus cycles, allowing the composition to be precisely adjusted via the deposition temperature.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)17507-17520
Seitenumfang14
FachzeitschriftDalton transactions
Jahrgang54
Ausgabenummer47
Frühes Online-Datum31 Okt. 2025
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 12 Dez. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 41221652

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