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decomposition products (Hf-H) and generate Hf-OH groups on the surface. This might not be a<br />

big effect in the deposition of HfO2, but it will disastrous and definitely contaminate the<br />

deposition of Hf3N4 or HfN films.<br />

3.3 Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of HfN Films<br />

3.3.1 Introduction<br />

HfN thin film has showed excellent properties for being used as the gate electrode<br />

material to work with HfO2 (gate dielectric layer) in the MOSFET structure. PEALD of high<br />

quality HfN thin film at low substrate temperatures would be an greatly preferred process for<br />

practical fabrication. Previous studies on PEALD of HfN by using hafnium amides and hydrogen<br />

plasma has reported the incorporation of C elements in the as deposited thin films. However, the<br />

related thin film growth chemistry is rarely investigated. In this dissertation research, aside from<br />

the surface chemistry study of TDMAH precursor by ATR-FTIR, in-vacuo XPS is also used to<br />

study the as grown thin film surface. These work can provide a clear picture of the HfN thin film<br />

growth chemistry and its relation to thin film physical properties.<br />

3.3.2 Experimental Details<br />

Hafnium nitride (HfN) thin film deposition on hydrogen terminated Si(100) and<br />

thermally grown SiO2 (on Si) substrates was carried out in a home built plasma enhanced atomic<br />

layer deposition (PEALD) system (Fig.29). This PEALD chamber is a part of a ALD/CVD thin<br />

film deposition cluster and connected to a in vacuo XPS system by vacuum gate valves, as<br />

showed in Fig.30.<br />

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