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Selective Deposition of Silicon and Silicon-Germanium Alloys by Rapid Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

John M. Grant ,
Ming Ang  and
Lynn R. Allen
John M. Grant
Affiliation:
Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc., 5700 NW Pacific Rim Boulevard, Camas, WA 98607
Ming Ang
Affiliation:
Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc., 5700 NW Pacific Rim Boulevard, Camas, WA 98607
Lynn R. Allen
Affiliation:
now at Linear Technology, 4200 NW Pacific Rim Boulevard, Camas, WA 98607
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Abstract

Selective deposition of SiGe alloys by rapid thermal deposition has been studied using a commercially available Rapid Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (RTCVD) cluster tool. The precursors used in this work were dichlorosilane and germane diluted in either hydrogen or argon. An initial characterization was performed to find the appropriate temperature and GeH4 flow ranges to deposit epitaxial layers with low surface roughness. For layers with higher germanium concentration lower deposition temperatures are required to minimize surface roughness. The effects of the dilutant gas on the deposition were examined. An H2 dilutant affects the deposition by consuming chlorine released by the SiCl2H2 and forming HCI. When Ar is used as the dilutant, more chlorine is available for other reactions that can result in etching of the silicon surface. Finally, the effects of pre-deposition treatment were determined. When compared to a wet HF dip, a gas/vapor phase HF/methanol native oxide removal treatment appears to increase the initiation time for the epitaxial deposition reaction. This is most likely due to increased fluorine termination of the surface. When a wet HF or HF/methanol native oxide removal is followed by a UV-Cl2 process, the deposition reaction initiation time is reduced. The UV-Cl2 process was also found to etch silicon through the native oxide.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 429: Symposium N – Rapid Thermal and Integrated Processing V , 1996 , 349
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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