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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is crucial for creating thin films with precise thickness control.
  • Developing ALD processes for noble metals like gold is challenging but important for electronic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel thermal reductive ALD process for depositing gold (Au) metal thin films.
  • To characterize the properties and growth mechanism of the ALD-grown gold films.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized chloro(triethylphosphine)gold(I) [AuCl(PEt3)] and 1,4-bis(trimethylgermyl)-1,4-dihydropyrazine [(Me3Ge)2DHP] as precursors.
  • Employed thermal reductive ALD at 180 °C on various substrates.
  • In situ analysis using quartz crystal microbalance and quadrupole mass spectrometry.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high-purity gold films with a growth rate of 1.7 Å/cycle after full coverage.
  • Deposited films exhibited very low resistivity, close to the bulk gold value.
  • Minimal impurities were detected in the deposited gold films.

Conclusions:

  • Successfully established a thermal reductive ALD process for gold thin films.
  • The developed ALD process yields high-quality gold films suitable for various applications.
  • In situ studies provided insights into the reaction mechanism of the gold ALD process.