A Langmuir‐Kinetic Model for CVD Growth from Chemical Precursors

Rishi Raj*, Susan P. Krumdieck

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Abstract

A time-dependent decomposition parameter is added to the classic Langmuir adsorption model to derive an expression for the growth of CVD films where chemical precursors are converted into the solid state upon arrival on a hot substrate. Three regimes of behavior emerge from the model; at low temperatures decomposition occurs faster than desorption, at intermediate temperatures the decomposition is slower than desorption, and at high temperatures the growth becomes flux-limited such that all arriving vapor molecules convert to the solid phase. The relative dominance of these regimes varies with the impingement rate. In an Arrhenius plot, the asymptotic predictions from the model are matched with published experimental measurements[1,2] for the growth of titania films from an alkoxide precursor; this exercise yields 135 kJ mol-1 as the activation energy for the decomposition reaction, and ~92 kJ mol-1 for desorption. A molecular vibration frequency for decomposition of adsorbed vapor molecules is calculated to be approximately 6 × 1011 s-1. The middle regime, which is more prominent at low impingement rates and intermediate temperatures, is expected to promote step coverage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)260-266
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Vapor Deposition
Volume19
Issue number7-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

Keywords

  • Langmuir adsorption isotherms
  • MOCVD
  • Processing maps
  • Step coverage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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