A mass-spectroscopical study of the decomposition of Ti(NMe2)4 in a mixed Ar-H2-N2 pulsed dc plasma

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作者
Driessen, JPAM
Kuypers, AD
Schoonman, J
机构
[1] TNO, Inst Phys Appl, Dept Mat Chem & Coatings, NL-5612 AZ Eindhoven, Netherlands
[2] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Sci Appl, Inorgan Chem Lab, NL-2628 BL Delft, Netherlands
关键词
Ar-H-2-N-2 pulsed dc plasma; Ti(NMe2)(4) decomposition;
D O I
10.1016/S0257-8972(98)00696-3
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The favourable gas-phase conditions for deposition of TiN have been determined by a mass-spectroscopic investigation of the gaseous species in an ambient of tetrakis(dimethyl-amino) titanium (TDMAT) molecules during pulsed d.c. plasma-enhanced deposition processes. The gas-phase composition was varied, at a pressure of 0.4 Torr, a temperature of 350 degrees C and a bias voltage of 500 V, based on an Ar, H-2, N-2 ternary diagram. The results reveal that hydrogen plays a key role in the cleavage of -NMe2 from the central Ti atom. The addition of N-2 to the hydrogen plasma opens up the possibility for transamination reactions by NHx formation (1<x<3), known by thermal CVD using NH3. This addition also leads to powder formation, which seems to reach a maximum within a 100% N-2 plasma. In a nitrogen plasma, only relatively small amounts of gaseous species, like HCN, NH2CN, and CH3CN, are detected, which indicates that residual hydrocarbon fragments of TDMAT must be incorporated into the powder and coating. Even small amounts of Ar addition to a hydrogen plasma convert TDMAT to powder particles, which is the opposite of the densification purpose of Ar bombarment. No gaseous species, apart from small amounts of HCN, are detected, suggesting hydrocarbon-containing coatings. If Ar:H-2:N-2 = 1:1:1, no specific mechanism is dominant under the conditions used here. Decreasing the deposition temperature and pressure and increasing the bias voltage seem to favour the cleavage of -NMe2 ligands. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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页码:173 / 183
页数:11
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