SYNTHESIS OF ALUMINUM-OXIDE THIN-FILMS - USE OF ALUMINUM TRIS-DIPIVALOYLMETHANATE AS A NEW LOW-PRESSURE METAL-ORGANIC CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION PRECURSOR
Amorphous aluminum oxide thin films have been produced with low pressure metal organic chemical vapor deposition technique using the aluminum tris-dipivaloylmethanate volatile precursor. Different carrier gases were used for the depositions. The surfaces of the films were analyzed using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry. A very low content of carbon was verified when oxygen and water vapor saturated argon were used as carrier gases. A higher hydration percentage of the deposited material was verified when water vapor was present during the deposition process. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.