A MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION OF A MODIFIED STAGNATION FLOW REACTOR FOR MOCVD APPLICATIONS

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作者
DILAWARI, AH [1 ]
SZEKELY, J [1 ]
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[1] MIT,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1016/0022-0248(91)90226-U
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O7 [晶体学];
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0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
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Computed results are presented describing the behavior of a modified stagnation point reactor for an MOCVD system, employing a showerhead type gas distributor. The principal findings of the work are the following: (a) By this arrangement, it is possible to obtain a very high spatial uniformity in the deposition rate, in cases better than 0.35% for a five inch diameter wafer, (b) Both the absolute values of the gas velocity and the standoff distance were found to play a critical role in affecting the uniformity of the deposition rate. Indeed a small standoff distance was found to be an essential ingredient in obtaining a good spatial uniformity of the deposit. (c) "An upside down" orientation was found to be helpful in minimizing thermal natural convection and a further refinement was found to be possible by imposing a desired radial distribution on the gas inlet velocity profile.
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