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Method of growing cobalt silicide films by chemical vapor deposition
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1987-07-30
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Granted: 1989-03-21
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Expires: 2007-07-30
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an improved method of depositing cobalt silicide films on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition at a temperature range of about 100 DEG -400 DEG C. By employing two separate precursors of, preferably, for cobalt, comprised of cobalt carbonyls having a vapor pressure sufficiently high to provide a cobalt stream to support chemical vapor deposition, and for silicon, comprised of silanes or halogenated silanes having a vapor pressure sufficient to support chemical vapor deposition, a cobalt silicide film is grown. The ratio of silicon to cobalt is controlled precisely by varying the substrate temperature while the process is being conducted. In a more specific aspect, the films are grown on substrates of either gallium arsenide or silicon. In the case of silicon, epitaxial growth of the cobalt silicide film is achieved by specific control of process parameters.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary A. West
- 👤 Karl W. Beeson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 10:52
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/012; H10D64/0124; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C23C16/42; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/0112; H10D64/013; H10D64/01302; H10D64/01304; H10D64/01318; H10D64/0132
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
In a method of depositing a cobalt silicide film on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition, the method comprising the steps of supplying cobalt containing vapor and silicon containing vapor from a cobalt and silicon precursor to a chemical vapor deposition chamber containing a substrate therein to cause a cobalt silicide film to be deposited on said substrate, the improvement wherein said chemical vapor deposition is conducted with a cobalt precursor selected from the group comprised of cobalt carbonyls having a vapor pressure sufficiently high to provide a sufficient cobalt stream to support chemical vapor deposition, and with a silicon precursor separate from said cobalt precursor and selected from the group comprised of halogenated silanes and having a vapor pressure sufficient to provide a silicon stream sufficient to support chemical vapor deposition, and said method being conducted at a temperature range of about 100° to 400° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
In a method of depositing a cobalt silicide film on a substrate by chemical vapor deposition, the method comprising the steps of supplying cobalt containing vapor and silicon containing vapor from a cobalt and silicon precursor to a chemical vapor deposition chamber containing a substrate therein to cause a cobalt silicide film to be deposited on said substrate, the improvement wherein said chemical vapor deposition is conducted with a cobalt precursor selected from the group comprised of cobalt carbonyls having a vapor pressure sufficiently high to provide a sufficient cobalt stream to support chemical vapor deposition, and with a silicon precursor separate from said cobalt precursor and selected from the group comprised of halogenated silanes and having a vapor pressure sufficient to provide a silicon stream sufficient to support chemical vapor deposition, and said method being conducted at a temperature range of about 100° to 400° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said cobalt precursor is one of [Co 2 (CO) 8 ], HCo(CO) 4 , Co 4 (CO) 12 , Co(CO) 3 (NO), (PF 3 )Co(CO) 3 , [(triphenyl phosphine) Co(CO) 3 ], and RCo(CO) 3 wherein R is C x H.sub.(2x+1).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said silicon precursor is one of SiH 4 , Si 2 H 6 , Si 3 H 8 , SiH 3 F, SiHF 3 , SiCl 4 , SiH 3 Cl, SiH 2 Cl 2 , SiHCl 3 , SiBr 4 , SiH 3 Br, SiH 2 Br 2 , SiHBr 3 , SiCl 3 Br, SiCl 2 Br 2 , SiClBr 3 , SiI 4 and SiH 3 I.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said cobalt precursor is one of [Co 2 (CO) 8 ], HCo(CO) 4 and Co(NO)(CO) 3 , and said silicon precursor is one of SiH 4 , Si 2 H 6 and Si 3 H 8 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said deposition is conducted by heating said substrate to said temperature range.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method as in claim 5 wherein said cobalt precursor is [Co 2 (CO) 8 ] and said silicon precursor is (SiH 4 ), and wherein said cobalt silicide chemical vapor deposition is conducted at a Co 2 (CO) 8 vapor pressure of about 0.06 torr, and with the substrate heated to about 300° C. for about 30 minutes to deposit a film having a composition of CoSi 2 .0.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as in claim 5 wherein said cobalt precursor is Co 2 (CO) 8 and said silicon precursor is (SiH 4 ) or (Si 2 H 6 ), and wherein said cobalt silicide chemical vapor deposition is conducted at a Co 2 (CO) 8 vapor pressure of about 0.06 torr.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method as in claim 6 wherein said substrate is of GaAs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method as in claim 6 wherein said substrate is of silicon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method as in claim 7 wherein said substrate is of silicon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
75 words
A method as in claim 10 further comprising, prior to chemically vapor depositing said film, cleaning said silicon wafer of oxide on the surface thereof by wet washing followed by rinsing with HF solution, to inhibit oxide regroth, thereafter conducting said deposition with the substrate heated to about 400° C. thereby resulting in an epitaxially grown layer of CoSi 2 on said silicon substrate which is oriented therewith with respect to the silicon wafer crystallinity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 1 comprising controlling the ratio of cobalt to silicon in the cobalt silicide film growth by varying the temperature of the substrate on which the film is being grown in a predetermined manner.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 12 wherein said substrate is heated with a laser in a predetermined pattern to achieve deposition only in preselected areas.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said silicon precursor is comprised of disilanes.
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