摘要:
A process and apparatus for delivering an involatile reagent in gaseous form, wherein an involatile reagent source liquid is flash vaporized on a vaporization matrix structure at elevated temperature. A carrier gas may be flowed past the flash vaporization matrix structure to yield a carrier gas mixture containing the flash vaporized source reagent. The matrix structure preferably has a high surface-to-volume ratio, and may suitably comprise a foraminous matrix element such as screen mesh onto which the reagent source liquid is distributed for flash vaporization. The invention is particularly useful for delivery of Group II reagents and compounds and complexes of early transition metals such as zirconium and hafnium, and may be usefully employed with Group II beta-diketonate source layers, e.g., of YBaCuO, BiSrCaCuO, and TlBaCaCuO types, as well as for forming interlayers of Group II metal fluorides between superconductor or gallium arsenide overlayers, and for depositing thin films of photonic and ferroelectric materials, e.g., BaTiO.sub.3, Ba.sub.x Sr.sub.1-x Nb.sub.2 O.sub.6, and PbZr.sub.1-x Ti.sub.x O.sub.3.
摘要:
A means and method for protecting a source reagent vaporizer structure from the harmful effects of solid build-up occurring during its use in chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Vaporizer structures may be used to provide a means of transferring relatively involatile source reagents or reagent solutions into CVD reactors and often are high surface area, highly efficient heat transfer structures. When vaporizers are used in CVD, often some premature decomposition of the source reagent occurs on the vaporizer element as well as some oxidative decomposition to produce solid products which cause clogging and inefficient vaporization. The invention provides both apparatus and method to periodically flush clean such vaporizer elements to increase their consistency, reliability, and average time between servicings.
摘要:
A metalorganic complex of the formula:MA.sub.Y Xwherein:M is a y-valent metal;A is a monodentate or multidentate organic ligand coordinated to M which allows complexing of MAY with X;y is an integer having a value of 2, 3 or 4;each of the A ligands may be the same or different; andX is a monodentate or multidentate ligand coordinated to M and containing one or more atoms independently selected from the group consisting of atoms of the elements C, N, H, S, O and F.The metal M may be selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ba, Sr, La, Nd, Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Th, Gd, Th, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Bi, Tl, Y, Pb, Ni, Pd, Pt, Al, Ga, In, Ag, Au, Co, Rh, Ir, Fe, Ru, Sn, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Mg, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, and W. A may be selected from the group consisting of .beta.-diketonates and their sulfur and nitrogen analogs, .beta.-ketoesters and their sulfur and nitrogen analogs, cyclopentadienyls, alkyls, perfluoroalkyls, alkoxides, perfluoroalkoxides, and Schiff bases. X may for example comprise a ligand such as tetraglyme, tetrahydrofuran, bipyridine, crown ether, or thioether.
摘要:
A method of forming a thin film of BaSrTiO.sub.3 on a substrate in a chemical vapor deposition zone, with transport of a metal precursor composition for the metal-containing film to the chemical vapor deposition zone via a liquid delivery apparatus including a vaporizer. A liquid precursor material is supplied to the liquid delivery apparatus for vaporization thereof to yield the vapor-phase metal precursor composition. The vapor-phase metal precursor composition is flowed to the chemical vapor deposition zone for deposition of metal on the substrate to form the metal-containing film. The liquid precursor material includes a metalorganic polyamine complex, the use of which permits the achievement of sustained operation of the liquid delivery chemical vapor deposition process between maintenance events, due to the low decomposition levels achieved in the vaporization of the polyamine-complexed precursor.
摘要:
A metalorganic complex composition comprising a metalorganic complex selected from the group consisting of: metalorganic complexes comprising one or more metal central atoms coordinated to one or more monodentate or multidentate organic ligands, and complexed with one or more complexing monodentate or multidentate ligands containing one or more atoms independently selected from the group consisting of atoms of the elements C, N, H, S, O and F; wherein when the number of metal atoms is one and concurrently the number of complexing monodentate or multidentate ligands is one, then the complexing monodentate or multidentate ligand of the metalorganic complex is selected from the group consisting of beta-ketoiminates, beta-diiminates, C2-C10 alkenyl, C2-C15 cycloalkenyl and C6-C10 aryl.
摘要:
A metalorganic complex of the formula: MA.sub.y X wherein: M is a y-valent metal; A is a monodentate or multidentate organic ligand coordinated to M which allows complexing of MA.sub.y with X; y is an integer having a value of 2, 3 or 4; each of the A ligands may be the same or different; and X is a monodentate or multidentate ligand coordinated to M and containing one or more atoms independently selected from the group consisting of atoms of the elements C, N, H, S, O and F. The metal M may be selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ba, Sr, La, Nd, Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Th, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Bi, Tl, Y, Pb, Ni, Pd, Pt, Al, Ga, In, Ag, Au, Co, Rh, Ir, Fe, Ru, Sn, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Mg, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, and W. A may be selected from the group consisting of .beta.-diketonates and their sulfur and nitrogen analogs, .beta.-ketoesters and their sulfur and nitrogen analogs, cyclopentadienyls, alkyls, perfluoroalkyls, alkoxides, perfluoroalkoxides, and Schiff bases. X may for example comprise a ligand such as tetraglyme, tetrahydrofuran, bipyridine, crown ether, or thioether.
摘要:
A process and apparatus for delivering an involatile reagent in gaseous form, wherein an involatile reagent source liquid is flash vaporized on a vaporization matrix structure at elevated temperature. A carrier gas may be flowed past the flash vaporzation matrix structure to yield a carrier gas mixture containing the flash vaporized source reagent. The matrix structure preferably has a high surface-to-volume ratio, and may sutiably comprise a foraminous matrix element such as screen mesh onto which the reagent source liquid is distributed for flash vaporization. The invention is particularly useful for delivery of Group II reagents and compounds and complexes of early transition metals such as zirconium and hafnium, and may be usefully employed with Group II beta-diketonate source layers, e.g., of YBaCuO, BiSrCaCuO, and TlBaCaCuO types, as well as for forming interlayers of Group II metal fluorides between superconductor or gallium arsenide overlayers, and for depositing thin films of photonic and ferroelectric materials, e.g., BaTiO.sub.3, Ba.sub.x Sr.sub.1-x Nb.sub.2 O.sub.6, and PbZr.sub.1-x Ti.sub.x O.sub.3.
摘要:
Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) source reagents useful for formation of metal-containing films, such as thin film copper oxide high temperature superconductor (HTSC) materials. The source reagents have the formula MAyX wherein: M is a metal such as Cu, Ba, Sr, La, Nd, Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Th, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm Yb, Lu Bi, Tl, Y or Pb; A is a monodentate or multidentate organic ligand; y is 2 or 3; MAy is a stable sub-complex at STP conditions; and X is a monodentate or multidentate ligand coordinated to M and containing one or more atoms independently selected from the group consisting of atoms of the elements C, N, H, S, O, and F. The ligand A may for example be selected from beta-diketonates, cyclopentadienyls, alkyls, perfluoroalkyls, alkoxides, perfluoroalkoxides, and Schiff bases. The complexes of the invention utilize monodentate or multidentate ligands to provide additional coordination to the metal atom, so that the resulting complex is of enhanced volatility characteristics, and enhanced suitability for MOCVD applications.
摘要:
This invention is directed to the metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) formation of copper oxide superconductor materials. Various source reagents of Group II elements suitable for high temperature superconductor (HTSC) material formation are described, including beta-diketonates, cyclopentadienyls, alkyls, perfluoroalkyls, alkoxides, perfluoroalkoxides, and Schiff bases, as well as complexes of such Group II compounds, utilizing monodentate or multidentate ligands to provide additional coordination to the Group IIA atom, so that the resulting complex is of enhanced volatility characteristics, and enhanced suitability for MOCVD applications. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing such compounds and complexes, including a method of making Group II metal beta-diketonate compounds having enhanced thermal stability characteristics.
摘要:
A metal source reagent liquid solution, comprising: (i) at least one metal coordination complex including a metal to which is coordinatively bound at least one ligand in a stable complex, wherein the ligand is selected from the group consisting of: .beta.-diketonates, .beta.-ketoiminates, .beta.-diiminates, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.15 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy, and fluorinated derivatives thereof; and (ii) a solvent for the metal coordination complex. The solutions are usefully employed for chemical vapor deposition of metals from the metal coordination complexes, such as Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, Pr, V, Nb, Ta, Nd, Cr, W, Pm, Mn, Re, Sm, Fe, Ru, Eu, Co, Rh, Ir, Gd, Ni, Tb, Cu, Dy, Ho, Al, Tl, Er, Sn, Pb, Tm, Bi, and/or Yb. The solvent may comprise glyme solvents, alkanols, organic ethers, aliphatic hydrocarbons, and/or aromatic hydrocarbons. Solutions of the invention having two or more metal coordination complexes are resistant to detrimental ligand exchange reactions which adversely affect the stability and/or volatilizability of the metal complex for CVD applications.