MECHANISTICS OF EARLY-STAGE GROWTH OF ALN ON ALUMINA .2. TMAL AND NH3

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作者
BERTOLET, DC [1 ]
LIU, H [1 ]
ROGERS, JW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WASHINGTON,DEPT CHEM ENGN,BF-10,SEATTLE,WA 98195
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10.1021/cm00036a020
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The reactions of trimethylaluminum (TMAl) and ammonia (NH3) on gamma-alumina were studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal desorption spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to explore their feasibility as precursors for the low-temperature growth of AlN. Upon exposure of TMAl and NH3, covalently bonded Al-N networks are formed at room temperature. This reaction efficiency is enhanced by a factor of 4 when the NH3 is dosed with the substrate at 600 K. An atomic layer growth process involving cyclic processing at 600 K yielded site-specific reaction of the TMAl, followed by facile reaction of the ammonia to create new sites for the TMAl reaction. XPS results confirmed the presence of AlN.
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