Method of forming oxide film including two non-oxygen elements, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, method of forming dielectric film, and semiconductor device

1. A method of forming an oxide film including two non-oxygen elements, the method comprising:

providing a first source material on a substrate, the first source material comprising a first central element;

providing an electron donor compound to be bonded to the first source material;

providing a second source material on the substrate after the providing of the electron donor compound, the second source material comprising a second central element; and

providing an oxidant on the substrate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the electron donor compound includes an oxygen-containing, nitrogen-containing, sulfur-containing, or phosphorus-containing hydrocarbon compound having an unshared electron pair.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the electron donor compound comprises at least one of a C1-C10 alcohol compound, a C2-C10 ether compound, a C3-C10 ketone compound, a C6-C12 aryl compound, a C3-C15 allyl compound, a C4-C15 diene compound, a C5-C20 β-diketone compound, a C5-C20 β-ketoimine compound, a C5-C20 β-diimine compound, ammonia, a C1-C10 amine compound, a C1-C10 thiol compound, and a C2-C10 thioether compound.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

providing the electron donor compound on the substrate before the providing the first source material on the substrate.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising

providing the electron donor compound on the substrate after the providing the second source material on the substrate and before the providing the oxidant.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

providing the electron donor compound on the substrate after the providing the second source material on the substrate and before the providing of the oxidant.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the providing the first source material on the substrate at least partially overlaps the providing of the electron donor compound in time.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein

each of the first central element and the second central element independently comprises at least one of beryllium (Be), boron (B), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), scandium (Sc), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), rubidium (Rb), strontium (Sr), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), technetium (Tc), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), indium (In), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), cesium (Cs), barium (Ba), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), mercury (Hg), thallium (Tl), lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), polonium (Po), Francium (Fr), radium (Ra), actinium (Ac), thorium (Th), protactinium (Pa), and uranium (U).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the oxidant comprises at least one of H 2 O, O 2 , O 3 , N 2 O, NO, NO 2 , N 2 O 4 , H 2 O 2 , C1-C10 alcohol, C2-C10 ether, C3-C10 ketone, C1-C10 carboxylic acid, and C1-C10 ester.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the providing of the first source material on the substrate, the providing of the electron donor compound, the providing of the second source material on the substrate, and the providing of the oxidant are included in one atomic layer deposition (ALD) cycle,

wherein the ALD cycle is performed a plurality of times.

11. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming a lower electrode that is electrically connected to an active region of a semiconductor substrate;

forming a dielectric film on an exposed surface of the lower electrode; and

forming an upper electrode on the dielectric film,

wherein the forming of the dielectric film comprises:

providing a first source material on the exposed surface of the lower electrode;

providing an electron donor compound that is capable of forming a van der Waals bond with the first source material;

providing a second source material on the lower electrode after the providing of the electron donor compound; and

providing an oxidant on the lower electrode.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein

the electron donor compound includes an oxygen-containing, nitrogen-containing, sulfur-containing, or phosphorus-containing hydrocarbon compound having an unshared electron pair.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein

the electron donor compound comprises at least one of a C1-C10 alcohol compound, a C2-C10 ether compound, a C3-C10 ketone compound, a C6-C12 aryl compound, a C3-C15 allyl compound, a C4-C15 dien compound, a C5-C20 β-diketone compound, a C5-C20 β-ketoimine compound, a C5-C20 β-diimine compound, ammonia, a C1-C10 amine compound, a C1-C10 thiol compound, and a C2-C10 thioether compound.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein

the electron donor compound comprises a C1-C10 alcohol compound, a C2-C10 ether compound, a C3-C10 ketone compound, or a C1-C10 amine compound.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein

a point in time when the providing the electron donor compound starts is earlier than a point in time when the providing the first source material starts.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein

a point in time when the providing the electron donor compound ends is later than a point in time when the providing the first source material ends.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein

the providing the first source material on the exposed surface of the lower electrode at least partially overlaps the providing the electron donor compound in time.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein

the first source material comprises a first central element that is a metal or a semimetal,

the second source material comprises a second central element that is a metal or a semimetal, and

each of the first central element and the second central element is boron (B), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), or hafnium (Hf).

19. A method of forming a dielectric film, the method comprising:

providing a substrate into a reaction chamber;

providing a first electron donor compound on the substrate; and

repeating a deposition cycle until an oxide film is formed on the substrate to a set thickness,

wherein the deposition cycle comprises:

providing a first source material on the substrate, the first source material comprising a first central element;

providing a second electron donor compound to be bonded to the first source material;

providing a second source material on the substrate after the providing of the second electron donor compound, the second source material comprising a second central element; and

providing an oxidant on the substrate.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein

the providing the first source material on the substrate and the providing the second source material on the substrate are performed separately in time, and

the providing of the second electron donor compound is at least partially performed between the providing the first source material on the substrate and the providing the second source material on the substrate in time.