IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,972,941
Granted Patent B2
US 11,972,941 · App. 17/288,604 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

Precursor solution for thin film deposition and thin film forming method using same

Inventors: Chang Sung Hong (Sejong, KR); Yong Joo Park (Daejeon, KR); Tae Hoon Oh (Sejong, KR); In Chun Hwang (Gimpo-si, KR); Sang Kyung Lee (Sejong, KR); Dong Hyun Kim (Sejong, KR)
Assignee: SK TRICHEM
H01L21/02205C07F7/00C23C16/18C23C16/45553H01L21/02181H01L21/02189H01L21/02194H01L21/28194H01L29/517C23C16/45536
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Patent No.
US 11,972,941
App. No.
17/288,604
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Proposed is a precursor composition for forming a metal film including a zirconium compound represented by any one of Chemical Formulas 1 to 3 and a hafnium compound represented by any one of Chemical Formulas 4 to 6.

Claims (32)

1. A precursor composition for forming a metal film, comprising a zirconium compound represented by any one of Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 3 below and a hafnium compound represented by any one of Chemical Formula 4 to Chemical Formula 6 below:

in Chemical Formulas 1 to 6, R 1 to R 5 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group, L is a linker comprising Si or C 1 -C 3 , and each of X 1 to X 3 is a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, —NR 6 R 7 , —OR 8 , or a cyclopentadienyl group with or without a substituent, in which R 6 to R 8 are each independently a C 1 -C 6 alkyl group.

2. The precursor composition of claim 1 , further comprising a solvent.

3. The precursor composition of claim 2 , wherein the solvent is at least one selected from a C 1 -C 16 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, ketone, ether, glyme, ester, tetrahydrofuran, or tertiary amine.

4. The precursor composition of claim 2 , wherein an amount of the solvent is 0.1 to 99 wt % based on a total weight of the precursor composition.

5. The precursor composition of claim 1 , wherein the zirconium compound and the hafnium compound are mixed at a weight ratio of 0.1:99.9 to 99.9:0.1.

6. A method of forming a metal film, comprising depositing the precursor composition of claim 1 on a substrate.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the precursor composition further comprises a solvent.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein an amount of the solvent is 0.1 to 99 wt % based on a total weight of the precursor composition.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the metal film is deposited through any one process selected from atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, or evaporation.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising a precursor composition transfer step of supplying the precursor composition onto the substrate, wherein the precursor composition transfer step is performed through any one process selected from a volatilization transfer process with a vapor pressure, a direct liquid injection process, or a liquid transfer process with a liquid delivery system.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the depositing comprises:

placing the substrate in a chamber; supplying the precursor composition into the chamber; supplying a reactive gas or a plasma of a reactive gas into the chamber;

and performing at least one selected from heat treatment, plasma treatment, or light irradiation in the chamber.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the reactive gas is at least one selected from water vapor (H 2 O), oxygen (O 2 ), ozone (O 3 ), hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), hydrogen (H 2 ), ammonia (NH 3 ), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N 2 O), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), hydrazine (N 2 H 4 ), or silane (SiH 4 ), and the plasma of the reactive gas is any one selected from RF plasma, DC plasma, or remote plasma.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein a deposition temperature in the chamber is 250° C. to 400° C.

14. The method of claim 6 , wherein the zirconium compound and the hafnium compound are mixed at a weight ratio of 0.1:99.9 to 99.9:0.1.

15. A semiconductor device comprising a metal film manufactured according to the method of claim 6 .

16. A transistor comprising a metal film manufactured according to the method of claim 6 , wherein the metal film constitutes a gate-insulating layer of the transistor.

17. The method of claim 7 , wherein the metal film is deposited through any one process selected from atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, or evaporation.

18. The method of claim 7 , further comprising a precursor composition transfer step of supplying the precursor composition onto the substrate,

wherein the precursor composition transfer step is performed through any one process selected from a volatilization transfer process in the presence of a vapor pressure, a direct liquid injection process, and a liquid transfer process using with a liquid delivery system.

19. The method of claim 7 , wherein the depositing comprises:

placing the substrate in a chamber;

supplying the precursor composition into the chamber;

supplying a reactive gas or a plasma of a reactive gas into the chamber; and

performing at least one selected from heat treatment, plasma treatment, or light irradiation in the chamber.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the reactive gas is at least one selected from water vapor (H 2 O), oxygen (O 2 ), ozone (O 3 ), hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), hydrogen (H 2 ), ammonia (NH 3 ), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N 2 O), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), hydrazine (N 2 H 4 ), or silane (SiH 4 ), and the plasma of the reactive gas is any one selected from RF plasma, DC plasma, or remote plasma.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein a deposition temperature in the chamber is 250° C. to 400° C.

22. The method of claim 7 , wherein the zirconium compound and the hafnium compound are mixed at a weight ratio of 0.1:99.9 to 99.9:0.1.

23. A semiconductor device comprising a metal film manufactured according to the method of claim 7 .

24. A transistor comprising a metal film manufactured using according to the method of claim 7 , wherein the metal film constitutes a gate-insulating layer of the transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2021
From: PARK, YONG JOO; OH, TAE HOON; HWANG, IN CHUN; KIM, DONG HYUN; HONG, CHANG SUNG; LEE, SANG KYUNG
To: SK TRICHEM
Reel/Frame 056034/0939 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0159668 · Dec 12, 2018 · national
KR 10-2019-0160118 · Dec 4, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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