IP Library Granted Patent US 12,431,387
Granted Patent B2
US 12,431,387 · App. 17/554,869 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Self-assembled monolayer for selective deposition

Inventors: Xiangjin Xie (Fremont, CA); Kevin Kashefi (San Ramon, CA)
Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
H01L21/76834H01L21/02063H01L21/76846H01L21/76861H01L21/76877B05D1/32H01L21/28562H01L2221/1063
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Patent No.
US 12,431,387
App. No.
17/554,869
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for selectively depositing a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on metallic surfaces are disclosed. Some embodiments of the disclosure utilize phenanthroline or a phenanthroline derivative to form the self-assembled monolayer. Some embodiments selective form the self-assembled monolayer on tungsten or molybdenum. Some embodiments utilize the self-assembled monolayer to selectively deposit on dielectric surfaces over metallic surfaces.

Claims (11)

1. A method of self-assembled monolayer (SAM) formation comprising:

exposing a substrate with an exposed metallic surface and an exposed non-metallic surface to a first precursor comprising phenanthroline or a phenanthroline derivative, and

depositing the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on the exposed metallic surface, the SAM selectively forming on the metallic surface over the non-metallic surface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exposed metallic surface comprises one or more of copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), tungsten (W), or molybdenum (Mo).

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the exposed metallic surface comprises one or more of tungsten (W), or molybdenum (Mo).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phenanthroline derivative comprises symmetrically substitutions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phenanthroline derivative comprises two or more substitutions.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the phenanthroline derivative is substituted at the 4 and 7 carbons.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the phenanthroline derivative is substituted at the 5 and 6 carbons.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phenanthroline derivative is substituted with at least one C 6 -C 10 alkyl group.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phenanthroline derivative is substituted with at least one aryl group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: XIE, XIANGJIN; KASHEFI, KEVIN
To: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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