Self-aligned patterning of tantalum oxide on Cu/SiO2 through redox-coupled inherently selective atomic layer deposition

Y Li, Z Qi, Y Lan, K Cao, Y Wen, J Zhang, E Gu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atomic-scale precision alignment is a bottleneck in the fabrication of next-generation
nanoelectronics. In this study, a redox-coupled inherently selective atomic layer deposition …

An Atomistic Picture of Buildup and Degradation Reactions in Area-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition with a Small Molecule Inhibitor

PP Wellmann, F Pieck, R Tonner-Zech - Chemistry of Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
We investigate the blocking layer formation of the trimethoxypropylsilane small molecule
inhibitor (SMI), its blocking mechanisms, and all relevant blocking layer disintegration …

Controlled Engineering of Defects and Interfaces in Thermoelectric Materials With Atomic Layer Deposition

GM Park, S Lee, TJ Park, SH Baek… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancing the performance of thermoelectric materials remains critical for practical
applications. Increasing the power factor and reducing the thermal conductivity are key …

Rational molecular design for non-aqueous atomic layer deposition of zinc oxide

M Kim, E Shin, H Song, Y Nam, DH Kim… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a transparent wide band gap semiconductor material with various
possible applications in form of thin films. Most previous studies on atomic layer deposition …

Growth modulation of atomic layer deposition of HfO 2 by combinations of H 2 O and O 3 reactants

BG Ko, CT Nguyen, B Gu, MR Khan, K Park, H Oh… - Dalton …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin film deposition technique based on self-saturated
reactions between a precursor and reactant vacuum conditions. A typical ALD reaction …

Amorphous Ge-Se-S chalcogenide alloys via post plasma sulfurization of atomic layer deposition GeSe for ovonic threshold switch applications

S Jun, S Seo, S Park, TH Kim, M Lee, SM Hong… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
For the future scaling of 3D cross-point (X-point) memory, it is necessary to implement
atomic layer deposition (ALD) of chalcogenides for ovonic threshold switch (OTS) …

Effect of Co-Reactants on Interfacial Oxidation in Atomic Layer Deposition of Oxides on Metal Surfaces

JV Swarup, HR Chuang, AL You… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We have examined the atomic layer deposition (ALD) of Al2O3 using TMA as the precursor
and t-BuOH and H2O as the co-reactants, focusing on the effects of the latter on both the …

Reaction mechanisms of α, ω-bifunctional molecules toward atomic layer deposition versus molecular layer deposition

M Kim, H Oh, B Shong - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) and molecular layer deposition (MLD) are key techniques
used to fabricate high-quality thin films. Organic α, ω-bifunctional precursors often exhibit …

Reaction mechanism and film properties of the atomic layer deposition of ZrO2 thin films with a heteroleptic CpZr (N (CH3) 2) 3 precursor

AR Choi, S Seo, S Kim, D Kim, SW Ryu, WJ Lee… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The surface reaction of a heteroleptic precursor in the atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ZrO 2
has been investigated using atomically thin films for scaled-down semiconductor devices …

[HTML][HTML] Interfacial layer suppression in ZrO2/TiN stack structured capacitors via atomic layer deposition

M Jang, J Jeon, WC Lim, KH Chae, SH Baek… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Controlling the formation of interfacial layers in dynamic random-access memory (DRAM)
capacitors is crucial because it affects electrical performance, such as increasing the …