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Theoretical analysis of a rotating-disk chemical vapor deposition reactor

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6086724

The rotating-disk CVD reactor can be used to deposit thin films in the fabrication of microelectronic components. Computational solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations are used to determine the optimal operating conditions of the rotating disk reactor. Fortunately in most CVD processes the active gases that lead to deposition are present in only trace amounts in a carrier gas. Since the active gases are present in such small amounts, their presence has a negligible effect on the flow and the heat transfer in the carrier. Thus, for the purposes of determining the effects of buoyancy and confinement, the simulations can model the carrier gas alone (or with simplified chemical reaction models) - a substantial reduction in the problem size.

OSTI ID:
6086724
Report Number(s):
CONF-870323-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English