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Mechanistic studies of the CVD of silicon nitride from SiF[sub 4] and NH[sub 3]

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OSTI ID:6713166
An industrial process for the CVD of silicon nitride from SiF[sub 4] and NH[sub 3] was studied with a wide variety of techniques, ranging from numerical models of the coupled chemistry and fluid mechanics to experimental studies of chemical reactions. The latter includes a set of molecular beam experiments that probed the temperature and flux dependencies of the reaction of SiF[sub 4] and NH[sub 3] at the surface. These experiments showed that the CVD reactor chemistry was dominated by surface kinetics rather than gas-phase decomposition.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; DOD; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6713166
Report Number(s):
SAND-92-2441C; CONF-930571--3; ON: DE93004500; CNN: F33615-89-C-5628
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English