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Zaera F. The surface chemistry of the atomic layer deposition of metal thin films. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 35:362001. [PMID: 38888294 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad54cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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In this perspective we discuss the progress made in the mechanistic studies of the surface chemistry associated with the atomic layer deposition (ALD) of metal films and the usefulness of that knowledge for the optimization of existing film growth processes and for the design of new ones. Our focus is on the deposition of late transition metals. We start by introducing some of the main surface-sensitive techniques and approaches used in this research. We comment on the general nature of the metallorganic complexes used as precursors for these depositions, and the uniqueness that solid surfaces and the absence of liquid solvents bring to the ALD chemistry and differentiate it from what is known from metalorganic chemistry in solution. We then delve into the adsorption and thermal chemistry of those precursors, highlighting the complex and stepwise nature of the decomposition of the organic ligands that usually ensued upon their thermal activation. We discuss the criteria relevant for the selection of co-reactants to be used on the second half of the ALD cycle, with emphasis on the redox chemistry often associated with the growth of metallic films starting from complexes with metal cations. Additional considerations include the nature of the substrate and the final structural and chemical properties of the growing films, which we indicate rarely retain the homogeneous 2D structure often aimed for. We end with some general conclusions and personal thoughts about the future of this field.
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- Francisco Zaera
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States of America
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Xu R, Zhou Z, Wang Y, Xiao H, Xu L, Ding Y, Li X, Li A, Fang G. First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Water-Solid Interface Behavior of H 2O-Based Atomic Layer Deposition of Zirconium Dioxide. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4362. [PMID: 36558215 PMCID: PMC9783483 DOI: 10.3390/nano12244362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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As an important inorganic material, zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) has a wide range of applications in the fields of microelectronics, coating, catalysis and energy. Due to its high dielectric constant and thermodynamic stability, ZrO2 can be used as dielectric material to replace traditional silicon dioxide. Currently, ZrO2 dielectric films can be prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using water and zirconium precursors, namely H2O-based ALD. Through density functional theory (DFT) calculations and first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) simulations, the adsorption and dissociation of water molecule on the ZrO2 surface and the water-solid interface reaction were investigated. The results showed that the ZrO2 (111) surface has four Lewis acid active sites with different coordination environments for the adsorption and dissociation of water. The Zr atom on the surface can interacted with the O atom of the water molecule via the p orbital of the O atom and the d orbital of the Zr atom. The water molecules could be dissociated via the water-solid interface reaction of the first or second layer of water molecules with the ZrO2 (111) surface. These insights into the adsorption and dissociation of water and the water-solid interface reaction on the ZrO2 surface could also provide a reference for the water-solid interface behavior of metal oxides, such as H2O-based ALD.
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- Rui Xu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Xu R, Zhou Z, Li J, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Xiao H, Xu L, Ding Y, Li A, Fang G. Reaction mechanism of atomic layer deposition of zirconium oxide using zirconium precursors bearing amino ligands and water. Front Chem 2022; 10:1035902. [PMID: 36405315 PMCID: PMC9672480 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1035902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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As a unique nanofabrication technology, atomic layer deposition (ALD) has been widely used for the preparation of various materials in the fields of microelectronics, energy and catalysis. As a high-κ gate dielectric to replace SiO2, zirconium oxide (ZrO2) has been prepared through the ALD method for microelectronic devices. In this work, through density functional theory calculations, the possible reaction pathways of ZrO2 ALD using tetrakis(dimethylamino)zirconium (TDMAZ) and water as the precursors were explored. The whole ZrO2 ALD reaction could be divided into two sequential reactions, TDMAZ and H2O reactions. In the TDMAZ reaction on the hydroxylated surface, the dimethylamino group of TDMAZ could be directly eliminated by substitution and ligand exchange reactions with the hydroxyl group on the surface to form dimethylamine (HN(CH3)2). In the H2O reaction with the aminated surface, the reaction process is much more complex than the TDMAZ reaction. These reactions mainly include ligand exchange reactions between the dimethylamino group of TDMAZ and H2O and coupling reactions for the formation of the bridged products and the by-product of H2O or HN(CH3)2. These insights into surface reaction mechanism of ZrO2 ALD can provide theoretical guidance for the precursor design and improving ALD preparation of other oxides and zirconium compounds, which are based ALD reaction mechanism.
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- Rui Xu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China,*Correspondence: Hongping Xiao, ; Lina Xu, ; Guoyong Fang,
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China,*Correspondence: Hongping Xiao, ; Lina Xu, ; Guoyong Fang,
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China,*Correspondence: Hongping Xiao, ; Lina Xu, ; Guoyong Fang,
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Lee GY, Yeo S, Han SH, Park BK, Eom T, Kim JH, Kim SH, Kim H, Son SU, Chung TM. Group IV Transition Metal (M = Zr, Hf) Precursors for High-κ Metal Oxide Thin Films. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:17722-17732. [PMID: 34813316 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This paper describes the synthesis of eight novel zirconium and hafnium complexes containing N-alkoxy carboxamidate-type ligands, as potential precursors for metal oxides and atomic layer deposition (ALD) for HfO2. A series of ligands, viz., N-ethoxy-2,2-dimethylpropanamide (edpaH), N-ethoxy-2-methylpropanamide (empaH), and N-methoxy-2,2-dimethylpropanamide (mdpaH), were used to afford complexes Zr(edpa)4 (1), Hf(edpa)4 (2), Zr(empa)4 (3), Hf(empa)4 (4), Zr(mdpa)4 (5), Hf(mdpa)4 (6), ZrCp(edpa)3 (7), and HfCp(edpa)3 (8). Thermogravimetric analysis curves assessed for the evaporation characteristics of complexes 1-8 revealed single-step weight losses with low residues, except for the mdpa-containing complexes. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of 1, 2, 5, and 6 revealed that all the complexes have monomeric molecular structures, with the central metal ion surrounded by eight oxygen atoms from the four bidentate alkoxyalkoxide ligands. Among the complexes prepared, 8 exhibited a low melting point (64 °C), good volatility (1 Torr at 112 °C), high thermal stability, and excellent endurance over 6 weeks at 120 °C. Therefore, an ALD process for the growth of HfO2 was developed using HfCp(edpa)3 (8) as a novel precursor. Furthermore, the HfO2 film exhibited a low capacitance equivalent oxide thickness of ∼1.5 nm, with Jg as low as ∼3 × 10-4 A/cm2 at Vg -1 V in a metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitor (Au/HfO2/p-Si).
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- Ga Yeon Lee
- Thin Film Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea.,Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Thin Film Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea.,School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Thin Film Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Thin Film Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea.,Department of Chemical Convergence Materials, University of Science and Technology (UST), Deajeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Thin Film Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Thin Film Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea.,Department of Chemical Convergence Materials, University of Science and Technology (UST), Deajeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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Zanders D, Ciftyurek E, Subaşı E, Huster N, Bock C, Kostka A, Rogalla D, Schierbaum K, Devi A. PEALD of HfO 2 Thin Films: Precursor Tuning and a New Near-Ambient-Pressure XPS Approach to in Situ Examination of Thin-Film Surfaces Exposed to Reactive Gases. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:28407-28422. [PMID: 31339290 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b07090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A bottom-up approach starting with the development of new Hf precursors for plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) processes for HfO2 followed by in situ thin-film surface characterization of HfO2 upon exposure to reactive gases via near-ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) is reported. The stability of thin films under simulated operational conditions is assessed, and the successful implementation of HfO2 dielectric layers in metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) capacitors is demonstrated. Among the series of newly synthesized mono-guanidinato-tris-dialkyl-amido class of Hf precursors, one of them, namely, [Hf{η2-(iPrN)2CNEtMe}(NEtMe)3], was representatively utilized with oxygen plasma, resulting in a highly promising low-temperature PEALD process at 60 °C. The new precursors were synthesized in the multigram scale and thoroughly characterized by thermogravimetric analyses, revealing high and tunable volatility reflected by appreciable vapor pressures and accompanied by thermal stability. Typical ALD growth characteristics in terms of linearity, saturation, and a broad ALD window with constant growth of 1.06 Å cycle-1 in the temperature range of 60-240 °C render this process very promising for fabricating high-purity smooth HfO2 layers. For the first time, NAP-XPS surface studies on selected HfO2 layers are reported upon exposure to reactive H2, O2, and H2O atmospheres at temperatures of up to 500 °C revealing remarkable stability against degradation. This can be attributed to the absence of surface defects and vacancies. On the basis of these promising results, PEALD-grown HfO2 films were used as dielectric layers in the MIS capacitor device fabrication exhibiting leakage current densities less than 10-7 A cm-2 at 2 MV cm-1 and permittivities of up to 13.9 without postannealing.
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- Department of Materials Science, Institute of Experimental Physics and Condensed Matter , Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf , 40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, Institute of Experimental Physics and Condensed Matter , Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf , 40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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YANG X, ZHANG J, YANG S, OUYANG N. Influence of Water on Passivation of Zr in n-butanol Solution Containing Bu n4NBr. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.17-00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Xiyun YANG
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
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Theoretical study on the initial reaction mechanisms of ansa-metallocene zirconium precursor on hydroxylated Si(1 0 0) surface. J Mol Model 2016; 22:117. [PMID: 27138945 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-016-2979-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The initial reaction mechanisms for depositing ZrO2 thin films using ansa-metallocene zirconium (Cp2CMe2)ZrMe2 precursor were studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The (Cp2CMe2)ZrMe2 precursor could be absorbed on the hydroxylated Si(1 0 0) surface via physisorption. Possible reaction pathways of (Cp2CMe2)ZrMe2 were proposed. For each reaction, the activation energies and reaction energies were compared, and stationary points along the reaction pathways were shown. In addition, the influence of dispersion effects on the reactions was evaluated by non-local dispersion corrected DFT calculations.
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Lamb AC, Wang Z, Cook TM, Sharma B, Chen SJ, Lu Z, Steren CA, Lin Z, Xue ZL. Preparation of all N-coordinated zirconium amide amidinates and studies of their reactions with dioxygen and water. Polyhedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2015.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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YANG X, RAN L, YANG S. Anodic Dissolution Behavior of Zirconium in n-Butanol Solutions Containing Bu<sup>n</sup><sub>4</sub>NBr. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.84.948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Xiyun YANG
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University
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Igbari F, Shang QX, Xie YM, Zhang XJ, Wang ZK, Liao LS. Low-temperature sol–gel processed AlOx gate dielectric buffer layer for improved performance in pentacene-based OFETs. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra02700h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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An approach to achieve improved performance in pentacene-based organic field effect transistors (OFETs) using high-k AlOx prepared by a low temperature sol–gel technique as a thin buffer layer on a SiO2 gate dielectric was demonstrated.
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- Femi Igbari
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
- China
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Wang C, Yang S, Chen Y, Wang B, He J, Tang C. Effect of bromide ions on the corrosion behavior of hafnium in anhydrous ethanol. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02233a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The electrochemical behaviors of hafnium (Hf) in Et4NBr ethanol solutions were investigated using cyclic voltammetry, potentiodynamic polarization, chronoamperometry, impedance and SEM techniques.
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- Changhong Wang
- School of Metallurgy and Environment
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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Atomic Layer Deposition of Groups 4 and 5 Transition Metal Oxide Thin Films: Focus on Heteroleptic Precursors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cvde.201400055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Wang J, Huang G, Mei Y. Modification and Resonance Tuning of Optical Microcavities by Atomic Layer Deposition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cvde.201300054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jiao Wang
- Department of Materials Science; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 (P. R. China)
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- Department of Materials Science; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 (P. R. China)
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- Department of Materials Science; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 (P. R. China)
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Sharma B, Callaway TM, Lamb AC, Steren CA, Chen SJ, Xue ZL. Reactions of Group 4 Amide Guanidinates with Dioxygen or Water. Studies of the Formation of Oxo Products. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:11409-21. [DOI: 10.1021/ic4016965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Bhavna Sharma
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Zydor A, Kessler VG, Elliott SD. First principles simulation of reaction steps in the atomic layer deposition of titania: dependence of growth on Lewis acidity of titanocene precursor. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:7954-64. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp40491e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Su Y, Wang C, Xie W, Xie F, Chen J, Zhao N, Xu J. Low-voltage organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) with solution-processed metal-oxide as gate dielectric. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2011; 3:4662-4667. [PMID: 22007599 DOI: 10.1021/am201078v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, low-voltage copper phthalocyanine (CuPc)-based organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are demonstrated utilizing solution-processed bilayer high-k metal-oxide (Al(2)O(y)/TiO(x)) as gate dielectric. The high-k metal-oxide bilayer is fabricated at low temperatures (< 200 °C) by a simple spin-coating technology and can be controlled as thin as 45 nm. The bilayer system exhibits a low leakage current density of less than 10(-5) A/cm(2) under bias voltage of 2 V, a very smooth surface with RMS of about 0.22 nm and an equivalent k value of 13.3. The obtained low-voltage CuPc based OFETs show high electric performance with high hole mobility of 0.06 cm(2)/(V s), threshold voltage of -0.5 V, on/off ration of 2 × 10(3) and a very small subthreshold slope of 160 mV/dec when operated at -1.5 V. Our study demonstrates a simple and robust approach that could be used to achieve low-voltage operation with solution-processed technique.
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- Yaorong Su
- Department of Electronic Engineering and Materials Science and Technology Research Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Adamopoulos G, Thomas S, Wöbkenberg PH, Bradley DDC, McLachlan MA, Anthopoulos TD. High-mobility low-voltage ZnO and Li-doped ZnO transistors based on ZrO₂ high-k dielectric grown by spray pyrolysis in ambient air. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2011; 23:1894-1898. [PMID: 21432911 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201003935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- George Adamopoulos
- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, London SW72BW, UK.
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Huang SH, Pilvi T, Wang X, Leskelä M, Richmond MG. New octahedral Ta(V) hydrazido-substituted compounds for atomic layer deposition: Syntheses, X-ray diffraction structures of TaCl(NMe2)3[N(TMS)NMe2] and Ta(NMe2)4[N(TMS)NMe2], and fluxional behavior of the amido and hydrazido ligands in solution. Polyhedron 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2010.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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