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Use of a New Non-Pyrophoric Liquid Aluminum Precursor for Atomic Layer Deposition

Use of a New Non-Pyrophoric Liquid Aluminum Precursor for Atomic Layer Deposition

Xueming Xia, Alaric Taylor, Yifan Zhao, Stefan Guldin, Chris Blackman

Materials (Basel). 2019 May 2;12(9):1429.

PMID: 31052512

Abstract:

An Al2O3 thin film has been grown by vapor deposition using different Al precursors. The most commonly used precursor is trimethylaluminum, which is highly reactive and pyrophoric. In the purpose of searching for a more ideal Al source, the non-pyrophoric aluminum tri-sec-butoxide ([Al(OsBu)3], ATSB) was introduced as a novel precursor for atomic layer deposition (ALD). After demonstrating the deposition of Al2O3 via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and 'pulsed CVD' routes, the use of ATSB in an atomic layer deposition (ALD)-like process was investigated and optimized to achieve self-limiting growth. The films were characterized using spectral reflectance, ellipsometry and UV-Vis before their composition was studied. The growth rate of Al2O3 via the ALD-like process was consistently 0.12 nm/cycle on glass, silicon and quartz substrates under the optimized conditions. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy images of the ALD-deposited Al2O3 films deposited on complex nanostructures demonstrated the conformity, uniformity and good thickness control of these films, suggesting a potential of being used as the protection layer in photoelectrochemical water splitting.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP2269229	Aluminum-tri-sec-butoxide		2269-22-9	Price

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