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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Keith T. Wong, Mountain View, CA (US);
HyoJin Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/30 (2006.01); C23C 16/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/56 (2006.01); H10B 12/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/305 (2013.01); C23C 16/0227 (2013.01); C23C 16/45553 (2013.01); C23C 16/56 (2013.01); H10B 12/00 (2023.02);
Abstract
Methods of depositing a molybdenum sulfide film with increased sulfur:molybdenum ratio are described. The methods include pre-cleaning a dielectric material with oxygen radicals prior to formation of a molybdenum sulfide film that has a lower oxygen content than would be formed without the pre-cleaning.