Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
The rates of aluminum line growth, assisted by photolysis, in the normal direction to the Si (100) substrate, indicate that, in a trimethyl-aluminum + hydrogen mixture, only the change in the TMA flux and the UV laser power can play a determinant role. Possible explanation is based on the generated methyl radical “blocking” action leading to a self-limiting deposition rate, as opposed to the enhancement of methyl desorption by hydrogenation to methane. It is shown that dilution by hydrogen decreases the carbon contamination in aluminum line.