Synthesis and characterization of Hf–Al heterometallic aminoalkoxides as single-source MOCVD precursors for hafnium aluminate films
摘要:
Alcohol exchange reactions applied to HfAl2(OPri)(10) (1) afforded heterometallic Hf-Al aminoalkoxides namely HfAl2(OPri)(8)-(dmae)(2) (dmae = N,N-dimethylaminoethoxide) (2) and HfAl2(OPri)(8)(dmap)(2) (dmap = dimethylaminopropoxide) (3). They were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, H-1 NMR, mass spectrometry and TGA. The molecular structure of 2, as established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, HfAl2(mu-OPri)(2)(mu,eta(2)-OC2H4NMe2)(2)(OPri)(6), is based on an open-shell trinuclear unit with a central 6-coordinate Hf atom and 5-coordinate Al centres. Compound 2 was tested as a single-source precursor for the deposition of hafnium aluminate films by liquid-injection MOCVD. The films growth rate, composition and morphology were studied in relation with the deposition temperature. The as-deposited at 500-800 degrees C films (both on sapphire and silicon) were amorphous; partial crystallization occurred after 1 h annealing at 900 degrees C. The bulk of the films was Al-rich (Al/Hf = 1.2-1.6) and contained small amounts of carbon (2-4%) and nitrogen (4-5%). (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.