Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 63(2025)

Simulation and Experimental Study on Precursor Distribution in Tungsten Thin Film Atomic Layer Deposition Chamber

LIU Zhiyuan, WANG Guozheng, XU Zihao, JIANG Entong, GAO Guanhua, and YANG Jikai
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  • College of Physics, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, CHN
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    In this study, a three-dimensional model of an atomic layer deposition reaction chamber was established using SolidWorks software. The ANSYS Fluent fluid module was used to simulate and analyze the distribution of two precursors, Si2H6 and WF6, in the reaction chamber. The simulation results indicate that the longer the pulse time, the lower is the chamber pressure, and the higher the chamber temperature, the easier it is for the precursor to achieve a uniform distribution. At a chamber temperature of 250 °C, a carrier gas flow rate of 20 sccm, chamber pressures of 20 Pa and 15 Pa for Si2H6 and WF6, respectively, and pulse times of 30 ms and 35 ms, were achieved. The mass fraction of the precursor was found to be consistent across all regions of the chamber, achieving uniform distribution. Based on simulation data, a tungsten film was prepared on a glass substrate. Through characterization using atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, the film was found to have a low surface roughness and good thickness uniformity.

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    LIU Zhiyuan, WANG Guozheng, XU Zihao, JIANG Entong, GAO Guanhua, YANG Jikai. Simulation and Experimental Study on Precursor Distribution in Tungsten Thin Film Atomic Layer Deposition Chamber[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2025, 46(1): 63

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    Received: Dec. 17, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 18, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 18, 2025

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    DOI:10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.20241217002

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