Patent ID: 11970777
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 10:
11. A method of depositing a film, the method comprising:
exposing a substrate to a silicon precursor of general formulae (Id), (IX), or (X), wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen (H), substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, and substituted or unsubstituted vinyl, X is silicon (Si) or carbon (C), Y is carbon (C) or oxygen (O), R9, R10, R11, R12 R13, R14, R15, and R16 are independently selected from hydrogen (H), substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted vinyl, silane, substituted or unsubstituted amine, or halide to form a silicon-containing film;
exposing the substrate to an oxidant to react with the silicon-containing film to form one or more of a silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) film or a silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN) film on the substrate, the oxidant comprising one or more of a carboxylic acid, an aldehyde, a ketone, an ethenediol, an oxalic acid, a glyoxylic acid, an alcohol, and a glyoxal; and
exposing the substrate to one or more of a strong oxidant or oxygen (O2) plasma, the strong oxidant selected from one or more of ozone (O3) and water (H2O).