Patent ID: 9343296
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: C23C,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming a SiC/SiCN film layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate in a processing chamber, the method comprising: introducing a silicon-containing film-precursor into the processing chamber; introducing an organometallic ligand transfer reagent into the processing chamber, wherein the organometallic ligand transfer regent comprises zinc; adsorbing the silicon-containing film-precursor, the organometallic ligand transfer reagent, or both onto the surface under conditions whereby either or both form an adsorption-limited layer; reacting the silicon-containing film-precursor with the organometallic ligand transfer reagent at a temperature of between about 20 and 100° C., after either or both have formed the adsorption-limited layer, to form the film layer and a byproduct which contains substantially all of the metal zinc of the organometallic ligand transfer reagent; and removing the byproduct from the processing chamber.