Abstract
The kinetics and mechanism of copper film growth from the reactions of bis(acetylacetonato)copper(II), bis-(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)copper(II), and (vinyltrimethylsilane)(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)copper(I) (Cu(hfac)(vtms)) with copper single crystal surfaces were investigated. Experiments were performed using vibrational spectroscopy (reflection infrared and high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopies) as well as mass spectrometry (temperature-programmed desorption and integrated desorption mass spectrometries). Both ligand desorption and dissociation were observed upon pyrolysis of these molecules under ultra-high-vacuum conditions. We demonstrate that adsorbed β-diketonate ligands decompose in a stepwise fashion at temperatures above ∼375 K to yield adsorbed CF3 and ketenylidene (≡C—C≡O) intermediates. These further decompose above ∼500 K to leave surface carbon, a major contaminant in copper films grown from CuII β-diketonates. Clean films can be grown from the pyrolysis of Cu(hfac)(vtms) at pressures above 10−5 Torr, however. The implications of our results relative to the mechanism of copper film growth at elevated pressures are also discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1015-1024 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry