The effect of Ru crystal orientation on the deposition behavior of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) Cu was investigated. The crystal orientation of Ru films was modulated by adjusting sputtering temperature. Ru(001) and random orientation films were obtained by sputtering at 300 C and room temperature, respectively. CVD Cu on Ru with the (001) crystal orientation had a smooth morphology and a strong (111) peak. However, CVD Cu on the Ru film with the random orientation had a rough surface and a random orientation. A low lattice misfit between Cu(111) and Ru(001) realized a good morphology and a strong (111) orientation of CVD Cu films, which coincide with our lattice misfit concept.

We examined the epitaxial growth of ZnO films on a sapphire (0001) substrate by an atmospheric pressure atomic layer epitaxy technique using ZnCl 2 and O 2 sources. The films were deposited epitaxially in a substrate temperature range of 450-550°C with a constant growth rate of 0.26 nm/cycle. It is noteworthy that the rate corresponds to just a half-length of the c axis of hexagonal ZnO, indicating that the alternate deposition of ZnCl 2 and O 2 on the substrate is governed by a self-limiting mechanism. This was also confirmed by the facts that the film thickness was dependent only on the growth cycles and that the surface was quite smooth. A strong photoluminescence band edge emission of 3.36 eV was observed at 20 K.

This paper reports a lithium phosphorus oxynitride (LiPON) thin-film electrolyte deposited using a metalorganic-chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method for 3D-structured micro batteries. It is shown that the MOCVD-LiPON film has both highly-conformal step coverage on a patterned substrate with line/space=2μm/2μm and aspect ratio=1 (51±3 nm) and high-ionic conductivity for very thin films deposited at 4.7 nm/min (5.9×10-6 S/cm for 190 nm and 5.3×10-6 S/cm for 95 nm). Detailed material characterization attributes the enhancement in ionic conductivity to a decrease in nanocrystallite size and improvement in chemical-composition uniformity in the film. In addition, electrochemical characterization of an all-solid-state thin-film battery fabricated with the 190 nm-thick LiPON film (Si substrate/Ti/Pt/LiCoO2/LiPON/a-Si:H/Cu) demonstrates that the LiPON film can successfully act as the electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries. Therefore, the MOCVD-LiPON film is a promising candidate material to realize 3D-structured micro batteries in the near future.