Disclosed are indium (In)-containing film forming compositions comprising In(III)-containing precursors that contain halogens, methods of synthesizing them and methods of using them to deposit the indium-containing films and/or indium-containing alloy film. The disclosed In(III)-containing precursors contain chlorine with nitrogen based ligands. In particular, the disclosed In(III)-containing precursors contains 1 or 2 amidinate ligands, 1 or 2 iminopyrrolidinate ligands, 1 or 2 amido amino alkane ligands, 1 or 2 μ-diketiminate ligands or a silyl amine ligand. The disclosed In(III)-containing precursors are suitable for vapor phase depositions (e.g., ALD, CVD) of the indium-containing films and/or indium-containing alloy films.

There is included (a) supplying a gas containing an organic ligand to a substrate; (b) supplying a metal-containing gas to the substrate; and (c) supplying a first reducing gas to the substrate, wherein after (a), a metal-containing film is formed on the substrate by performing (b) and (c) one or more times, respectively.

Described herein is a technique capable of forming a flat film. According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a technique that includes: (a) forming a first layer on a substrate by performing a first layer forming cycle once or more, wherein the first layer forming cycle includes: (a1) supplying a first element-containing gas to the substrate in a process chamber; and (a2) supplying a first reducing gas to the substrate a plurality of times, and wherein (a1) and (a2) are sequentially performed; and (b) forming a second layer on the first layer by performing a second layer forming cycle once or more after (a), wherein the second layer forming cycle includes: (b1) supplying a second element-containing gas to the substrate; and (b2) supplying a second reducing gas to the substrate, and wherein (b1) and (b2) are sequentially performed.

Provided are a dielectric thin film, an integrated device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the dielectric thin film. The dielectric thin film includes an oxide having a perovskite-type crystal structure represented by Formula 1 below and wherein the dielectric thin film comprises 0.3 at % or less of halogen ions or sulfur ions.

A.sub.2-xB.sub.3-yO.sub.10-z   <Formula 1>

In Formula 1, A, B, x, y, and z are disclosed in the specification.

Methods for selectively depositing oxide thin films on a dielectric surface of a substrate relative to a metal surface are provided. The methods can include at least one plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) cycle including alternately and sequentially contacting the substrate with a first precursor comprising oxygen and a species to be included in the oxide, such as a metal or silicon, and a second plasma reactant. In some embodiments the second plasma reactant comprises a plasma formed in a reactant gas that does not comprise oxygen. In some embodiments the second plasma reactant comprises plasma generated in a gas comprising hydrogen.

Disclosed are methods and systems for depositing layers comprising vanadium, nitrogen, and element selected from the list consisting of molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, aluminum, and silicon. The layers are deposited onto a surface of a substrate. The deposition process may be a cyclical deposition process. Exemplary structures in which the layers may be incorporated include field effect transistors, VNAND cells, metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structures, and DRAM capacitors.

Methods and systems for depositing a layer, comprising one or more of vanadium boride and vanadium phosphide, onto a surface of a substrate and structures and devices formed using the methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes using a deposition process. The deposition process can include providing a vanadium precursor to the reaction chamber and separately providing a reactant to the reaction chamber. Exemplary structures can include field effect transistor structures, such as gate all around structures. The layer comprising one or more of vanadium boride and vanadium phosphide can be used, for example, as barrier layers or liners, as work function layers, as dipole shifter layers, or the like.

Proposed is a precursor composition for forming a metal film including a zirconium compound represented by any one of Chemical Formulas 1 to 3 and a hafnium compound represented by any one of Chemical Formulas 4 to 6.

A process for depositing titanium aluminum or tantalum aluminum thin films comprising nitrogen on a substrate in a reaction space can include at least one deposition cycle. The deposition cycle can include alternately and sequentially contacting the substrate with a vapor phase Ti or Ta precursor and a vapor phase Al precursor. At least one of the vapor phase Ti or Ta precursor and the vapor phase Al precursor may contact the substrate in the presence of a vapor phase nitrogen precursor.

A multi-component coating composition for a surface of a chamber component comprising at least one first film layer of a yttrium oxide coated onto the surface of the chamber component using an atomic layer deposition process and at least one second film layer of zirconium oxide coated onto the surface of the chamber component using an atomic layer deposition process, wherein the multi-component coating comprises YZr.sub.xO.sub.y.