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. 2025 Dec 4;8(2):612–622. doi: 10.1039/d5na00914f

Table 2. Thickness and GPC of PEALD and thermal ALD at 400 °C for different no. of ALD cycles. The GPC values reveal distinct growth behaviors: PEALD showed substrate-enhanced growth, while thermal ALD exhibits substrate-inhibited growth.

No. of cycles PEALD Thermal ALD
Thickness GPC Thickness GPC
600 17.7 nm 0.30 Å 5.8 nm 0.10 Å
1200 31.0 nm 0.26 Å 12.0 nm 0.10 Å
2000 50.4 nm 0.27 Å 24.1 nm 0.12 Å