Low temperature decomposition of large molecules of TMA using catalyzers with resistance to oxidation in catalytic CVD

In order to obtain catalyzers to decompose tri-methyl aluminium (TMA) to Al and CH₃ at catalyzer temperatures lower than 500 °C, decomposition experiments using Ni-Chrome, Kanthal, Inconel 600, Chromel and SUS-304 catalyzers exhibiting resistance to oxidation have been carried out. The experiments have revealed that TMA can be decomposed to Al and CH₃ above 200 °C using Chromel or SUS-304 catalyzer, and that the CH₃ does not decompose further below 500 °C. The experiments have also revealed that it requires relatively small activation energy for decomposing TMA to Al and CH₃ using Chromel or SUS-304 as the catalyzer.