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'''Ruthenium''' ({{pronEng|ruːˈθiːniəm}}) is a [[chemical element]] that has the symbol '''Ru''' and [[atomic number]] 44. A rare [[transition metal]] of the [[platinum group]] of the [[periodic table]], ruthenium is found associated with [[platinum]] ores and used as a [[catalyst]] in some platinum [[alloy]]s.
== Characteristics ==
A polyvalent hard white metal, ruthenium is a member of the [[platinum group]], has four crystal modifications and does not tarnish at normal temperatures, but does [[oxidation|oxidize]] readily on exposure to air to form [[ruthenium tetroxide]], RuO<sub>4</sub>, a strong oxidising agent with properties analogous to those of [[osmium tetroxide]]. Ruthenium dissolves in fused alkalis, is not attacked by acids but is attacked by [[halogen]]s at high temperatures. Small amounts of ruthenium can increase the hardness of [[platinum]] and [[palladium]]. The [[corrosion]] resistance of [[titanium]] is increased markedly by the addition of a small amount of ruthenium.
This metal can be plated either by [[electrodeposition]] or by thermal decomposition methods. One ruthenium-[[molybdenum]] [[alloy]] has been found to be [[superconductivity|superconductive]] at 10.6 [[Kelvin|K]]. The [[oxidation state]]s of ruthenium range from +1 to +8, and -2 is known, though oxidation states of +2, +3, and +4 are most common.
== Applications ==
Due to its ability to harden platinum and palladium, ruthenium is used in platinum and palladium [[alloy]]s to make wear-resistant [[Switch#Contacts|electrical contacts]]. It is sometimes alloyed with gold in [[jewelry]]. 0.1% ruthenium is added to [[titanium]] to improve its corrosion resistance a hundredfold.<ref>[http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele044.html It's Elemental - Ruthenium]</ref>
Ruthenium is also used in some advanced high-temperature single-crystal [[superalloys]], with applications including the turbine blades in [[jet engines]].
[[Fountain pen]] nibs are frequently tipped with alloys containing ruthenium. From 1944 onward, the famous [[Parker 51]] fountain pen was fitted with the "RU" nib, a 14K gold nib tipped with 96.2% ruthenium and 3.8% [[iridium]].
Ruthenium is also a versatile catalyst. [[Hydrogen sulfide]] can be split by light by using an aqueous suspension of [[Cadmium sulfide|CdS]] particles loaded with ruthenium dioxide. This may be useful in the removal of [[hydrogen|H]]<sub>2</sub>S from [[oil refinery|oil refineries]] and from other industrial processes.
Ruthenium is a component of mixed-metal oxide (MMO) anodes used for cathodic protection of underground and submerged structures, and for electrolytic cells for chemical processes such as generating chlorine from saltwater.
[[Organometallic]] ruthenium [[carbene]] and [[allenylidene]] complexes have recently been found as highly efficient catalysts for [[olefin metathesis]] with important applications in organic and pharmaceutical chemistry.
Some ruthenium complexes [[Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)|absorb light]] throughout the visible spectrum and are being actively researched in various, potential, [[solar energy]] technologies. Ruthenium-based dyes have been used as the electron providers in [[dye-sensitized solar cell]]s, a promising new low-cost [[solar cell]] system.
The [[fluorescence]] of some ruthenium complexes is quenched by oxygen, which has led to their use as [[optode]] sensors for oxygen.
[[Ruthenium red]], [(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>Ru-O-Ru(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>-O-Ru(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub>]<sup>6+</sup>, is a [[biological stain]] used to stain [[polyanion|polyanionic]] molecules such as [[pectin]] and [[nucleic acids]] for [[light microscopy]] and [[electron microscopy]].
The beta-decaying isotope 106 of ruthenium is used in radiotherapy of eye tumors, mainly [[malignant melanoma|malignant melanomae]] of the [[uvea]].
Ruthenium-centered complexes are being researched for possible anticancer properties.<ref>Richards, A.D. & Rodger, A. (2007). [http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/CS/article.asp?doi=b609495c Synthetic metallomolecules as agents for the control of DNA structure] ''Chem. Soc. Rev.'' '''36''' 471-483.</ref> Ruthenium, unlike traditional platinum complexes, show greater resistance to hydrolysis and more selective action on tumors. NAMI-A and KP1019 are two drugs undergoing clinical evaluation against metastatic tumors and colon cancers.
=== Applications of ruthenium thin films in microelectronics ===
Relatively recently, ruthenium has been suggested as a material that could beneficially replace other metals and silicides in microelectronics components. Ruthenium tetroxide (RuO<sub>4</sub>) is highly volatile, as is ruthenium trioxide (RuO<sub>3</sub>).<ref>Wei, P.; Desu, S. B., Reactive ion etching of RuO<sub>2</sub> films: the role of additive gases in O<sub>2</sub> discharge. Physica Status Solidi A 1997, 161, (1), 201-15.</ref> By oxidizing ruthenium (for example with an oxygen plasma) into the volatile oxides, ruthenium can be easily patterned.<ref>Lesaicherre, P. Y.; Yamamichi, S.; Takemura, K.; Yamaguchi, H.; Tokashiki, K.; Miyasaka, Y.; Yoshida, M.; Ono, H., A Gbit-scale DRAM stacked capacitor with ECR MOCVD SrTiO3 over RIE patterned RuO<sub>2</sub>/TiN storage nodes. Integrated Ferroelectrics 1995, 11, (1-4), 81-100.</ref><ref>Pan, W.; Desu, S. B., Reactive Ion Etching of RuO<sub>2</sub>, Thin-Films Using the Gas-Mixture O<sub>2</sub> Cf3cfh2. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 1994, 12, (6), 3208-3213.</ref><ref>Vijay, D. P.; Desu, S. B.; Pan, W., Reactive Ion Etching of Lead-Zirconate-Titanate (PZT) Thin-Film Capacitors. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 1993, 140, (9), 2635-2639.</ref><ref>Saito, S.; Kuramasu, K., Plasma etching of RuO2 thin films. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 1992, 31, (1), 135-8.</ref> The properties of the common ruthenium oxides make ruthenium a metal compatible with the semiconductor processing techniques needed to manufacture microelectronics.
In order to continue miniaturization of microelectronics, new materials are needed as dimensions change. There are three main applications for thin ruthenium films in microelectronics. The first is using thin films of ruthenium as electrodes on both sides of tantalum pentoxide (Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) or barium strontium titanate ((Ba, Sr)TiO<sub>3</sub>, also known as BST) in the next generation of three-dimensional [[dynamic random access memories]] ([[DRAM]]s).<ref>Aoyama, T.; Eguchi, K., Ruthenium films prepared by liquid source chemical vapor deposition using bis-(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 1999, 38, (10A), 1134-6.</ref><ref>Iizuka, T.; Arita, K.; Yamamoto, I.; Yamamichi, S., (Ba,Sr)TiO<sub>3</sub> thin film capacitors with Ru electrodes for application to ULSI processes. NEC Research and Development 2001, 42, (1), 64-9.</ref><ref>Yamamichi, S.; Lesaicherre, P. Y.; Yamaguchi, H.; Takemura, K.; Sone, S.; Yabuta, H.; Sato, K.; Tamura, T.; Nakajima, K.; Ohnishi, S.; Tokashiki, K.; Hayashi, Y.; Kato, Y.; Miyasaka, Y.; Yoshida, M.; Ono, H., A stacked capacitor technology with ECR plasma MOCVD (Ba,Sr)TiO<sub>3</sub> and RuO<sub>2</sub>/Ru/TiN/TiSi<sub>x</sub> storage nodes for Gb-scale DRAM's. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 1997, 44, (7), 1076-1083.</ref> Ruthenium thin film electrodes could also be deposited on top of lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr<sub>x</sub>Ti<sub>1-x</sub>)O<sub>3</sub>, also known as PZT) in another kind of [[RAM]], ferroelectric random access memory ([[FRAM]]).<ref>Bandaru, J.; Sands, T.; Tsakalakos, L., Simple Ru electrode scheme for ferroelectric (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O<sub>3</sub> capacitors directly on silicon. Journal of Applied Physics 1998, 84, (2), 1121-1125.</ref><ref>Maiwa, H.; Ichinose, N.; Okazaki, K., Preparation and properties of Ru and RuO<sub>2</sub> thin film electrodes for ferroelectric thin films. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 1994, 33, (9B), 5223-6.</ref> Platinum has been used as the electrodes in [[RAM]]s in laboratory settings, but it is difficult to pattern. Ruthenium is chemically similar to platinum, preserving the function of the [[RAM]]s, but in contrast to Pt patterns easily. The second is using thin ruthenium films is as metal gates in p-doped metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (p-MOSFETs).<ref>Misra, V.; Lucovsky, G.; Parsons, G., Issues in high-kappa gate stack interfaces. MRS Bulletin 2002, 27, (3), 212-216.</ref> When replacing [[silicide]] gates with metal gates in [[MOSFET]]s, a key property of the metal is its [[work function]]. The work function needs to match the surrounding materials. For p-MOSFETs, the ruthenium work function is the best materials property match with surrounding materials such as HfO<sub>2</sub>, HfSiO<sub>x</sub>, HfNO<sub>x</sub>, and HfSiNO<sub>x</sub>, to achieve the desired electrical properties. The third large-scale application for ruthenium films is as a combination adhesion promoter and electroplating seed layer between TaN and Cu in the copper dual damascene process.<ref>Chan, R.; Arunagiri, T. N.; Zhang, Y.; Chyan, O.; Wallace, R. M.; Kim, M. J.; Hurd, T. Q., Diffusion Studies of Copper on Ruthenium Thin Film. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2004, 7, (8), G154-G157.</ref><ref>Cho, S. K.; Kim, S.-K.; Kim, J. J.; Oh, S. M., Damascene Cu electrodeposition on metal organic chemical vapor deposition-grown Ru thin film barrier. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 2004, 22, (6), 2649-2653.</ref><ref>Chyan, O.; Arunagiri, T. N.; Ponnuswamy, T., Electrodeposition of Copper Thin Film on Ruthenium. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2003, 150, (5), C347-C350.</ref><ref>Kwon, O.-K.; Kwon, S.-H.; Park, H.-S.; Kang, S.-W., PEALD of a Ruthenium Adhesion Layer for Copper Interconnects. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2004, 151, (12), C753-C756.</ref><ref>Kwon, O.-K.; Kim, J.-H.; Park, H.-S.; Kang, S.-W., Atomic Layer Deposition of Ruthenium Thin Films for Copper Glue Layer. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2004, 151, (2), G109-G112.</ref> Copper can be directly electroplated onto ruthenium<ref>Moffat, T. P.; Walker, M.; Chen, P. J.; Bonevich, J. E.; Egelhoff, W. F.; Richter, L.; Witt, C.; Aaltonen, T.; Ritala, M.; Leskelä, M.; Josella, D., Electrodeposition of Cu on Ru Barrier Layers for Damascene Processing. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2006, 153, (1), C37-C50.</ref>, in contrast to tantalum nitride. Copper also adheres poorly to TaN, but well to Ru. By depositing a layer of ruthenium on the TaN barrier layer, copper adhesion would be improved and deposition of a copper seed layer would not be necessary.
There are also other uses suggested. In 1990, [[IBM]] scientists discovered that a thin layer of ruthenium atoms created a strong anti-parallel coupling between adjacent [[ferromagnetic]] layers, stronger than any other nonmagnetic spacer-layer element. Such a ruthenium layer was used in the first [[Giant magnetoresistance|giant magnetoresistive]] read element for [[hard disk drive]]s. In 2001, IBM announced a three-atom-thick layer of the element ruthenium, informally referred to as [[pixie dust]], which would allow a quadrupling of the data density of current hard disk drive media.<ref>Brian Hayes, [http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/14750 Terabyte Territory], ''[[American Scientist]]'', Vol 90 No 3 (May-June 2002) p. 212</ref>
== History ==
Ruthenium was [[discovery of the chemical elements|discovered]] and isolated by Russian scientist [[Karl Klaus]] in [[1844]] in [[Kazan University]], [[Kazan]]. Klaus showed that ruthenium oxide contained a new metal and obtained 6 grams of ruthenium from the part of crude [[platinum]] that is insoluble in [[aqua regia]].
[[Jöns Berzelius]] and [[Gottfried Osann]] nearly discovered ruthenium in 1827. The men examined residues that were left after dissolving crude [[platinum]] from the [[Ural Mountains]] in [[aqua regia]]. Berzelius did not find any unusual metals, but Osann thought he found three new metals and named one of them ruthenium.
The name derives from [[Ruthenia]], the Latin word for [[Etymology of Rus and derivatives|Rus']], a historical area which includes present-day western [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], and parts of [[Slovakia]] and [[Poland]]. Karl Klaus named the element in honour of his birthland, as he was born in [[Tartu]], [[Estonia]], which was at the time a part of the [[Russian Empire]].
It is also possible that Polish chemist [[Jędrzej Śniadecki]] isolated element 44 (which he called ''vestium'') from platinum ores in 1807. However his work was never confirmed, and he later withdrew his claim of discovery.
== Occurrence ==
===Normal mining===
This element is generally found in ores with the other platinum group metals in the [[Ural Mountains]] and in North and South America. Small but commercially important quantities are also found in [[pentlandite]] extracted from [[Sudbury, Ontario|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], and in [[pyroxenite]] deposits in [[South Africa]].
Ruthenium is exceedingly rare and is the 74th most abundant metal on earth [Nature's Building Block, John Emsley, Oxford University Press,2001]. Roughly 12Mt of Ru is mined each year with world reserves estimated to be 5000Mt [Nature's Building Block, John Emsley, Oxford University Press,2001].
This metal is commercially isolated through a complex chemical process in which [[hydrogen]] is used to reduce [[ammonium]] ruthenium chloride yielding a powder. The powder is then consolidated by powder metallurgy techniques or by [[argon]]-[[arc welding]].
===From used nuclear fuels===
It is also possible to extract ruthenium from [[used nuclear fuel]]. Each kilo of fission products of <sup>235</sup>U will contain 63.44 grams of ruthenium isotopes with halflives longer than a day. Since a typical used nuclear fuel contains about 3% fission products, one ton of used fuel will contain about 1.9 kg of ruthenium. The <sup>103</sup>Ru and <sup>106</sup>Ru will render the fission ruthenium very radioactive. If the fission occurs in an instant then the ruthenium thus formed will have an activity due to <sup>103</sup>Ru of 109 TBq g<sup>-1</sup> and <sup>106</sup>Ru of 1.52 TBq g<sup>-1</sup>. Ru 103 has a half life of about 39 days meaning that within 390 days it will have effectively decayed to ground state, well before any reprocessing is likely to occur. Ru 106 has a half life of about 373 days meaning that if the fuel is let to cool for 5 years before reprocessing only about 3% of the original quantity will remain, the rest will have decayed to ground state.
[[Image:Activity of pt group metals from uranium fission.png|thumb|450px|right|The radioactivity in MBq per gram of each of the platinum group metals which are formed by the fission of uranium. Of the metals shown, ruthenium is the most radioactive. Palladium has an almost constant activity due to the very long lived <sup>107</sup>Pd while rhodium is the least radioactive]]
''See also [[:category:Ruthenium minerals|Ruthenium minerals]].''
== Compounds ==
Ruthenium [[Chemical compound|compound]]s are often similar in properties to those of [[osmium]] and exhibit at least eight [[oxidation state]]s, but the +2, +3, and +4 states are the most common. Examples are [[ruthenium(IV) oxide]] (Ru(IV)O<sub>2</sub>, oxidation state +4), dipotassium '''ruthenate''' (K<sub>2</sub>Ru(VI)O<sub>4</sub>, +6), potassium '''perruthenate''' (K<sub></sub>Ru(VII)O<sub>4</sub>, +7) and [[ruthenium tetroxide]] (Ru(VIII)O<sub>4</sub>, +8). Compounds of ruthenium with chlorine are [[ruthenium(II) chloride]] (RuCl<sub>2</sub>) and [[ruthenium(III) chloride]] (RuCl<sub>3</sub>).
''See also [[:category:Ruthenium compounds|Ruthenium compounds]].''
== Isotopes ==
{{main|isotopes of ruthenium}}
Naturally occurring ruthenium is composed of seven stable [[isotope]]s. Additionally, 34 radioactive isotopes have been discovered. Of these [[radioisotope]]s, the most stable are <sup>106</sup>Ru with a [[half-life]] of 373.59 days, <sup>103</sup>Ru with a half-life of 39.26 days and <sup>97</sup>Ru with a half-life of 2.9 days.
Fifteen other radioisotopes have been characterized with [[atomic weight]]s ranging from 89.93 [[unified atomic mass unit|u]] (<sup>90</sup>Ru) to 114.928 u (<sup>115</sup>Ru). Most of these have half-lives that are less than five minutes except <sup>95</sup>Ru (half-life: 1.643 hours) and <sup>105</sup>Ru (half-life: 4.44 hours).
The primary [[decay mode]] before the most abundant isotope, <sup>102</sup>Ru, is [[electron capture]] and the primary mode after is [[beta emission]]. The primary [[decay product]] before <sup>102</sup>Ru is [[technetium]] and the primary mode after is [[rhodium]].
== Organometallic chemistry ==
Ruthenium is a versatile metal that can easily form compounds with carbon ruthenium bonds, as these compounds tend to be darker and react more quickly than the [[osmium]] compounds. Recently, Professor Anthony Hill and his co-workers have been making compounds of ruthenium in which a [[boron]] atom binds to the metal atom<ref>[http://rsc.anu.edu.au/research/hill.php - Professor Anthony Hill] - Current Research</ref>.
The [[organometallic]] ruthenium compound that is easiest to make is RuHCl(CO)(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>. This compound has two forms (yellow and pink) that are identical once they are dissolved but different in the solid state.
An [[organometallic]] compound similar to [[ruthenocene]], [[bis]](2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)ruthenium, is readily synthesized in near quantitative yields and has applications in vapor-phase deposition of metallic ruthenium, as well as in catalysis, including [[Fischer-Tropsch synthesis]] of transportation fuels.
Important [[catalyst]]s based on ruthenium are [[Grubbs' catalyst]] and [[Roper's complex]].
== Chemical Vapor Deposition of Ruthenium ==
A unique challenge arises in trying to grow impurity-free films of a catalyst. Ruthenium metal activates C-H and C-C bonds, which aids C-H and C-C bond scission. This creates a potential catalytic decomposition path for all metal-organic CVD precursors that is likely to lead to significant carbon incorporation. Platinum, a chemically similar catalyst, catalyzes dehydrogenation of five- and six-member cyclic hydrocarbons into benzene.<ref>Manner, W. L.; Girolami, G. S.; Nuzzo, R. G., Sequential Dehydrogenation of Unsaturated Cyclic C5 and C6 Hydrocarbons on Pt(111). J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, (50), 10295-10306.</ref> The d-bands of ruthenium lie higher than those in platinum, generally predicting stronger ruthenium-adsorbate bonds than on platinum.21 Therefore, it is likely that ruthenium also catalyzes dehydrogenation of five- and six-member hydrocarbon rings to benzene. Benzene dehydrogenates further on ruthenium surfaces into hydrocarbon fragments similar to those formed by acetylene and ethene on ruthenium surfaces.<ref>Jakob, P.; Menzel, D., The adsorption of benzene on Ru(001). Surface Science 1988, 210, 503-530.</ref><ref>Jakob, P. Adsorption und thermische Evolution von aromatischen Molekülen auf Ru(001): Benzol, Benzol+O, CO, H und Pyridin. Doctoral, Technische Universität München, München, 1989.</ref> In addition to benzene, acetylene and ethene, pyridine also decomposes on ruthenium surfaces, leaving bound fragments on the surface.<ref>Jakob, P. Adsorption und thermische Evolution von aromatischen Molekülen auf Ru(001): Benzol, Benzol+O, CO, H und Pyridin. Doctoral, Technische Universität München, München, 1989.</ref>
Ruthenium is unusually well studied in the surface science and catalysis literature due to its industrial importance as a catalyst. There are many studies of individual molecular behavior on ruthenium in surface science. However, understanding the behavior of each ligand on its own is not equivalent to understanding their behavior when co-adsorbed with each other and with the precursor. While there is no significant pressure difference between surface science studies and CVD, there is often a temperature gap between temperatures reported in surface science studies and CVD growth temperatures. Despite these complications, ruthenium is a promising candidate for understanding chemical vapor deposition and precursor design of catalytic films.
Ligands that are stable compounds in their own right, short ligand-ruthenium contact times and moderate substrate temperatures help minimize unwanted ligand decomposition on the surface.<ref>Schneider, A.; Popovska, N.; Jipa, I.; Atakan, B.; Siddiqi, M. A.; Siddiqui, R.; Zenneck, U., Minimizing the carbon content of thin ruthenium films by MOCVD precursor complex design and process control. Chemical Vapor Deposition 2007, 13, (8), 389-395.</ref><ref>Schneider, A.; Popovska, N.; Holzmann, F.; Gerhard, H.; Topf, C.; Zenneck, U., [(1,5-Cyclooctadiene)(toluene)ruthenium(0)]: A Novel Precursor for the MOCVD of Thin Ruthenium Films. Chemical Vapor Deposition 2005, 11, (2), 99-105.</ref><ref>Schneider, A. Metallorganische Chemische Dasphasenabscheidung (MOCVD) von Übergangsmetallen am Beispiel von Eisen, Ruthenium und Wolfram. Doctoral, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, 2006.</ref> The C-H and C-C bond activation is temperature-dependent. Product desorption is also temperature-dependent, if the products are not bound to the ruthenium surface. This suggests that there is some optimum temperature, at which most independently stable ligands have just enough thermal energy to desorb from the ruthenium film surface before C-H activation can occur. For example, benzene starts decomposing on ruthenium at 87°C. However, the dehydrogenation reaction does not go to fragments until 277°C, and compete fragmentation is not seen at low surface coverages. This suggests that provided adsorbed benzene molecules are not close to one another on the surface and temperatures are below 277°C, the vast majority of benzene molecules may not contribute to carbon incorporation in films. Therefore, a key consideration in growing CVD films of catalytic metals such as ruthenium is combining molecule design and the kinetic aspects of growth in a favorable way.
Before metal-organic precursors were explored, triruthenium dodecacarbonyl (Ru3(CO)12) was tested as a CVD precursor.<ref>Green, M. L.; Gross, M. L.; Papa, L. E.; Schnoes, K. J.; Brasen, D., Chemical Vapor Deposition of Ruthenium and Ruthenium Dioxide Films. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 1985, (132), 2677.</ref><ref>Wang, Q.; Ekerdt, J. G.; Gay, D.; Sun, Y.-M.; White, J. M., Low-temperature chemical vapor deposition and scaling limit of ultrathin Ru films. Applied Physics Letters 2004, 84, (8), 1380-1382.</ref> While this precursor gives good-quality films, the vapor pressure is poor, complicating its practical use in a CVD process. Ruthenocene<ref>Trent, D. E.; Paris, B.; Krause, H. H., Vapor Deposition of Pure Ruthenium Metal from Ruthenocene. Inorg. Chem. 1964, 3, (7), 1057-1058.</ref><ref>Park, S. E.; Kim, H. M.; Kim, K. B.; Min, S. H., Metallorganic chemical vapor deposition of Ru and RuO2 using ruthenocene precursor and oxygen gas. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2000, 147, (1), 203-209.</ref> and bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium(II)<ref>Aoyama, T.; Eguchi, K., Ruthenium films prepared by liquid source chemical vapor deposition using bis-(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 1999, 38, (10A), 1134-6.</ref><ref>Kang, S. Y.; Choi, K. H.; Lee, S. K.; Hwang, C. S.; Kim, H. J., Thermodynamic Calculations and Metallorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Ruthenium Thin Films Using Bis(ethyl-pi-cyclopentadienyl)Ru for Memory Applications. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2000, 147, (3), 1161-1167.</ref><ref>Matsui, Y.; Hiratani, M.; Nabatame, T.; Shimamoto, Y.; Kimura, S., Characteristics of Ruthenium Films Prepared by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium Precursor. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2002, 5, (1), C18-C21.</ref><ref>Nabatame, T.; Hiratani, M.; Kadoshima, M.; Shimamoto, Y.; Matsui, Y.; Ohji, Y.; Asano, I.; Fujiwara, T.; Suzuki, T., Properties of ruthenium films prepared by liquid source metalorganic chemical vapor deposition using Ru(EtCp)2 with tetrahydrofuran solvent. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2000, 39, (11B), 1188-90.</ref> and beta-diketonate ruthenium(II) compounds<ref>Kadoshima, M.; Nabatame, T.; Hiratani, M.; Nakamura, Y.; Asano, I.; Suzuki, T., Ruthenium Films Prepared by Liquid Source Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Ru(dpm)3 Dissolved with Tetrahydrofuran Solvent. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2002, 41Part 2, (3B), L347-L350.</ref><ref>Lai, Y.-H.; Chen, Y.-L.; Chi, Y.; Liu, C.-S.; Carty, A. J.; Peng, S.-M.; Lee, G.-H., Deposition of Ru and RuO2 thin films employing dicarbonyl bis-diketonate ruthenium complexes as CVD source reagents. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2003, 13, 1999-2006.</ref><ref>Lee, J.-H.; Kim, J.-Y.; Rhee, S.-W.; Yang, D.; Kim, D.-H.; Yang, C.-H.; Han, Y.-K.; Hwang, C.-J., Chemical vapor deposition of Ru thin films by direct liquid injection of Ru(OD)3 (OD=octanedionate). Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 2000, 18, (5), 2400-2403.</ref> have been fairly extensively explored. Although these precursors also can give pure films of low resistivity when reacted with oxygen, the growth rates are very low or not reported. One high-growth precursor, cyclopentadienyl-propylcyclopentadienylruthenium(II) (RuCp(i-PrCp)), has been identified.<ref>Kang, S. Y.; Lim, H. J.; Hwang, C. S.; Kim, H. J., Metallorganic chemical vapor deposition of Ru films using cyclopentadienyl-propylcyclopentadienylruthenium(II) and oxygen. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2002, 149, (6), C317-C323.</ref> (RuCp(i-PrCp) has achieved growth rates of 7.5nm/min to 20 nm/min as well as low resistivities. However, it does not nucleate on oxides, ruling out its use in all applications but copper interconnect playing layers.
A new zero-valent, single-source precursor design paradigm was launched by Schneider et al with (1,5-cyclooctadiene)(toluene)Ru(0) ((1,5-COD)(toluene)Ru)<ref>Schneider, A.; Popovska, N.; Holzmann, F.; Gerhard, H.; Topf, C.; Zenneck, U., [(1,5-Cyclooctadiene)(toluene)ruthenium(0)]: A Novel Precursor for the MOCVD of Thin Ruthenium Films. Chemical Vapor Deposition 2005, 11, (2), 99-105.</ref> and (1,3-cyclohexadiene)(benzene)Ru(0) ((1,3-CHD)(benzene)Ru)<ref>Schneider, A.; Popovska, N.; Jipa, I.; Atakan, B.; Siddiqi, M. A.; Siddiqui, R.; Zenneck, U., Minimizing the carbon content of thin ruthenium films by MOCVD precursor complex design and process control. Chemical Vapor Deposition 2007, 13, (8), 389-395.</ref>, also independently tested by Choi et al.<ref>Choi, J.; Choi, Y.; Hong, J.; Tian, H.; Roh, J.-S.; Kim, Y.; Chung, T.-M.; Woo Oh, Y.; Kim, Y.; Kim, C. G.; No, K., Composition and Electrical Properties of Metallic Ru Thin Films Deposited Using Ru(C6H6)(C6H8) Precursor. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2002, 41, (11B), 6852-6856.</ref> Using (1,5-COD)(toluene)Ru, Schneider found that C-H bonds were readily activated in 1,5-COD. Although carbon incorporation levels were low (1-3%), the growth rates were only around 0.28nm/min at best. Using (1,3-CHD)(benzene)Ru, the 1,3-CHD was dehydrogenated to benzene as expected, but the large variety of possible surface reactions involving the two ligands resulted in a narrow process window in which carbon concentrations were low.
== Precautions ==
The compound [[ruthenium tetroxide]], RuO<sub>4</sub>, similar to [[osmium tetroxide]], is volatile, highly [[toxic]] and may cause explosions if allowed to come into contact with combustible materials.<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/n265k571444pw788/ Ruthenium Tetroxide and Other Ruthenium Compounds?]</ref> Ruthenium plays no biological role but does strongly stain human skin, may be [[carcinogen]]ic<ref>[http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=4142243 INHALATION OF RADIONUCLIDES AND CARCINOGENESIS]</ref> and [[bio-accumulate]]s in bone.
==References==
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*[http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/44.html Los Alamos National Laboratory – Ruthenium]
== External links ==
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*[http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/32014/Nano-layer_of_ruthenium_stabilizes_magnetic_sensors.html Nano-layer of ruthenium stabilizes magnetic sensors]
*[http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Ru/index.html WebElements.com – Ruthenium]
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