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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Understanding the role of gas-phase reactions is an important step in the development of useful CVD process models. In this article, we review the general types of gas-phase reactions that can occur and discuss quantum-chemistry techniques for predicting their thermochemistry and kinetics. We also describe the use of high-temperature flow reactors to measure gas-phase reaction kinetics. Coupling these theoretical and experimental methods is a powerful approach to the characterization of CVD precursor chemistry. We illustrate this in a discussion of the reaction between BC13 and NH3, which is important in the deposition of hexagonal boron nitride coatings.