Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming a nitride film containing a predetermined element on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including sequentially performing: (a) supplying a first precursor gas containing a molecular structure containing the predetermined element to the substrate with a pressure of the process chamber being set to a first pressure; (b) supplying a second precursor gas, which is different from the first precursor gas and contains a molecular structure containing the predetermined element and not containing a bond between atoms of the predetermined element, to the substrate with the pressure of the process chamber being set to a second pressure higher than the first pressure; and (c) supplying a nitriding agent to the substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that cleans a member in a process container by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: (a) separately supplying a cleaning gas and additive gas that reacts with the cleaning gas, respectively, from first and second supply parts among at least three supply parts into the process container, and (b) separately supplying the cleaning and additive gases, respectively, from the second and first supply parts into the process container. (A) and (b) include stopping the supply of the cleaning and additive gases into the process container and exhausting the process container's interior. In at least one selected from the group of (a) and (b) an inert gas is supplied from each of the at least three supply parts at a same flow rate, after the supply of the cleaning and additive gases is stopped and before the process container is exhausted.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) supplying a precursor to a substrate; (b) supplying a reactant to the substrate; (c) supplying a regulating agent, which regulates an amount of at least one selected from the group of a molecule of the precursor and a molecule of the reactant adsorbed on the substrate, to the substrate; (d) performing a process in which at least one selected from the group of (a) and (b) overlaps (c); and (e) after (d), performing (a) or (b) which overlaps (c) in (d), independently of (c).

Abstract: A technique includes: (a) supplying a liquid precursor into a vaporization container; (b) regulating a pressure in the vaporization container to reduce the pressure at a time point when (a) is completed or after a first predetermined time has elapsed since the time point; (c) after (b), maintaining a state in which the regulation of the pressure in the vaporization container is stopped while vaporizing the liquid precursor; and (d) after (c), supplying a vaporized gas generated by vaporizing the liquid precursor in the vaporization container into a process container in which a substrate is processed.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming a nitride film containing a predetermined element on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including sequentially performing: (a) supplying a first precursor gas containing a molecular structure containing the predetermined element to the substrate with a pressure of the process chamber being set to a first pressure; (b) supplying a second precursor gas, which is different from the first precursor gas and contains a molecular structure containing the predetermined element and not containing a bond between atoms of the predetermined element, to the substrate with the pressure of the process chamber being set to a second pressure higher than the first pressure; and (c) supplying a nitriding agent to the substrate.

Abstract: A method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a first layer by supplying a precursor to the substrate; and (b) forming a second layer by supplying a reactant to the substrate and modifying the first layer. The (a) includes: (a-1) supplying the precursor to the substrate from a first supply part while supplying an inert gas at a first flow rate, and supplying an inert gas at a second flow rate from a second supply part; and (a-2) supplying the precursor to the substrate while supplying the inert gas at a third flow rate from the first supply part, or supplying the precursor from the first supply part while stopping the supply of the inert gas, and supplying the inert gas at a fourth flow rate from the second supply part.

Abstract: A method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a first layer by supplying a precursor to the substrate; and (b) forming a second layer by supplying a reactant to the substrate and modifying the first layer. The (a) includes: (a-1) supplying the precursor to the substrate from a first supply part while supplying an inert gas at a first flow rate, and supplying an inert gas at a second flow rate from a second supply part; and (a-2) supplying the precursor to the substrate while supplying the inert gas at a third flow rate from the first supply part, or supplying the precursor from the first supply part while stopping the supply of the inert gas, and supplying the inert gas at a fourth flow rate from the second supply part.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a process container; an exhaust pipe connected to the process container; an opening/closing valve installed at the exhaust pipe; a pressure regulating valve installed at the exhaust pipe; a first supply system supplying one of a cleaning gas and an additive gas, having a molecular structure different from that of the cleaning gas, into the exhaust pipe through a gas supply pipe connected to an upstream of at least one of the opening/closing and pressure regulating valves; a second supply system supplying the other of the cleaning gas and the additive gas into the process container; and a controller capable of controlling the opening/closing valve, the pressure regulating valve, and the first and second supply systems so as to perform a cleaning process of simultaneously supplying the cleaning gas and the additive gas while the opening/closing and pressure regulating valves are opened.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a) supplying an adsorption inhibition gas to a substrate; b) supplying a precursor gas to the substrate; c) supplying a reaction gas to the substrate; and d) forming a film containing an element contained in the precursor gas on the substrate by performing a), b), and c) a predetermined number of times in a state where an amount of exposure of the precursor gas supplied in b) to the substrate is larger than an amount of exposure of the adsorption inhibition gas supplied in a) to the substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a reaction vessel including a first region in which a substrate is arranged and a second region in which no substrate is arranged; a heater configured to heat the first region; a gas supplier configured to supply a plurality of gases including cleaning gases; and a controller that controls at least one selected from the group of the gas supplier, the heater, and a cooler to clean the first region and the second region under different conditions by at least one method selected from the group of a method in which the gas supplier supplies two different kinds of cleaning gases, a method in which the gas supplier supplies one or more cleaning gases from two different locations, and a method in which the heater sets a temperature differently between the first region and the second region.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that cleans a member in a process container by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: (a) separately supplying a cleaning gas and additive gas that reacts with the cleaning gas, respectively, from first and second supply parts among at least three supply parts into the process container, and (b) separately supplying the cleaning and additive gases, respectively, from the second and first supply parts into the process container. (A) and (b) include stopping the supply of the cleaning and additive gases into the process container and exhausting the process container's interior. In at least one selected from the group of (a) and (b) an inert gas is supplied from each of the at least three supply parts at a same flow rate, after the supply of the cleaning and additive gases is stopped and before the process container is exhausted.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that cleans a member in a process container by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including: (a) separately supplying a cleaning gas and an additive gas that reacts with the cleaning gas, respectively, from any two supply parts among at least three supply parts into the process container after processing a substrate; and (b) separately supplying the cleaning gas and the additive gas, respectively, from any two supply parts among the at least three supply parts into the process container, wherein at least one selected from the group of the cleaning gas and the additive gas is supplied from different supply parts in (a) and (b).

Abstract: A method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a first layer by supplying a precursor to the substrate; and (b) forming a second layer by supplying a reactant to the substrate and modifying the first layer. The (a) includes: (a-1) supplying the precursor to the substrate from a first supply part while supplying an inert gas at a first flow rate, and supplying an inert gas at a second flow rate from a second supply part; and (a-2) supplying the precursor to the substrate while supplying the inert gas at a third flow rate from the first supply part, or supplying the precursor from the first supply part while stopping the supply of the inert gas, and supplying the inert gas at a fourth flow rate from the second supply part.

Abstract: A method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a first layer by supplying a precursor to the substrate; and (b) forming a second layer by supplying a reactant to the substrate and modifying the first layer. The (a) includes: (a-1) supplying the precursor to the substrate from a first supply part while supplying an inert gas at a first flow rate, and supplying an inert gas at a second flow rate from a second supply part; and (a-2) supplying the precursor to the substrate while supplying the inert gas at a third flow rate from the first supply part, or supplying the precursor from the first supply part while stopping the supply of the inert gas, and supplying the inert gas at a fourth flow rate from the second supply part.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: forming a nitride film containing a predetermined element on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including sequentially performing: (a) supplying a first precursor gas containing a molecular structure containing the predetermined element to the substrate with a pressure of the process chamber being set to a first pressure; (b) supplying a second precursor gas, which is different from the first precursor gas and contains a molecular structure containing the predetermined element and not containing a bond between atoms of the predetermined element, to the substrate with the pressure of the process chamber being set to a second pressure higher than the first pressure; and (c) supplying a nitriding agent to the substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes forming a film on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) supplying a precursor gas from a first supplier to the substrate in the process chamber; and (b) supplying a reaction gas from a second supplier to the substrate in the process chamber, wherein in (a), an intermediate is generated by decomposing the precursor gas in the first supplier and in the process chamber, the intermediate is supplied to the substrate, and a decomposition amount of the precursor gas in the first supplier is set larger than a decomposition amount of the precursor gas in the process chamber.

Abstract: A method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a first layer by supplying a precursor to the substrate; and (b) forming a second layer by supplying a reactant to the substrate and modifying the first layer. The (a) includes: (a-1) supplying the precursor to the substrate from a first supply part while supplying an inert gas at a first flow rate, and supplying an inert gas at a second flow rate from a second supply part; and (a-2) supplying the precursor to the substrate while supplying the inert gas at a third flow rate from the first supply part, or supplying the precursor from the first supply part while stopping the supply of the inert gas, and supplying the inert gas at a fourth flow rate from the second supply part.

Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes a reaction vessel including a first region in which a substrate is arranged and a second region in which no substrate is arranged; a heater configured to heat the first region; a gas supplier configured to supply a plurality of gases including cleaning gases; and a controller that controls at least one selected from the group of the gas supplier, the heater, and a cooler to clean the first region and the second region under different conditions by at least one method selected from the group of a method in which the gas supplier supplies two different kinds of cleaning gases, a method in which the gas supplier supplies one or more cleaning gases from two different locations, and a method in which the heater sets a temperature differently between the first region and the second region.

Abstract: A method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) forming a first layer by supplying a precursor to the substrate; and (b) forming a second layer by supplying a reactant to the substrate and modifying the first layer. The (a) includes: (a-1) supplying the precursor to the substrate from a first supply part while supplying an inert gas at a first flow rate, and supplying an inert gas at a second flow rate from a second supply part; and (a-2) supplying the precursor to the substrate while supplying the inert gas at a third flow rate from the first supply part, or supplying the precursor from the first supply pan while stopping the supply of the inert gas, and supplying the inert gas at a fourth flow rate from the second supply part.