Methods and apparatuses for a material layer deposition method in a semiconductor manufacturing system. A controller may seat a substrate on a substrate support. A silicon-containing material layer precursor may be provided to a remote plasma unit, which may decompose at least a portion of the silicon-containing material layer precursor. An epitaxial material layer comprising silicon may be deposited onto the substrate using a decomposition product. The deposition rate and/or growth rate may be increased at a given deposition temperature.