The invention includes selective oxidation methods and transistor
fabrication methods. In one implementation, a selective oxidation method
includes positioning a substrate within a chamber. The substrate has
first and second different oxidizable materials. The substrate is therein
exposed to a gas mixture comprising an oxidizer and a reducer under
conditions effective to selectively grow an oxide layer on the first
material relative to the second material. The oxidizer oxidizes the first
and second materials under the conditions. The reducer reduces oxidized
second material under the conditions back to the second material. After
selectively growing the oxide layer on the first material relative to the
second material, partial pressure of the oxidizer and the reducer is
reduced within the chamber by flowing an inert gas to the chamber while
chamber pressure and chamber temperature are at or above those of the
conditions during the exposing. Other aspects and implementations are
contemplated.