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Open access article / Atviros prieigos straipsnis
Lith. J. Phys. 44, 477–481 (2004)
INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON THE
FORMATION OF ALTERED LAYER DURING SILICON ETCHING IN CF2Cl2
PLASMA
R. Knizikevičius and A. Grigonis
Department of Physics, Kaunas University of Technology, K.
Donelaičio 73, LT-44029 Kaunas, Lithuania
E-mail: Rimantas.Knizikevicius@ktu.lt
Received 5 December 2003
Reactive ion etching of silicon in CF2Cl2
plasma is considered. During the experiment, silicon substrates
are etched in CF2Cl2 plasma at temperatures
of 320 and 390 K. Thickness of formed altered layers is measured
using an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The thickness of the
altered layer decreases with the increase in temperature.
Extrapolation of experimentally measured concentrations of Si
atoms in the altered layer is used to determine processes that
influence the decrease of the thickness of the altered layer at a
higher temperature. It is determined that the thickness of the
altered layer decreases with the increase in temperature due to
slowdown of the chemical reaction of CF2 radicals with
Si atoms and intensified desorption of formed SiF4 molecules.
Keywords: CF2Cl2 plasma, silicon,
reactive ion etching, altered layer
PACS: 52.77.Bn, 82.35.Gh, 82.65.+r
TEMPERATŪROS ĮTAKA PAKEISTO
SLUOKSNIO SUSIDARYMUI, ĖSDINANT SILICĮ CF2Cl2
PLAZMOJE
R. Knizikevičius, A. Grigonis
Kauno technologijos universitetas, Kaunas, Lietuva
Išnagrinėtas reaktyvus joninis silicio
ėsdinimas CF2Cl2 plazmoje. Eksperimento metu
silicio bandiniai ėsdinti CF2Cl2 plazmoje
320 ir 390 K temperatūroje. Susidariusių pakeistų sluoksnių
storiai išmatuoti Röntgen’o fotoelektronų spektrometru. Pakeisto
sluoksnio storis mažėja, didėjant temperatūrai. Eksperimentiškai
išmatuotos Si atomų koncentracijos pakeistame sluoksnyje naudotos
išaiškinti procesams, įtakojantiems pakeisto sluoksnio storio
sumažėjimą aukštesnėje temperatūroje. Paaiškėjo, kad didėjant
temperatūrai pakeisto sluoksnio storis mažėja dėl sulėtėjusios CF2
radikalų reakcijos su Si atomais ir suintensyvėjusios susidariusių
SiF4 molekulių atvirkštinės gerties.
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