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dc.contributor.advisorNordheden, Karen J.
dc.contributor.authorSia, Joanne F.
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-05
dc.date.available2007-10-05
dc.date.issued2003-08-15
dc.identifier.citationNordheden, KJ; Sia, JF. Characterization of BCl3/N-2 plasmas. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS. AUG 15 2003. 94(4): 2199-2202.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/1693
dc.description.abstractOptical emission spectroscopy, quadrupole mass spectrometry, and electron density measurements were used to study the effect of the percentage of N-2 on the characteristics of BCl3/N-2 plasmas and their resulting etch processes. The etch rate of GaAs increased from 80 Angstrom/min in pure BCl3 to over 1000 Angstrom/min in a 40:60 BCl3:N-2 mixture (15 mTorr, 50 W, 20 sccm). The optical emission intensities of both molecular and atomic chlorine exhibited maxima near 30% N-2, and an argon actinometer indicated a large increase in argon emission as a function of the increase in N-2 percentage. Microwave measurements indicated that the average electron density increased only slightly with an increase in nitrogen percentage up to 60% N-2. Mass spectrometric analysis of the plasmas showed that both the dissociation of BCl3 and the production of molecular chlorine were significantly enhanced by the addition of N-2. These results suggest that an increase in the electron temperature as a result of electron attachment heating (and possibly energy transfer from N-2 metastables) is responsible for the increased dissociation and enhanced production of etch species. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAMER INST PHYSICS
dc.titleCharacterization of BCl3/N-2 plasmas
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorNordheden, Karen J.
dc.identifier.doi10.1063/1.1591075
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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