Plasma etching of III–V semiconductors in BCl3 chemistries: Part II: InP and related compounds |
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Authors: | J. W. Lee J. Hong E. S. Lambers C. R. Abernathy S. J. Pearton W. S. Hobson F. Ren |
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Affiliation: | (1) University of Florida, 32611 Gainesville, Florida;(2) Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 07974 Murray Hill, New Jersey |
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Abstract: | BCl3/Ar and BCl3/N2 plasma chemistries were compared for patterning of InP, InAs, InSb, InGaAs, InGaAsP, and AlInAs. Under electron cyclotron resonance conditions etch rates in excess of 1 µm/min can be achieved at room temperature with low additional rf chuck power (150 W). The etch rates are similar for both chemistries, with smoother surface morphologies for BCl3/Ar. However, the surfaces are still approximately an order of magnitude rougher (as quantified by atomic force microscopy) than those obtained under the same conditions with Cl2/Ar. InP surfaces etched at high BCl3-to-Ar ratios have measurable concentrations of boron-and chlorine-containing residues. |
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Keywords: | Plasma etching electron cyclotron resonance plasma semiconductors |
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