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Title: Plasma etching of the Group-III nitrides

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OSTI ID:218699
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)

In reactive ion etching (RIE) of GaN, the ion bombardment can damage the material, so it is necessary to develop plasma etch processes. This paper reports etching of GaN in an ECR (electron cyclotron resonance) etch system using both the ECR/RIE mode and the RIE-only mode. Group III (Ga, In, Al) nitride ECR etching is reviewed as a function of plasma chemistry, power, temperature, and pressure; as the ECR microwave power increased, the ion density and etch rates increased, with the etch rate increasing the most for InN. GaN etch rates > 6500 {angstrom}/min have been observed in the ECR/RIE mode. 2 figs, 6 refs.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
218699
Report Number(s):
SAND-96-0005C; CONF-960502-3; ON: DE96004578
Resource Relation:
Conference: 189. meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS), Los Angeles, CA (United States), 5-10 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English