Inductively coupled plasma etching of Si{sub 1-x}Ge{sub x} in CF{sub 4}/Ar and Cl{sub 2}/Ar discharges
- Department of Electronics Engineering, Cheng Shiu University, 840 Chengcing Road, Niaosong, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan (China)
In this article, we report the experimental realization of SiGe/Si materials using CF{sub 4}/Ar and Cl{sub 2}/Ar mixed-gas inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching process. The effects of process parameters such as gas combination and gas species on etch rates and selectivities were investigated. It was found that samples in CF{sub 4} gas result in a faster etching rate than those obtained in Cl{sub 2} gas, which are responsible for a lower boiling point for Si-based fluoride. The lower boiling point provides more chemically active Si and SiGe materials. Moreover, the selectivity of 1.5 between Si{sub 0.3}Ge{sub 0.7}/Si by ICP technology was found and higher than that obtained previously by reactive ion etching reported in the literature. Based on these etch characteristics, the application of the ICP process to the device fabrication of SiGe doped-channel field-effect transistors was conducted. The devices using ICP mesa have excellent pinch-off characteristics with relatively low leakage current, small output conduction in the saturated region, and low knee voltage.
- OSTI ID:
- 20777196
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. A, International Journal Devoted to Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, Vol. 24, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1116/1.2180266; (c) 2006 American Vacuum Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1553-1813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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