Characterization of SF6/Argon Plasmas for Microelectronics Applications
- Sandia National Laboratories
This report documents measurements in inductively driven plasmas containing SF{sub 6}/Argon gas mixtures. The data in this report is presented in a series of appendices with a minimum of interpretation. During the course of this work we investigated: the electron and negative ion density using microwave interferometry and laser photodetachment; the optical emission; plasma species using mass spectrometry, and the ion energy distributions at the surface of the rf biased electrode in several configurations. The goal of this work was to assemble a consistent set of data to understand the important chemical mechanisms in SF{sub 6} based processing of materials and to validate models of the gas and surface processes.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 793326
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2002-0340
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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