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Dry Etching of Al2O3 Thin Films in O2/BCl3/Ar Inductively Coupled Plasma

  • Yang, Xeng (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Woo, Jong-Chang (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Um, Doo-Seung (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Il (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
  • Received : 2010.06.02
  • Accepted : 2010.07.21
  • Published : 2010.10.31
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Abstract

In this study, the etch properties of $Al_2O_3$ thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition were investigated as a function of the $O_2$ content in $BCl_3$/Ar inductively coupled plasma. The experiments were performed by comparing the etch rates and selectivity of $Al_2O_3$ over the hard mask materials as functions of the input plasma parameters, such as the gas mixing ratio, DC-bias voltage, ratio-frequency (RF) power and process pressure. The highest obtained etch rate was 477 nm/min at an RF power of 700 W, $O_2$ to $BCl_3$/Ar gas ratio of 15%, DC-bias voltage of -100 V and process pressure of 15 mTorr. The deposition occurred on the surfaces when the amount of $O_2$ added to the $BCl_3$/Ar gas was too high at a low DC-bias voltage or high process pressure. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to investigate the chemical reactions on the etched surface.

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