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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/TEEM.2015.16.6.346

Surface Etching of TiO2 Thin Films Using High Density Cl2/Ar Plasma  

Woo, Jong-Chang (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
Joo, Young-Hee (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Chang-Il (School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
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Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials / v.16, no.6, 2015 , pp. 346-350 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we carried out an investigation of the etch characteristics of TiO2 thin films and the selectivity of TiO2 to SiO2 in adaptive coupled C12/Ar plasma. The maximum etch rate of the TiO2 thin film was 136±5 nm/min at a gas mixing ratio of C12/Ar (75%:25%). The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis showed the efficient destruction of oxide bonds by the ion bombardment as well as the accumulation of low volatile reaction products on the etched surface.
Keywords
Etching; $TiO_2$; High density plasma; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy;
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