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http://dx.doi.org/10.5757/JKVS.2009.18.4.288

Dry Etching of GaAs and AlGaAs in Diffuion Pump-Based Capacitively Coupled BCl3 Plasmas  

Lee, S.H. (School of Nano Engineering/Nano Manufacturing Center, Inje University)
Park, J.H. (School of Nano Engineering/Nano Manufacturing Center, Inje University)
Noh, H.S. (School of Nano Engineering/Nano Manufacturing Center, Inje University)
Choi, K.H. (School of Nano Engineering/Nano Manufacturing Center, Inje University)
Song, H.J. (School of Nano Engineering/Nano Manufacturing Center, Inje University)
Cho, G.S. (School of Nano Engineering/Nano Manufacturing Center, Inje University)
Lee, J.W. (School of Nano Engineering/Nano Manufacturing Center, Inje University)
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Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society / v.18, no.4, 2009 , pp. 288-295 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report the etch characteristics of GaAs and AlGaAs in the diffusion pump-based capacitively coupled $BCl_3$ plasma. Process variables were chamber pressure ($50{\sim}180$ mTorr), CCP power ($50{\sim}200\;W$) and $BCl_3$ gas flow rate ($2.5{\sim}10$ sccm). Surface profilometry was used for etch rate and surface roughness measurement after etching. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyze the etched sidewall and surface morphology. Optical emission spectroscopy was used in order to characterize the emission peaks of the $BCl_3$ plasma during etching. We have achieved $0.25{\mu}m$/min of GaAs etch rate with only 5 sccm $BCl_3$ flow rate when the chamber pressure was in the range of 50{\sim}130 mTorr. The etch rates of AlGaAs were a little lower than those of GaAs at the conditions. However, the etch rates of GaAs and AlGaAs decreased significantly when the chamber pressure increased to 180 mTorr. GaAs and AlGaAs were not etched with 50 W CCP power. With $100{\sim}200\;W$ CCP power, etch rates of the materials increased over $0.3{\mu}m$/min. It was found that the etch rates of GaAs and AlGaAs were not always proportional to the increase of CCP power. We also found the interesting result that AlGaAs did not etched at 2.5 sccm $BCl_3$ flow rate at 75 mTorr and 100 W CCP power even though it was etched fast like GaAs with more $BCl_3$ gas flow rates. By contrast, GaAs was etched at ${{\sim}}0.3{\mu}m$/min at the 2.5 sccm $BCl_3$ flow rate condition. A broad molecular peak was noticed in the range of $500{\sim}700\;mm$ wavelength during the $BCl_3$ plasma etching. SEM photos showed that 10 sccm $BCl_3$ plama produced more undercutting on GaAs sidewall than 5 sccm $BCl_3$ plasma.
Keywords
Plasma etching; Capacitively coupled plasma; GaAs; AlGaAs; Diffusion pump; $BCl_3$;
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