Hydrogen passivation of Zn acceptors in InGaAs during reactive ion etching

1990 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 542-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Moehrle
1989 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Pearton ◽  
W. S. Hobson ◽  
K. S. Jones

ABSTRACTThe temperature dependence of etch rate, surface morphology and atomic composition, and depth of hydrogen passivation of Si dopants in n-type GaAs and AIGaAs has been measured for reactive ion etching in C2H6 /H2. The etching of GaAs shows an increase of a factor of two between 150 and 250°C, decreasing at higher temperatures, while there is no temperature dependence for the etch rate of AlGaAs over the range 50-350°C. The As-to-Ga ratio in the nearsurface region of GaAs remains unchanged over the whole temperature range investigated and there is no polymer deposition. The etched surface morphology is smooth for both GaAs and AIGaAs for all temperatures while the depth of Si dopant passivation by hydrogen shows an increase with increasing substrate temperature during the etching treatment.


1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
George F. McLane ◽  
Paul Cooke ◽  
Robert P. Moerkirk

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 672-676
Author(s):  
L. K. Markov ◽  
I. P. Smirnova ◽  
M. V. Kukushkin ◽  
A. S. Pavluchenko

1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (13) ◽  
pp. 798 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Matsui ◽  
H. Sugimoto ◽  
T. Ohishi ◽  
H. Ogata

1989 ◽  
Vol 25 (15) ◽  
pp. 954 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Matsui ◽  
H. Sugimoto ◽  
K. Ohtsuka ◽  
Y. Abe ◽  
H. Ogata

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1955
Author(s):  
Marco Cen-Puc ◽  
Andreas Schander ◽  
Minerva G. Vargas Gleason ◽  
Walter Lang

Polyimide films are currently of great interest for the development of flexible electronics and sensors. In order to ensure a proper integration with other materials and PI itself, some sort of surface modification is required. In this work, microwave oxygen plasma, reactive ion etching oxygen plasma, combination of KOH and HCl solutions, and polyethylenimine solution were used as surface treatments of PI films. Treatments were compared to find the best method to promote the adhesion between two polyimide films. The first selection of the treatment conditions for each method was based on changes in the contact angle with deionized water. Afterward, further qualitative (scratch test) and a quantitative adhesion assessment (peel test) were performed. Both scratch test and peel strength indicated that oxygen plasma treatment using reactive ion etching equipment is the most promising approach for promoting the adhesion between polyimide films.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1595
Author(s):  
Nomin Lim ◽  
Yeon Sik Choi ◽  
Alexander Efremov ◽  
Kwang-Ho Kwon

This research work deals with the comparative study of C6F12O + Ar and CF4 + Ar gas chemistries in respect to Si and SiO2 reactive-ion etching processes in a low power regime. Despite uncertain applicability of C6F12O as the fluorine-containing etchant gas, it is interesting because of the liquid (at room temperature) nature and weaker environmental impact (lower global warming potential). The combination of several experimental techniques (double Langmuir probe, optical emission spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) allowed one (a) to compare performances of given gas systems in respect to the reactive-ion etching of Si and SiO2; and (b) to associate the features of corresponding etching kinetics with those for gas-phase plasma parameters. It was found that both gas systems exhibit (a) similar changes in ion energy flux and F atom flux with variations on input RF power and gas pressure; (b) quite close polymerization abilities; and (c) identical behaviors of Si and SiO2 etching rates, as determined by the neutral-flux-limited regime of ion-assisted chemical reaction. Principal features of C6F12O + Ar plasma are only lower absolute etching rates (mainly due to the lower density and flux of F atoms) as well as some limitations in SiO2/Si etching selectivity.


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