Effect of oxygen and nitrogen additions on silicon nitride reactive ion etching in fluorine containing plasmas

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Reyes-Betanzo, C [1 ]
Moshkalyov, SA [1 ]
Ramos, ACS [1 ]
Cotta, MA [1 ]
Swart, JW [1 ]
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[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, CCS, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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PLASMA PROCESSING XIV | 2002年 / 2002卷 / 17期
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O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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Results of a comparative study Of Si3N4, SiO2 and Si reactive ion etching in various fluorine-containing plasmas (CF4/O-2/N-2, SF6/O-2/N-2, CF4/H-2, SF6/CH4/N-2 and SF6/CH4/N-2/O-2) are presented. Possible mechanisms involved in etching of the above, mentioned materials are discussed. Plasma-induced structural surface damages have been analyzed using AFM. It has been shown that even small oxygen additions improve significantly etched surface morphology eliminating micromasking.
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