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Comparison of ICl and IBr for Dry Etching of III-Nitrides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

C. B. Vartuli ,
J. W. Lee ,
J. D. MacKenzie ,
S. J. Pearton ,
C. R. Abernathy  and
R. J. Shul
C. B. Vartuli
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
J. W. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
J. D. MacKenzie
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
S. J. Pearton
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
C. R. Abernathy
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
R. J. Shul
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM 87185
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Abstract

ICl/Ar ECR discharges provide the fastest dry etch rates reported for GaN, 1.3 µm/min. These rates are much higher than with Cl2/Ar, CH4/H2/Ar or other plasma chemistries. InN etch rates up to 1.15 µm/min and 0.7 µm/min for In0.5Ga0.5N are obtained, with selectivities up to 5 with no preferential loss of N at low rf powers and no significant residues remaining. The rates are much lower with IBr/Ar, ranging from 0.15 µm/min for GaN to 0.3 µm/min for InN. There is little dependence on microwave power for either chemistry because of the weakly bound nature of IC1 and IBr. In all cases the etch rates are limited by the initial bond breaking that must precede etch product formation and there is a good correlation between materials bond energy and etch rate. The fact that low microwave power can be employed is beneficial from the viewpoint that photoresist masks are stable under these conditions, and there is no need for use of silicon nitride or silicon dioxide. Selectivities for GaN over A1N with IC1 and IBr are still lower than with Cl2- only.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 449: Symposium N – III-V Nitrides , 1996 , 1023
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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