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Iodine-Based dry Etching Chemistries for InP and Related Compounds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

S. J. Pearton ,
U. K. Chakrabarti ,
A. Katz ,
C. R. Abernathy ,
W. S. Hobson ,
F. Ren  and
T. R. Fullowan
S. J. Pearton
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
U. K. Chakrabarti
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
A. Katz
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
C. R. Abernathy
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
W. S. Hobson
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
F. Ren
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
T. R. Fullowan
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
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Abstract

A comparison is given of the dry etching characteristics of InP and related materials in high ion density (>1011 cm−2 ) microwave discharges of HI, CH3I, C2H5I, C3H7I and C2H3I. The InIx species are more volatile than their InClx counterparts near room temperature and rapid etch rates can therefore be achieved without the need for sample heating. HI discharges provide faster etch rates than the halocarbon-based mixtures, but are more corrosive. All of these gas chemistries offer faster rates than conventional CH4/H2 mixtures. Halocarbon-iodide discharges still suffer from polymer deposition on the mask and within the reactor, as with CH4/H2. AES analysis shows an absence of contaminating residues with all of the iodine-based chemistries, and highly anisotropic features are obtained since the etching is driven by ion-enhanced desorption of the reaction products.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 282: Symposium E – Chemical Perspectives of Microelectronic Materials III , 1992 , 123
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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