YBCO高温超导薄膜激光化学腐蚀进程的实验观测

提出了将激光辅助化学刻蚀技术应用于钇钡铜氧(YBCO)高温超导薄膜的刻蚀,研究了无掩膜YBCO薄膜激光化学刻蚀的表面特性及其变化规律,在激光辐照下,YBCO薄膜的液相刻蚀速率大大加快,并且在整个过程中,刻蚀速率呈现加快趋势,这一特性将有可能用于改善YBCO刻蚀中的横向钻蚀情况,并提高图形边缘的侧壁陡峭度.     

PMMA的反应离子深刻蚀

对PMMA进行反应离子深刻蚀以获得高深度比微结构.研究了纯氧刻蚀气体中加入CHF3对刻蚀速率、图形形貌等的影响.纯氧刻蚀PMMA,钻蚀现象严重.加入CHF3后,刻蚀速率随CHF3含量增加而下降.加入适量CHF3,可以在侧壁形成钝化层,保护侧壁不受钻蚀.当CHF3含量为40%,刻蚀功率30 W,工作气压为4 Pa时,即使刻蚀深度达到400 μm,侧壁仍然陡直,刻蚀深宽比大于10.     

射频—直流等离子体增强化学气相沉积设备的研制

综合利用射频和直流辉光放电的特点研制成功射频－直流等离子化学气相沉积设备。成功地用该设备制备出类金刚石薄膜。类金钢石薄膜的沉积速率随极板负偏压、气体工作压力的增加而增大。     

单晶铌酸锂薄膜光波导的制备研究

为了优化单晶铌酸锂薄膜光波导的性能,研究了基于单晶铌酸锂薄膜材料的光波导刻蚀工艺.虽然Ar+物理刻蚀能够达到最高95 nm/min的刻蚀速率,但难以获得光滑的波导侧壁,且以Cr作为掩膜的刻蚀选择比为1∶1,这意味着较差的选择性使其难以实现铌酸锂的深刻蚀.而采用反应离子刻蚀(RIE)得到的刻蚀速率较低,但是以Cr作为掩膜...     

CF4/CHF3反应刻蚀石英和BK7玻璃

用CF4/CHF3作为工作气体对石英和BK7玻璃进行了研究,分析了气体组分、气体流量和射频偏压等几种因素对刻蚀速率的影响,结果表明刻蚀速率与射频偏压的均方根成正比.在1 CF4∶1CHF3的等离子体中由于与光刻胶良好的刻蚀选择比,在石英基片上获得了侧壁陡直的槽形.用光学表面轮廓仪观测的结果表明偏压的增加和过高的气体流量易使基片表面质量下降.     

ICP深硅刻蚀工艺研究

感应耦合等离子体(ICP)刻蚀技术是微机电系统器件加工中的关键技术之一.利用英国STS公司STS Multiplex刻蚀机,研究了ICP刻蚀中极板功率、腔室压力、刻蚀/钝化周期、气体流量等工艺参数对刻蚀形貌的影响,分析了刻蚀速率和侧壁垂直度的影响原因,给出了深硅刻蚀、侧壁光滑陡直刻蚀和高深宽比刻蚀等不同形貌刻蚀的优化工艺参数.     

碳氟感应耦合等离子体的SiO2介质刻蚀的研究

使用感应耦合等离子体技术,通过改变源气体流量比R(R=[C4F8]/{[C4F8] [Ar]})、射频源功率、自偏压等条件进行了SiO2介质刻蚀实验研究。碳氟等离子体的特征由朗谬探针和发射光谱技术来表征。结果表明,SiO2的刻蚀速率随放电源功率和射频自偏压的增大而单调上升,与R的关系则存在R=8%处的刻蚀速率峰值。C2基团的发射谱线强度随R的变化类似于SiO2刻蚀速率对R的依赖关系,对此给出了解释。在此基础上,对SiO2介质光栅进行了刻蚀。结果显示,在较大的R及自偏压等条件下,刻蚀后的槽形呈轻微的锥形图案,同时光刻胶掩膜图形出现分叉。结合扫描电镜技术对此进行了分析,认为光刻胶表面与侧面的能量传递和聚合物再沉积是导致出现上述现象的原因。     

薄膜体声波滤波器AlN压电薄膜的ICP刻蚀研究北大核心CSCD

随着5G通信技术的发展,通信频段不断提高,以氮化铝(AlN)为压电薄膜材料的薄膜体声波滤波器作为目前唯一可集成的射频前段滤波器成为研究热点之一。本文开展AlN材料刻蚀工艺的实验研究,实验中采用光刻胶作为刻蚀掩膜,Cl2/BCl3作为刻蚀工艺气体,通过一系列工艺影响参数调整及相应刻蚀结果分析,获得了ICP源功率、RF偏压功率、腔体压强和BCl3气体流量对AlN材料和光刻胶掩膜刻蚀速率、刻蚀形貌的影响规律。通过综合优化工艺参数,最终得到了侧壁平坦、表面光滑的空气隙型薄膜体声波滤波器三明治结构。     

ICP刻蚀4H-SiC栅槽工艺研究

为避免金属掩膜易引起的微掩膜,本文采用SiO2介质作为掩膜,SF6/O2/Ar作为刻蚀气体,利用感应耦合等离子体刻蚀(ICP)技术对4H-SiC trench MOSFET栅槽刻蚀工艺进行了研究。本文详细研究了ICP刻蚀的不同工艺参数对刻蚀速率、刻蚀选择比以及刻蚀形貌的影响。实验结果表明:SiC刻蚀速率随着ICP功率和RF偏压功率的增大而增加;随着气体压强的增大刻蚀选择比降低;而随着氧气含量的提高,不仅刻蚀选择比增大,而且能够有效地消除微沟槽效应。刻蚀栅槽形貌和表面粗糙度分别通过扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜进行表征,获得了优化的栅槽结构,RMS表面粗糙度0.4nm。     

ICP干法刻蚀GaAs背孔工艺研究

采用金属Ni作为掩膜,Cl2/BCl3作为刻蚀气体,利用感应耦合等离子体刻蚀(ICP)技术对Ga As HEMT背孔工艺进行研究。本文详细研究了ICP功率、反应室压强、Cl2/BCl3流量比以及RF功率对刻蚀速率、刻蚀形貌以及"长草"效应的影响。实验结果表明:刻蚀速率随ICP功率、Cl2/BCl3流量、RF功率的增加而增加,但随反应室压强的增加,刻蚀速率先增加后降低;相同RF功率条件下,背孔陡直性受ICP功率、反应室压强以及刻蚀气体流量比的影响十分明显;而RF功率则对背孔"长草"效应有较大影响。通过优化刻蚀条件,在ICP功率为500 W,反应室压强为0.4 Pa,Cl2/BCl3流量为20/5 m L/min,RF功率为120 W的刻蚀条件下,刻蚀背孔陡直性好,侧壁平滑,底部平整,刻蚀速率达到3μm/min。     

Cl2/Ar感应耦合等离子体刻蚀InP工艺研究

采用Cl2／Ar感应耦合等离子体对InP进行了刻蚀。讨论了直流自偏压、ICP功率、气体总流量和气体组分等因素对刻蚀速率和粗糙度的影响。结果表明Cl2／Ar气体组分是决定刻蚀效果的重要因素。当Cl2含量为30％左右时,刻蚀中的物理溅射与化学反应过程趋于平衡,刻蚀速率处于峰值区,同时刻蚀粗糙度也可达到最小值。SEM照片显示刻蚀表面光洁。侧壁陡直。     

HfO2薄膜的反应离子刻蚀特性研究

研究了HfO2薄膜在CHF3/Ar和SF6/Ar等气体中的反应离子刻蚀机理.结果表明刻蚀气体的组分和射频偏压对刻蚀速率有较大影响,而气体流量影响不大.CHF3和SF6与HfO2的反应产物具有较好的挥发性,Ar的引入不仅可以打破分子之间的键合促进刻蚀产物的形成,而且通过轰击加快产物从材料表面解吸,从而提高HfO2刻蚀速率.AFM测量结果表明刻蚀降低了HfO2表面粗糙度,显示刻蚀工艺对材料的低损伤.     

SiC材料的低速率浅刻蚀工艺研究

对比研究了SiC材料在CF4+O2混合气体中的ICP刻蚀和RIE刻蚀,获得了刻蚀速率、刻蚀表面粗糙度随刻蚀功率、偏置功率、工作真空、氧含量等工艺条件的变化规律,研究结果表明,通过牺牲一定的刻蚀速率可以获得原子量级的刻蚀表面粗糙度,能够满足SiC微波功率器件研制的要求.     

ZnS衬底上二维亚波长结构抗反射表面的制备及性能研究

采用接触式紫外光刻和反应离子刻蚀工艺在ZnS衬底上制备二维亚波长结构抗反射表面。在优化的光刻工艺下,以CH4、H2及Ar的混合气体为刻蚀剂,研究了刻蚀工艺对刻蚀速率和刻蚀形貌的影响。结果表明,刻蚀速率随着射频功率的增大线性增大,随着工作压强的增加先增大后减小,随着CH4含量的增大先增大后降低。功率过大会导致刻蚀产物发生二次沉积,CH4流量过高会导致聚合物的生成加剧,这些都会影响刻蚀形貌。最后在优化的刻蚀工艺下制备出了8～12μm波段具有较好的宽波段增透效果的二维亚波长结构。     

Reactive ion etching of diamond in CF4, O2, O2 and Ar-based mixtures

The reactive ion etching of diamond in O₂, CF₄/O₂, CHF₃/O₂, O₂/Ar discharges has been examined as a function of bias voltage, flow rate and composition of the gas mixtures. Etching in O₂ and O₂/Ar plasmas (with flow ratio of O₂/Ar 25%) was characterised by a high etch rate (35 nm/min) and an increase in surface roughness with rising bias voltage. The CF₄/O₂ plasmas also produced a high etch rate (50 nm/min) but with only minor dependence of roughness on bias voltage. In comparison, the O₂/Ar (with O₂/Ar flow ratio <25%) and CHF₃/O₂ plasmas resulted in a low etch rate (7–10 nm/min). The high and low rate regimes were identified as ionenhanced chemical etching and physical sputtering respectively. Etching in the O₂/Ar plasmas has been attributed to a combination of the two processes dependent on the O₂ content.     

Influence of annealing on the ferroelectric properties of Pt/Pb(Zr,Ti)O3/Pt thin film capacitors

The deformation in the hysteresis loop of Pt/Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃/Pt capacitors has been investigated by varying the annealing temperature after patterning the top sputter-deposited electrode using reactive ion etching (RIE) with Ar gas. It was observed that as-patterned capacitors were positively poled by the dc plasma potential during RIE of Pt. Voltage shift and slant in the hysteresis loop are found to be due to space charges trapped at domain boundaries during both sputtering and RIE rather than a nonferroelectric second phase. As Zr:Ti ratio decreases, internal bias field increases, and annealing temperature, at which maximum in polarization occurs, also increases due to lower permittivity and higher Curie temperature.     

A study on the etch characteristics of HfAlO3 dielectric thin film in Cl2/Ar gas chemistry using inductively coupled plasma system

Thin films of HfAlO₃, a high-k material, were etched using inductively-coupled plasma. The dry etching mechanism of the HfAlO₃ thin film was studied by varying the Cl₂/Ar gas mixing ratio, RF power, direct current bias voltage, and process pressure. The maximum etch rate of the HfAlO₃ thin film was 16.9 nm/min at a C1₂/(C1₂ + Ar) ratio of 80%. Our results showed that the highest etch rate of the HfAlO₃ thin films was achieved by reactive ion etching using Cl radicals, due to the high volatility of the metal-chlorides. Consequently, the increased chemical effect caused an increase in the etch rate of the HfAlO₃ thin film. Surface analysis by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed evidence that Hf, Al and O reacted with Cl and formed nonvolatile metal-oxide compounds and volatile metal-chlorides. This effect may be related to the concurrence of chemical and physical pathways in the ion-assisted chemical reaction.     

Etching characteristics of LiNbO3 crystal by fluorine gas plasma reactive ion etching

The etching characteristics of a LiNbO₃ single crystal have been investigated using plasma reactive ion etching (RIE) with a mixture of CF₄/Ar/H₂. The etching rate of LiNbO₃ with the mixture of CF₄/Ar/H₂ gases was evaluated. The etching surface was evaluated by atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy methods. The rate-determining process of RIE is the supply of F radicals in RIE. The surface morphology of the etched LiNbO₃ changed with the increase in the H₂ gas flow ratio. The surface profile became flat, on optimizing the etching conditions, similar to the surface of non-etched LiNbO₃. The X-ray diffraction peakfor etched LiNbO₃ using the mixture of CF₄ and Ar gases did not appear, because a non-crystalline layer was formed. It was found that the crystallinity of the surface is dependent on both, the flow rate of H₂ gas and the etching time. F atoms exist in the contamination layer of the sample etched, using the mixture of CF₄, Ar and H₂ gases. Optimum etching conditions, considering both the surface flatness and the crystallinity, were determined.     

GaAs背面通孔刻蚀技术研究

比较研究了GaAs背面通孔腐蚀中的湿法腐蚀和ICP干法刻蚀技术,并利用感应离子耦合(ICP)干法刻蚀技术,采用CCl2F2／Ar混合气体,对GaAs衬底上的通孔工艺进行了研究。通过优化气压、射频功率、CCl2F2／Ar混合气体组分配比,在CCl2F2流量为200sccm,Ar流量为10sccm,源功率Pa=400W,偏压功率Pb=14W,自偏压Vb=120V,真空度P=43Pa时,得到了表面平滑的通孔形貌和最大的通孔刻蚀速率(4．3μm／min)。     

Etching characteristics of LiNbO3 crystal by fluorine gas plasma reactive ion etching

The etching characteristics of a LiNbO₃ single crystal have been investigated using plasma reactive ion etching (RIE) with a mixture of CF₄/Ar/H₂. The etching rate of LiNbO₃ with the mixture of CF₄/Ar/H₂ gases was evaluated. The etching surface was evaluated by atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy methods. The rate-determining process of RIE is the supply of F radicals in RIE. The surface morphology of the etched LiNbO₃ changed with the increase in the H₂ gas flow ratio. The surface profile became flat, on optimizing the etching conditions, similar to the surface of non-etched LiNbO₃. The X-ray diffraction peak for etched LiNbO₃ using the mixture of CF₄ and Ar gases did not appear, because a non-crystalline layer was formed. It was found that the crystallinity of the surface is dependent on both, the flow rate of H₂ gas and the etching time. F atoms exist in the contamination layer of the sample etched, using the mixture of CF₄, Ar and H₂ gases. Optimum etching conditions, considering both the surface flatness and the crystallinity, were determined.