HIGH-RESOLUTION REACTIVE ION ETCHING OF SIGE ALLOYS

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COUILLARD, JG
CRAIGHEAD, HG
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1993年 / 11卷 / 03期
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10.1116/1.586777
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Epitaxial Si1-xGex (x = 0.08-0.12) films were reactive ion etched in fluorine- and chlorine-based plasmas. The etch characteristics are similar to those for pure Si. By studying the effects of the etch parameters, such as power, pressure, and gas composition a statistical model of the etch process for SiGe in CF4/H-2 Plasmas has been produced. This etching method has been successfully applied to the fabrication of features in SiGe below 0.1 mum, smaller than any yet reported. This result encourages further progress in the development of SiGe-based submicron devices.
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