PLASMALESS CLEANING PROCESS OF SILICON SURFACE USING CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE

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SAITO, Y
YAMAOKA, O
YOSHIDA, A
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[1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology
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10.1063/1.102586
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Plasmaless etching using ClF3 gas around room temperature has been investigated for the silicon substrates with the various thicknesses of native oxide. The native oxide can be removed with ClF3 gas. A specular surface is obtained by ultraviolet light irradiation which remarkably accelerates the removal of the native oxide without changing the etch rate of silicon. The etched surface is analyzed with Auger electron measurement, indicating the existence of Cl atoms on it.
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