MODELING OF RADIO-FREQUENCY PLASMAS IN TETRAFLUOROMETHANE (CF4) - THE GAS-PHASE PHYSICS AND THE ROLE OF NEGATIVE-ION DETACHMENT

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GOGOLIDES, E [1 ]
STATHAKOPOULOS, M [1 ]
BOUDOUVIS, A [1 ]
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[1] DEPT CHEM ENGN,GR-15773 ATHENS,GREECE
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10.1088/0022-3727/27/9/011
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A fluid model is used to study a radio frequency (RF) CF4 discharge at various powers, pressures and electrode spacings and is found to compare successfully with experimental data. The discharge shows an electronegative behaviour with a high concentration of negative ions. The role of electron detaching radicals CFx is subsequently studied by varying their density. At high radical densities (1%), the discharge behaviour and operating point change drastically and attachment-induced ionization instabilities develop. The implications to plasma etching and experiments are discussed.
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