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Etching Characteristics of Gold Thin films using Inductively Coupled Cl2/Ar Plasma

Cl2/Ar 유도 결합 플라즈마에 의한 gold 박막의 식각특성

  • 장윤성 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 김동표 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 김창일 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 장의구 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 이수재 (한국전자통신연구원 반도체원천기술연구소)
  • Published : 2002.12.01
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Abstract

In this study, Au thin films were etched with a Cl$_2$/Ar gas combination in an inductively coupled plasma. The highest etch rate of the Au thin film was 3500 A/min at a Cl$_2$/(Cl$_2$+Ar) gas mixing ratio of 0.2. The surface reaction of the etched Au thin films was investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. There is Au-Cl bonding by chemical reaction between Cl and Au. During the etching of Au thin films in Cl$_2$/Ar plasma, Au-Cl bond is formed, and these products can be removed by the physical bombardment of Ar ions[l].

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