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Etch Characteristics of TiN Thin Film with Addition Cl2 Gas in BCl3/Ar Plasma

BCl3/Ar 플라즈마에 Cl2 가스 첨가에 따른 TiN 박막의 식각 특성

  • 엄두승 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 우종창 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 김동표 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 김창일 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부)
  • Published : 2008.12.01
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Abstract

In this study, the investigations of the TiN etching characteristics were carried out with addition of $Cl_2$ gas in an inductively coupled $BCl_3$-base plasma system. Dry etching of the TiN was studied by varying the etching parameters including $Cl_2$ gas addition ratio, RF power, DC-bias voltage and pressure. The etch rate of TiN thin film was maximum when the $Cl_2$ gas addition flow was 2 sccm with fixed other conditions. As the RF power DC-bias voltage were increased, the etch rate of TiN thin film showed increasing tendency. $BCl_3/Cl_2$/Ar plasmas were characterized by optical emission spectroscopy (OES) analysis. The chemical reaction on the surface of the etched TiN films was investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

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