• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.1011-1015
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• 2002

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].

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2016

플라즈마 조성, ICP source power, rf chuck power 등의 공정변수가 GaN epitaxy층의 식각특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. $GaF_x$ 화합물 보다 더 높은 휘발성을 가지는 $GaCl_x$ 식각 생성물 형성이 가능한 $Cl_2/Ar$ 플라즈마가 $SF_6/Ar$ 플라즈마보다 더 높은 식각속도를 나타내었다. 또한, $Cl_2/Ar$ 플라즈마에서 Ar 비중이 증가함에 따라 물리적 식각 기구 활성화로 인해 식각 이방성이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 두 가지 플라즈마 조성 모두에서 ICP source power와 rf chuck power가 증가함에 따라 식각속도가 지속적으로 증가함을 확인하였고, $13Cl_2/2Ar$, 750W ICP power, 400 W rf chuck power, 10 mTorr 조건에서 최고 251.9 nm/min의 식각속도를 확보하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 센서 박막재료 반도체재료 기술교육
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• pp.7-11
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• 2002

In this study, Au thin films were etched with a $Cl_2/Ar$ gas combination in an in an inductively coupled plasma. The etch properties were measured for different gas mixing ratios of $Cl_2/(Cl_2+Ar)$ while the other process conditions were fixed at rf power (700 W), dc bias voltage (150 V), and chamber pressure (15 mTorr). The highest etch rate of the Au thin film was 3500 $\AA/min$ and the selectivity of Au to $SiO_2$ was 4.38 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. In addition, Optical emission spectroscopy (OES) were investigated to analyze radical density of Cl and Ar in plasma. The profile of etched Au investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.18
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• pp.65-66
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• 2005

Etching characteristics of $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ (GST) films were investigated using $Cl_2$/Ar inductively coupled plasma.We examined the etching characteristics such as etching rate and selectivity over oxide films of GST films using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) with various etching parameters such as $Cl_2$/Ar gas mixing ratios, ICP source power, pressure, and bias power. The maximum etch rate of GST film was $2,815{\AA}$/min and the selectivity higher than 12:1 over the oxide films was also obtained at the $Cl_2$ flow rates of 40 sccm.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.727-732
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• 2008

In this work, the etch characteristics of $VO_2$ thin films were investigated using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) of $Cl_2/Ar$ gas mixtures. To analyze the plasma characteristics, a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS), an optical emission spectroscopy (OES), and a Langmuir probe measuring system were used. The surface reaction of the $VO_2$ thin films was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that an increase in Ar fraction in the $Cl_2/Ar$ plasma at fixed gas pressure, input power, and bias power resulted in increasing $VO_2$ etch rate which reached a maximum value of 87.6 nm/min at 70-75 % Ar. It was confirmed that the etch rate of the $VO_2$ films was mainly controlled by the ion flux. On the basis of measuring results, we will discuss possible etching mechanism of $VO_2$ film in the $Cl_2/Ar$ plasma.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.14-17
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• 2000

Giga bit dynamic random access memory(DRAM) requires the capacitor of high dielectric films. Some metal oxides films have been proposed as the dielectric material . And Pt is one of the most promising electrode materials. However very little has been done in developing the etching technologoy Pt film. Therefore, it is the first priority to develop the technology for plasma etching of Pt film. In this study, the dry etching of Pt film was investigated in Inductively Coupled Plasma(ICP) etching system with Cl$_2$/Ar and HBr/Cl$_2$/Ar gas mixing. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used in analysis of sidewall residues for the understanding of etching mechanism. We found the etch residues on the pattern sidewall is mainly Pt-Pt, Pt-Cl and Pt-Br compounds, Etch profile was observed by Scanning Electron Spectroscopy(SEM) . The etch rate of Pt film at 10%, Cl$_2$/90% Ar gas mixing ration was higher than at 100%. Ar. Addition of HBr to Cl$_2$/Ar as an etching gas led to generally higher selectivity to SiO$_2$. And the etch residues were reduced at 5% HBr/5% Cl$_2$/90% Ar gas mixing ration. These pages provide you with an examples of the layout and style which we wish you to adopt during the preparation of your paper, Make the width of abstract to be 14cm.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.564-568
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• 2003

The etching of Au thin films have been performed in an inductively coupled CF$_4$/Cl$_2$/Ar plasma. The etch rates were measured as CF$_4$ contents added from 0 to 30 % to Cl$_2$/Ar plasma, of which gas mixing ratio was fixed at 20%. Other parameters were fixed at an rf power of 700 W, a dc bias voltage of 150 V, a chamber pressure of 15 mTorr, and a substrate temperature of 3$0^{\circ}C$. The highest etch rate of the Au thin film was 3700 $\AA$m/min at a 10% additive CF$_4$ into Cl$_2$/Ar plasma. The surface reaction of the etched Au thin films was investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. XPS analysis indicated that Au reacted with Cl and formed Au-Cl, which is hard to remove on the surface because of its high melting point. The etching products could be sputtered by Ar ion bombardment.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.4 No.1
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• pp.404-407
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• 2003

Among the ferroeletric thin films that have been widely investigated for ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) applications, the $SrBi_2Ta_2O_9$ (SBT) thin film is appropriate as a memory capacitor material due to its excellent fatigue endurance. SBT thin films were etched in high-density $Cl_2/Ar$ in inductively coupled plasma. The maximum etch rate of SBT film is $1834\;{\AA}/min$ under $Cl_2/(Cl_2+Ar)$ of 30 %, rf power of 700 W, dc-bias voltage of -250 V, chamber pressure of 11 mTorr and gas flow rate of 20 sccm.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2003

The etching of Au thin films has been performed in an inductively coupled $CF_4 / Cl_2 / Ar$ plasma. The etch properties including etch rate and selectivity were examined as $CF_4$ content adds from o to $30\%$ to $Cl_2/Ar$ plasma. The $Cl_2/(Cl_2 + Ar)$ gas mixing ratio was fixed at $20\%$. Other parameters were fixed at an rf power of 700 W, a dc bias voltage of -150 V, a chamber pressure of 15 mTorr, and a substrate temperature of $30^{\circ}C$. The highest etch rate of the Au thin film was 370 nm/min at a $10\%$ additive $CF_4$ into $Cl_2/Ar$ gas mixture. The surface reaction of the etched Au thin films was investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. The XPS analysis shows that the intensities of Ail peaks are changed, indicating that there is a chemical reaction between Cl and Au. Au-Cl is hard to remove on the surface because of its high melting point. However, etching products can be sputtered by Ar ion bombardment.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.384-384
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• 2010

The surface reaction characteristics of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) in $Cl_2/BCl_3$/Ar gas ratio using inductively coupled plasma system were investigated. It was found that ZnO etch rate shows a non-monotonic behavior with increasing both Ar fraction in $Cl_2/BCl_3$ plasma, RF power, and gas pressure. The maximum ZnO etch rate of 53 nm/min was obtained for $Cl_2$(3 sccm)/$BCl_3$(16 sccm) /Ar(4 sccm) gas mixture. The chemical state of etched surfaces was investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the etched surface was investigated to the rms by atomic force microscopy (AFM). From these data, the suggestions on the ZnO etch mechanism were made by secondary ion mass spectrometery (SIMS).