Description
Manufacturing of semiconductor devices relies on deposition and etching of thin dielectric, semiconductor and metallic films of various functionalities. A reduced processing temperature additionally extends application areas, allowing manufacturing of devices on (or made of) thermally-unstable materials such as e.g. glass and plastic. A plasma is often used to partially substitute thermal energy by the energy of electrons and ions generated: plasma produces reactive radicals caused by electron-impact collisions. However, two main limitations make the use of plasma less attractive: damage to the wafer under treatment and numerous (tens, hundreds) chemical reactions. As a result, the wafer surface is exposed to a mixed flux of ions, radicals, atoms, and UV photons. This makes the composition and structure of the exposed area hard to predict and control.This work explores alternative techniques to generate radicals without plasma. We choose processes where dissociation of a certain precursor to form radicals can be achieved by (a) collisions with a hot tungsten filament heated up to a temperature in the range of 1600-1900 oC and (b) an expanding supersonic jet of molecules. We use in situ real-time spectroscopic ellipsometry in combination with ex-situ techniques to characterize thin-film deposition and/or etching processes.
| Period | 29 Oct 2014 → 1 Nov 2014 |
|---|---|
| Event title | 2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, ICAMN 2014 |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 2 |
| Location | Hanoi, Viet NamShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- Deposition
- Etching
- Film
- Hot-wire
- Radicals