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Etching Characteristics of VO2 Thin Films Using Inductively Coupled Cl2/Ar Plasma
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- Authors
- Yong Hyun Ham, Alexander Efremov, Nam Ki Min, Hyun Woo Lee, Sun Jin Yun, Kwang Ho Kwon
- Issue Date
- 2009-08
- Citation
- Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, v.48, no.8, pp.08HD041-08HD045
- ISSN
- 0021-4922
- Publisher
- Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP), Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Language
- English
- Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- A study on both etching characteristics and mechanism of VO2 thin films in the Cl2/Ar inductively coupled plasma was carried. The variable parameters were gas pressure (4-10 mTorr) and input power (400-700 W) at fixed bias power of 150W and initial mixture composition of 25% Cl 2 + 75% Ar. It was found that an increase in both gas pressure and input power results in increasing VO2 etch rate while the etch selectivity over photoresist keeps a near to constant values. Plasma diagnostics by Langmuir probes and zero-dimensional plasma model provided the data on plasma parameters, steady-state densities and fluxes of active species on the etched surface. The model-based analysis of the etch mechanism showed that, for the given ranges of operating conditions, the VO2 etch kinetics corresponds to the transitional regime of ion-assisted chemical reaction and is influenced by both neutral and ion fluxes with a higher sensitivity to the neutral flux. © 2009 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
- KSP Keywords
- Applied physics, Ar plasma, Cl 2, Etch Selectivity, Etch mechanism, Etch rates, Etched surface, Etching characteristics, Gas pressure, Higher sensitivity, Input power