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1 February 1992 Evaluation of silicon surface damage induced by plasma radiation
Masahiro Yoneda, K. Kawai, Hiroshi Miyatake, Nobuo Fujiwara, K. Nishioka, Haruhiko Abe
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Proceedings Volume 1593, Dry Etch Technology; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.56910
Event: Microelectronic Processing Integration, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States
Abstract
Etching damage is evaluated by the forward current characteristics of p+/n+ junction s formed directly on the damaged silicon surface. The sample has a double layer structure (poly-silicon/silicon dioxide), and the poly-silicon layer is removed by dry etching with gas plasma. The degree of degradation of the forward current characteristics by reactive ion etching (RIE; cathode coupling mode) is greater than that by plasma etching (PE; anode coupling mode). In the RIE mode, heavier damage is accumulated at the surface by the bombardment of high energy ions through the thin oxide layer and causes the recombination current. This evaluation method is sensitive and useful, and it can detect the very small radiation damage.
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Masahiro Yoneda, K. Kawai, Hiroshi Miyatake, Nobuo Fujiwara, K. Nishioka, and Haruhiko Abe "Evaluation of silicon surface damage induced by plasma radiation", Proc. SPIE 1593, Dry Etch Technology, (1 February 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.56910
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KEYWORDS
Silicon

Etching

Reactive ion etching

Plasma

Silica

Ions

Plasma etching

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