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Dry Etching Damage in GaAs and Al0.22Ga0.78As
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
Abstract
Reactive ion etching induced damage in GaAs and Al0.22Ga0.78As was studied using Raman spectroscopy. The phonon spectra of undoped materials allow evaluation of damage to the crystal lattice and the coupled plasmonphonon spectra of n-type material provide a sensitive probe of electrical characteristics. Studies were made of layers exposed to plasmas of Ar, SF6 and SiCl4. Conditions for low damage Ar plasma cleaning and for dielectric cap removal by SF6 were established. Etching in the SiCl4 plasma generally produced strong damage, although low damage etching was observed in a few cases.
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