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Dependence of wet etch rate on deposition, annealing conditions and etchants for PECVD silicon nitride film

Tang Longjuan, Zhu Yinfang, Yang Jinling, Li Yan, Zhou Wei, Xie Jing, Liu Yunfei and Yang Fuhua

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Abstract: The influence of deposition, annealing conditions, and etchants on the wet etch rate of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) silicon nitride thin film is studied. The deposition source gas flow rate and annealing temperature were varied to decrease the etch rate of SiNx:H by HF solution. A low etch rate was achieved by increasing the SiH4 gas flow rate or annealing temperature, or decreasing the NH3 and N2 gas flow rate. Concentrated, buffered, and dilute hydrofluoric acid were utilized as etchants for SiO2 and SiNx:H. A high etching selectivity of SiO2 over SiNx:H was obtained using highly concentrated buffered HF.

Key words: plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition silicon nitride HF solution etch rate

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    Received: 18 August 2015 Revised: 10 May 2009 Online: Published: 01 September 2009

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      Tang Longjuan, Zhu Yinfang, Yang Jinling, Li Yan, Zhou Wei, Xie Jing, Liu Yunfei, Yang Fuhua. Dependence of wet etch rate on deposition, annealing conditions and etchants for PECVD silicon nitride film[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2009, 30(9): 096005. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/9/096005 Tang L J, Zhu Y F, Yang J L, Li Y, Zhou W, Xie J, Liu Y F, Yang F H. Dependence of wet etch rate on deposition, annealing conditions and etchants for PECVD silicon nitride film[J]. J. Semicond., 2009, 30(9): 096005. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/9/096005.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Tang Longjuan, Zhu Yinfang, Yang Jinling, Li Yan, Zhou Wei, Xie Jing, Liu Yunfei, Yang Fuhua. Dependence of wet etch rate on deposition, annealing conditions and etchants for PECVD silicon nitride film[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2009, 30(9): 096005. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/9/096005

      Tang L J, Zhu Y F, Yang J L, Li Y, Zhou W, Xie J, Liu Y F, Yang F H. Dependence of wet etch rate on deposition, annealing conditions and etchants for PECVD silicon nitride film[J]. J. Semicond., 2009, 30(9): 096005. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/9/096005.
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      Dependence of wet etch rate on deposition, annealing conditions and etchants for PECVD silicon nitride film

      doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/30/9/096005
      • Received Date: 2015-08-18
      • Accepted Date: 2009-03-24
      • Revised Date: 2009-05-10
      • Published Date: 2009-08-28

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