Electronic Resource
Woodbury, NY
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Applied Physics Letters
64 (1994), S. 3643-3645
ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Dry etch rates of InxGa1−xN and InxAl1−xN alloys are found to increase with In mole fraction in CH4/H2 microwave (2.45 GHz) discharges, and to decrease under the same conditions in Cl2/H2 mixtures. Both plasma chemistries produce smooth anisotropic etching across the entire composition range from InN to either GaN or AlN. Addition of SF6, rather than H2, to a Cl2 discharge produces faster etch rates and retains smooth morphologies. This suggests that either atomic hydrogen or fluorine is capable of effective removal of N from the III-V nitride materials. Ar+ ion milling rates for InGaAlN alloys are found to be approximately a factor of 2 lower than for more conventional III-V semiconductors like GaAs.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.111230
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