Dry etching of tin oxide thin films using an atmospheric pressure cold plasma

대기압 저온 플라스마에 의한 산화 주석 박막의 식각

  • Published : 2001.12.01

Abstract

Using the plasma that we developed to generate a low-temperature plasma at atmospheric pressure, we have investigated the etching possibility of tin oxide $(SnO_2)$ thin films. Hydrogen and methane radicals generated from the plasma were observed and their intensity was found to be dependent on the cathode material by an analysis with optical emission spectroscopy as well as by the plasma impedance. The etching ability of this plasma was evaluated by an emission intensity as well as by the evaluation of impedance using a plasma I-V curve.

대기압 저온 플라스마를 사용하여 산화아연 박막의 건식 식각 가능성을 연구했다. 플라스마로부터 $H_\alpha^*$$CH_^*$ 라디컬 발생을 확인하였고, 라디컬 발생 능력은 광학 발광 스펙트럼 및 플라스마 임피던스 분석에 의해 캐소드 전극에 의존하는 것을 알았다. 식각능력은 플라스마 I-V커브에 의한 임피던스와 발광강도에 의해 계산되었다.

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