Microscopic circuit structures prepared for probing. Xenon difluoride removes relatively large amounts of silicon from integratedcircuit or solar-cell structures while leaving SiO2, Si3N4, Al2O3, and other compounds intact. In Etching Apparatus, solid XeF2 sublimated in vacuum, then allowed to flow over sample at controlled rate and pressure. Wafer etched from back to expose SiO2 and Al layers for spectroscopic analysis of SiO2/Al interface. Using XeF2 technique, silicon wafer with oxide layer reduced in thickness from standard 300 micrometer to as little as 10 nanometer without adversely affecting oxide.
Etching Silicon Films With Xenon Difluoride
NASA Tech Briefs ; 10 , 3
1986-05-01
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