Author : Sanket Prakash Sant
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)
Book Synopsis Understanding the Complex Chemistry of Fluorocarbon Plasmas in a Long Residence Time ICP Reactor by : Sanket Prakash Sant
Download or read book Understanding the Complex Chemistry of Fluorocarbon Plasmas in a Long Residence Time ICP Reactor written by Sanket Prakash Sant and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The motivation behind this research is to understand the influence of plasma surface interactions on the gas phase chemistry and surface kinetics of polymerizing fluorocarbon plasmas. In order to achieve this, a modified GEC reference ICP reactor is used with in situ diagnostic tools like multipass Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, optical emission spectroscopy (OES) used in an actinometry mode, ellipsometry and self bias probe. A long residence time of 5.2 s was employed to maximize plasma surface interactions and electron impact collisions. This research is divided into three interdependent sections. In the first section a global gas phase model illustrating the gain and loss mechanisms of different fluorocarbon radicals and neutrals qualitatively and quantitatively as a function of source to chuck gap and feed gas stoichiometry has been developed. No bias is applied in that study. An upper bound translational temperature model is also developed. In the second section, a global model describing deposition and etch mechanisms has been developed which is further used to understand surface kinetics on SiO 2 substrate as a function of ion energy, ion flux and feed gas stoichiometry. Influence of surface kinetics on gas phase chemistry of different neutrals and radicals is shown at two different bias powers (0 and 200 W). In the third section, upper bound sticking coefficients for different radicals are developed on the surface. Collectively, this research is an effort to understand the interdependence between gas phase chemistry and surface kinetics in a long residence time fluorocarbon inductively coupled plasma.