Octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled-monolayer islands as a self-patterned-mask for HF etching of SiO2 on Si
Octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled-monolayer islands as a self-patterned-mask for HF etching of SiO2 on Si
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十八烷基三氯硅烷自组装单层岛作为自图案掩模用于 Si 上 SiO2 的 HF 蚀刻
DOI:
10.1116/1.581142
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发表时间:
1998
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通讯作者:
Y. Nishioka
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作者:
T. Komeda;Kenji Namba;Y. Nishioka
Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS), self-assembled-monolayer (SAM) grown on SiO2 in the submonolayer region is investigated by atomic force microscope (AFM), which is further applied to SiO2 characterizations technique. OTS-SAM forms characteristic dendrite-shaped islands in its submonolayer region, whose shape and size significantly depend on the surface roughness of SiO2 formed at different temperatures in the range of 700–1100 °C. Moreover, OTS-SAM islands have practical usefulness as a self-patterned-mask for HF etching. When an oxidized Si wafer covered by OTS-SAM islands is dipped into HF, SiO2 in the area uncovered by the islands is selectively removed. This technique is successfully applied for the precise SiO2 thickness measurement in ultrathin (<50 A) regions by AFM. In addition, this technique enables a simultaneous observation of the morphologies of SiO2 surface and SiO2/Si interface. The result shows, for the first time, the continuity of the steps on SiO2 surface and SiO2/Si interface, indicatin...
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作者:
HIGASHI, GS;CHABAL, YJ;RAGHAVACHARI, K
通讯作者:
RAGHAVACHARI, K