Etching of glass, silicon, and silicon dioxide using negative ionic liquid ion sources
Etching of glass, silicon, and silicon dioxide using negative ionic liquid ion sources
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使用负离子液体离子源蚀刻玻璃、硅和二氧化硅
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
P. Lozano
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作者:
Tiantong Xu;Z. Tao;P. Lozano
Ionic liquid ion sources have been proposed as a new type of ion source for focused ion beam and broad ion beam applications. In this paper, the ionic liquid EMI-BF4 (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate) was used as an ion source to generate negatively charged ions and irradiate glass (Pyrex 7740), silicon, and silicon dioxide targets. The results indicate that negative EMI-BF4 ion beams can prevent issues related to surface charge accumulation on dielectric substrates, achieving etching selectivities of SiO2:Si of at least 1.55. The etching rate increases on glass, silicon, and silicon dioxide at higher ion landing energies. It is shown that the negative EMI-BF4 beam has a higher yield than traditional metal gallium ion beams, likely due to the chemical reactivity of fluorine radicals. This effect is also noticeable when compared to results using positive EMI-BF4 beams.Ionic liquid ion sources have been proposed as a new type of ion source for focused ion beam and broad ion beam applications. In this paper, the ionic liquid EMI-BF4 (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate) was used as an ion source to generate negatively charged ions and irradiate glass (Pyrex 7740), silicon, and silicon dioxide targets. The results indicate that negative EMI-BF4 ion beams can prevent issues related to surface charge accumulation on dielectric substrates, achieving etching selectivities of SiO2:Si of at least 1.55. The etching rate increases on glass, silicon, and silicon dioxide at higher ion landing energies. It is shown that the negative EMI-BF4 beam has a higher yield than traditional metal gallium ion beams, likely due to the chemical reactivity of fluorine radicals. This effect is also noticeable when compared to results using positive EMI-BF4 beams.