Smoothing of Si Trench Sidewall Surface by Chemical Dry Etching and Sacrificial Oxidation

Abstract
By combining the effects of chemical dry etching (CDE) and sacrificial oxidation, a smooth trench sidewall surface with a root-mean-square (Rms) roughness of less than 1 nm was obtained. The possibility of obtaining a smooth surface such as that of a planar metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) by increasing both the CDE etching time and the oxide thickness of sacrificial oxidation appears likely.

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