Etching characteristics of Si1−xGex alloy in ammoniac wet cleaning
- 19 November 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 57 (21) , 2202-2204
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.103912
Abstract
Etching characteristics of Si1−xGex alloys in ammoniac wet cleaning (RCA cleaning) were examined. The etching rate of Si1−xGex became larger with increasing Ge ratio (X). Temperature dependence of the etching rate was studied and the etching rate was large at high temperatures. However, no obvious difference was observed in the temperature dependence of Si1−xGex etching rate at different Ge ratio (X). A surface morhology degradation after RCA cleaning was observed at high Ge ratio (X). A stoichiometry change of Si1−xGex surface after RCA cleaning was observed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The etching rate increase and the surface morphology degradation are thought to be due to the rapid etching of Ge atoms at the top surface layer.Keywords
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