Atomic layer etching at the tipping point: an overview

GS Oehrlein, D Metzler, C Li - … Journal of Solid State Science and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The ability to achieve near-atomic precision in etching different materials when transferring
lithographically defined templates is a requirement of increasing importance for nanoscale …

Pulsed plasma etching for semiconductor manufacturing

DJ Economou - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Power-modulated (pulsed) plasmas have demonstrated several advantages compared to
continuous wave (CW) plasmas. Specifically, pulsed plasmas can result in a higher etching …

Atomic layer etching of 3D structures in silicon: Self-limiting and nonideal reactions

CM Huard, Y Zhang, S Sriraman, A Paterson… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Current (and future) microelectronics fabrication requirements place unprecedented
demands on the fidelity of plasma etching. As device features shrink to atomic dimensions …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal atomic layer etching: Mechanism, materials and prospects

C Fang, Y Cao, D Wu, A Li - Progress in Natural Science: Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the semiconductors and related industries, the fabrication of nanostructures and
nanopatterns has become progressive demand for achieving near-atomic accuracy and …

[HTML][HTML] Role of neutral transport in aspect ratio dependent plasma etching of three-dimensional features

CM Huard, Y Zhang, S Sriraman, A Paterson… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Fabrication of semiconductor devices having three-dimensional (3D) structures places
unprecedented demands on plasma etching processes. Among these demands is the …

Effect of different pulse modes during Cl2/Ar inductively coupled plasma etching on the characteristics of nanoscale silicon trench formation

HJ Kim, L Wen, D San Kim, KH Kim, JW Hong… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
The etch characteristics of silicon trenches masked with various SiO 2/Si 3 N 4 pattern
distances were investigated using synchronously and asynchronously pulse modes in …

Influence of the carrier wafer during GaN etching in Cl2 plasma

T Meyer, C Petit-Etienne, E Pargon - Journal of Vacuum Science & …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we have performed a thorough characterization of the GaN surface after
etching up to 100 nm in Cl 2 plasma under various bias voltages and according to the carrier …

Roadmap of ferroelectric memories: From discovery to 3D integration

S De, M Lederer, Y Raffel, F Müller, D Lehninger… - Authorea …, 2023 - techrxiv.org
The versatility of hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric memories to function as a storage class
memory, a synaptic device for neuromorphic implementation, and a device capable of high …

Time-resolved ion flux, electron temperature and plasma density measurements in a pulsed Ar plasma using a capacitively coupled planar probe

M Darnon, G Cunge… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The resurgence of industrial interest in pulsed radiofrequency plasmas for etching
applications highlights the fact that these plasmas are much less well characterized than …

Pulsed Cl2/Ar inductively coupled plasma processing: 0D model versus experiments

E Despiau-Pujo, M Brihoum, P Bodart… - Journal of Physics D …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Comparisons between measurements and spatially-averaged (0D) simulations of low-
pressure Ar and Cl 2 pulsed-plasmas in an industrial inductively coupled reactor are …