Surface Microroughness Observed during Wet Etching of Silicon Dioxide with High Electric Field Stress
Surface microroughness during stepwise wet etching of silicon dioxide with high electric field stress was observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was found that the rms (root mean square) value of the above oxide surface increased with increasing electric field stress. This indicates that the...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 1999-12, Vol.38 (12A), p.L1453 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Surface microroughness during stepwise wet etching of silicon dioxide with high
electric field stress was observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was found
that the rms (root mean square) value of the above oxide surface increased with
increasing electric field stress. This indicates that the internal damage in silicon
dioxide caused by the high electric field stress is distributed two-dimensionally
and the degradation does not progress uniformly. The depth profile of the rms value
was also obtained during stepwise etching of the silicon dioxide, which may reflect
the depth profile of the internal damage in the silicon dioxide caused by the high
electric field stress. |
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ISSN: | 0021-4922 1347-4065 |
DOI: | 10.1143/JJAP.38.L1453 |