Ion Implanted Photoresist Removal by Material Loss-Free Organic Solvent

Removal of highly ion-implanted photoresist on the trench-structured GaAs was conducted by mixtures of organic solvents with additives. The ion implanted KrF photoresist on trench-structured GaAs was completely removed at 30 °C when an additive was added to the DMSO+ acetonitrile (AcN) solution. In addition, the removal rate of the implanted photoresist could be increased in DMSO+AcN+additive solution. It was also observed that the DMSO+AcN+additive solution did not cause significant material loss on the GaAs surface during the photoresist removal process.