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A Study on Selective Etching of SiGe Layers in SiGe/Si Systems for Device Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Takashi Yamazaki ,
Tomohide Sekikawa ,
Shinya Morita ,
Yoshitaka Hakamada ,
Hiroyuki Ohri ,
Shun-ichiro Ohmi  and
Tetsushi Sakai
Takashi Yamazaki
Affiliation:
Department of Information Processing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226–8502, Japan
Tomohide Sekikawa
Affiliation:
Department of Information Processing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226–8502, Japan
Shinya Morita
Affiliation:
Department of Information Processing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226–8502, Japan
Yoshitaka Hakamada
Affiliation:
Department of Information Processing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226–8502, Japan
Hiroyuki Ohri
Affiliation:
Department of Information Processing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226–8502, Japan
Shun-ichiro Ohmi
Affiliation:
Department of Information Processing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226–8502, Japan
Tetsushi Sakai
Affiliation:
Department of Information Processing, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226–8502, Japan
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Abstract

Selective etching of a SiGe layer for Si/SiGe/Si stacked layers was investigated for device applications. The SiGe layer is selectively and laterally etched by a HF:HNO3:H2O solution after patterning the layers. The selective etching rate of the SiGe layer increased as the Ge ratio increased. The etching rate of a SiGe layer annealed at 800°C did not change from an as-grown sample, and the Ge diffusion into Si was very small. However, the etching rate of a layer annealed at 1000°C was found to have decreased, and Ge diffused into Si in large amounts. This indicates that annealing at less than 800°C is suitable for device applications.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 795: Symposium U – Thin Films - Stresses and Mechanical Properties X , 2003 , U11.8
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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