JP3753382B2 - 薄いSi/SiGe二重層において結晶欠陥を測定する方法 - Google Patents
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SiGe合金層上に配置したSi層を含む構造に、Siにおいて欠陥選択性のある欠陥エッチング液による第1のエッチングを行って、SiGe合金層に接触するSi層内の少なくとも1つのピット欠陥を形成するステップと、
少なくとも1つのピット欠陥を含む構造に、第1のエッチングと同じかまたは異なるエッチング液による第2のエッチングを行い、該第2のエッチングによって少なくとも1つのピット欠陥の下のSiGe層をアンダーカットするようにするステップと、
を備える。
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- Si/SiGe二重層構造において結晶欠陥を検出する方法であって、
SiGe合金層上に配置したSi層を含む構造に、Siにおいて欠陥選択性のある欠陥エッチング液による第1のエッチングを行って、前記Si層内に、前記SiGe合金層に達するピット欠陥を形成するステップと、
前記ピット欠陥を含む前記構造に、前記第1のエッチングと同じかまたは異なるエッチング液による第2のエッチングを行って、前記ピット欠陥の下の前記SiGe層をアンダーカットするステップと、
を備える方法。 - 前記SiGe合金層は99.99原子パーセントまでのGeを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記欠陥エッチング液は、HFおよび二クロム酸カリウムの混合物、HF、二クロム酸カリウム、および蒸留水の混合物、HFおよび三酸化クロムの混合物、または、HF、三酸化クロム、および蒸留水の混合物を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記欠陥エッチング液は、HFを2部、0.15M二クロム酸カリウムを1部および脱イオン水を6部含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第2のエッチングは、前記第1のエッチングと同じエッチング液を用いる、請求項1ないし4のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記第2のエッチングは前記欠陥エッチング液とは異なるエッチング液を用いて行われ、前記異なるエッチング液はSiよりも速い速度でSiGeをエッチングする、請求項1ないし4のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 前記異なるエッチング液はHF、H2O2および酢酸の混合物、または、硝酸およびHFの混合物を含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記異なるエッチング液は、HFを1部、H2O2を2部および酢酸を3部含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記第1のエッチングは、傾斜エッチングプロセスを用いて行われる、請求項1に記載の方法。
- Si/SiGe二重層構造において結晶欠陥密度を測定する方法であって、
SiGe合金層上に配置したSi層を含む構造に、Siにおいて欠陥選択性のある欠陥エッチング液による第1のエッチングを行って、前記SiGe合金層に接触する前記Si層内の少なくとも1つのピット欠陥を形成するステップと、
前記少なくとも1つのピット欠陥を含む前記構造に、前記第1のエッチングと同じかまたは異なるエッチング液による第2のエッチングを行い、該第2のエッチングによって前記少なくとも1つのピット欠陥の下の前記SiGe層をアンダーカットするようにするステップと、
前記エッチングを行った構造を顕微鏡のもとで走査して前記少なくとも1つのピット欠陥がアンダーカットされた領域を識別し、欠陥密度に換算するため欠陥数を算出するステップと、
を備える方法。
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