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== Deposition of SiN with PECVD4 [[ | =Deposition of Silicon Nitride using PECVD= | ||
At the moment DTU Nanolab has 2 PECVDs that can deposit silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride. PECVD4 is for clean silicon based and III-V based samples. PECVD3 is for silicon based samples but here up 5% (4 cm2) wafer coverage of other materials as metals are allowed (under some conditions even more). Look at the [[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/PECVD|PECVD]] page to learn more about the PECVDs at DTU Nanolab. All though PECVD3 and PECVD4 are very much alike you cannot count on the a recipe on one system will give exactly the same results on the other system. | |||
== Deposition of SiN with PECVD4 == | |||
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|bgcolor="#98FB98" |'''Quality Control (QC) for PECVD4 ''' | |||
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*[http://labmanager.dtu.dk/d4Show.php?id=5093&mach=395 The QC procedure for PECVD4 - requires login]<br> | |||
*[https://labmanager.dtu.dk/view_binary.php?type=data&mach=395 The newest QC data for PECVD4 - requires login]<br> | |||
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! QC Recipe: | |||
! QCNITRIDE=HFSIN | |||
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| SiH<sub>4</sub> flow | |||
|40 sccm | |||
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|NH<sub>3</sub> flow | |||
|55 sccm | |||
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|N<sub>2</sub> flow | |||
|1960 sccm | |||
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|Pressure | |||
|900 mTorr | |||
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|RF-power | |||
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HF: 20 W | |||
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!QC limits | |||
!PECVD4 | |||
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|Deposition rate | |||
|11.0-13.2 nm/min | |||
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|Non-uniformity | |||
|<3.0 % | |||
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|Refractive Index | |||
|1.988 - 2.018 | |||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Due to recent oscillations on the QC nitride recipe (HF), new tests were performed. Learn more about it under [[Deposition of SiN with PECVD4/NEW TESTS QC|NEW TESTS QC]] . (Still under development.) | |||
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|MF SIN<!-- Recipe --> | |MF SIN<!-- Recipe --> | ||
|12.9-13.0 nm/min<!-- Dep. rate [nm/min] --> | |12.9-13.0 nm/min <br> 11.7 nm/min (''kabi 2019-03-01'')<!-- Dep. rate [nm/min] --> | ||
|2.038-2.044<!-- RI --> | |2.038-2.044<!-- RI --> | ||
|± 1.7%<!-- Unif. [%] --> | |± 1.7%<!-- Unif. [%] --> | ||
|157 MPa <!-- Stress [MPa] --> | |157 MPa <!-- Stress [MPa] --> | ||
|<!-- Comments --> | |[[/MF_SiN results|more results]]<!-- Comments --> | ||
|40<!-- SiH4 [sccm] --> | |40<!-- SiH4 [sccm] --> | ||
|40<!-- NH3 [sccm] --> | |40<!-- NH3 [sccm] --> | ||
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|<!-- Tune --> | |<!-- Tune --> | ||
|10:00/60:00(stress)<!-- Time [mm:ss] --> | |10:00/60:00(stress)<!-- Time [mm:ss] --> | ||
|February 2017 bghe<!--Tested --> | |February 2017 Berit Herstrøm @DTU Nanolab (bghe)<!--Tested --> | ||
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|MF SIN2<!-- Recipe --> | |||
|44.3 nm/min <!-- Dep. rate [nm/min] --> | |||
|2.01-2.02 <!-- RI --> | |||
|± 2.7%<!-- Unif. [%] --> | |||
|? MPa <!-- Stress [MPa] --> | |||
|<!-- Comments --> | |||
|30<!-- SiH4 [sccm] --> | |||
|30<!-- NH3 [sccm] --> | |||
|<!-- N2O [sccm] --> | |||
|1470<!-- N2 [sccm] --> | |||
|850 mTorr<!-- Pressure [mTorr] --> | |||
|100HF8.2"/100LF2.2"<!-- Power [W] --> | |||
|<!-- Load --> | |||
|<!-- Tune --> | |||
|10:00<!-- Time [mm:ss] --> | |||
|February 2020 bghe<!--Tested --> | |||
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|LF SIN<!-- Recipe --> | |LF SIN<!-- Recipe --> | ||
|<!-- Dep. rate [nm/min] --> | |40-43 nm/min<!-- Dep. rate [nm/min] --> | ||
|<!-- RI --> | |1.983-1.984<!-- RI --> | ||
|<!-- Unif. [%] --> | |± 3.9-4.4%<!-- Unif. [%] --> | ||
|<!-- Stress [MPa] --> | |Compressive: 565.4 MPa<!-- Stress [MPa] --> | ||
|<!-- Comments --> | |<!-- Comments --> | ||
|<!-- SiH4 [sccm] --> | |40<!-- SiH4 [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- NH3 [sccm] --> | |20<!-- NH3 [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- N2O [sccm] --> | |<!-- N2O [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- N2 [sccm] --> | |1960<!-- N2 [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- Pressure [mTorr] --> | |550 mTorr<!-- Pressure [mTorr] --> | ||
|<!-- Power [W] --> | |60LF<!-- Power [W] --> | ||
|<!-- Load --> | |<!-- Load --> | ||
|<!-- Tune --> | |<!-- Tune --> | ||
|<!-- Time [mm:ss] --> | |2:00/23:00(stress)<!-- Time [mm:ss] --> | ||
|February 2017 bghe<!--Tested --> | |February 2017 bghe<!--Tested --> | ||
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|HF SiN <!-- Recipe --> | |HF SiN <!-- Recipe --> | ||
|<!-- Dep. rate [nm/min] --> | |12.2-12.4 nm/min<!-- Dep. rate [nm/min] --> | ||
|<!-- RI --> | |2.017-2.021<!-- RI --> | ||
|<!-- Unif. [%] --> | |± 1.2-1.6%<!-- Unif. [%] --> | ||
|<!-- Stress [MPa] --> | |Tensile: 431.6 MPa<!-- Stress [MPa] --> | ||
|<!-- Comments --> | |<!-- Comments --> | ||
|<!-- SiH4 [sccm] --> | |40<!-- SiH4 [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- NH3 [sccm] --> | |55<!-- NH3 [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- N2O [sccm] --> | |<!-- N2O [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- N2 [sccm] --> | |1960<!-- N2 [sccm] --> | ||
|<!-- Pressure [mTorr] --> | |900 mTorr<!-- Pressure [mTorr] --> | ||
|<!-- Power [W] --> | |20 W<!-- Power [W] --> | ||
|<!-- Load --> | |<!-- Load --> | ||
|<!-- Tune --> | |<!-- Tune --> | ||
|<!-- Time [mm:ss] --> | |10:00/56:00(stress)<!-- Time [mm:ss] --> | ||
|February 2017 bghe<!--Tested --> | |February 2017 bghe<!--Tested --> | ||
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==Recipes on PECVD3 for deposition of silicon nitride | ==Recipes on PECVD3 for deposition of silicon nitride== | ||
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*[http://labmanager | *[http://labmanager.dtu.dk/d4Show.php?id=1402&mach=106 The QC procedure for PECVD3 - requires login]<br> | ||
*[ | *[https://labmanager.dtu.dk/view_binary.php?type=data&mach=106 The newest QC data for PECVD3 - requires login]<br> | ||
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!PECVD3 | !PECVD3 | ||
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|~40 nm/min | |~40 nm/min | ||
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===Recipes=== | ===Recipes=== | ||
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|~2.1 (''bghe Feb 2016'') | |~2.1 (''bghe Feb 2016'') | ||
|~? | |~? | ||
|[[/PECVD3: Low stress nitride testing|see | |[[/PECVD3: Low stress nitride testing|see more results]] | ||
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|MFSiNLS | |MFSiNLS | ||
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==Recipes on | ==Recipes on PECVD2 for Deposition of Silicon Nitride== | ||
'''<span style="color:Red">Expired Recipes! The PECVD2 has been decomissioned and is no longer available.</span>''' | |||
===Recipes=== | |||
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|Recipe name | |||
|SiH4 flow [sccm] | |||
|NH3 flow [sccm] | |||
|N2 flow [sccm] | |||
|Pressure [mTorr] | |||
|Power [W] | |||
|Description | |||
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|SINSTD80 | |||
|30 | |||
|20 | |||
|1000 | |||
|500 | |||
|80 | |||
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|SINSTD96 | |||
|30 | |||
|20 | |||
|1000 | |||
|500 | |||
|96 | |||
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|1SiN | |||
|40 | |||
|20 | |||
|1000 | |||
|700 | |||
|150 | |||
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===Expected results=== | |||
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|Deposition rate [nm/min] | |||
|RI | |||
|Uniformity [%] | |||
|Stress [MPa] | |||
|BHF etch rate [Å/min] | |||
|Comments | |||
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|1SiN | |||
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Deposition rate in the middle of two wafers: '''49nm/min+-1nm/min''' (2015-04-24 BGHE) <br> | |||
In the middel: '''72.6-76.4 nm/min''' (2014-08-13 BGHE) ''Old shower head''<br> | |||
Variation over 3 wafers: '''71.4-78.6 nm/min''' (2014-08-13 BGHE) ''Old shower head'' | |||
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'''~2-4%''' (2015-04-24 BGHE)<br> | |||
'''~5%''' in the middel (4") (2014-08-13 BGHE) ''Old shower head''<br> | |||
'''~10%''' over 3 wafers (2014-08-13 BGHE) ''Old shower head'' | |||
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|SINSTD80 | |||
|68nm/min (2014-07-07 JML)- unstable deposition rate | |||
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|SINSTD96 - unstable deposition rate | |||
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==Recipes on PECVD1 for Deposition of Silicon Nitride== | |||
'''<span style="color:Red">Expired Recipes! The PECVD1 has been decomissioned and is no longer available.</span>''' | |||
===Recipes=== | ===Recipes=== | ||
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=Oxynitrides= | |||
The recipe for making oxynitrides will depend on what kind of oxynitride you need. If you need a little higher refractive index than SiO2 then start with an SiO2 recipe and then add NH3 until the right refractive index is obtained. If you need very high refractive index a little lower than for silicon nitride then it is probably better to start with a silicon nitride recipe and add a some N2O until you get the right refractive index. | |||
We had a Ph.d student long time ago Klaus Bo Mogensen that did the first. You can find his ph.d. thesis here: [https://findit.dtu.dk/en/catalog?author=Mogensen&q=title%3A%28Integration+of+Planar+Waveguides+for+Optical+Detection+in+Microfabricated+Analytical+Devices%29 Integration of Planar Waveguides for Optical Detection in Microfabricated Analytical Devices] | |||
Berit H. has the thesis in her office. | |||