Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Deposition of Germanium: Difference between revisions
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! Thermal evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Wordentec|Wordentec]]) | ! Thermal evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Wordentec|Wordentec]]) | ||
! E-beam evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Temescal|Temescal]]) | ! E-beam evaporation ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Temescal|E-beam evaporator (Temescal)]] and [[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/10-pocket e-beam evaporator|E-beam evaporator (10-pockets)]]) | ||
! Sputtering ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Lesker|Lesker]]) | ! Sputtering ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Lesker|Lesker]]) | ||
! Sputtering ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Cluster-based multi-chamber high vacuum sputtering deposition system|Sputter-system Metal-Oxide (PC1) and Sputter-system Metal-Nitride (PC3)]]) | ! Sputtering ([[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Cluster-based multi-chamber high vacuum sputtering deposition system|Sputter-system Metal-Oxide (PC1) and Sputter-system Metal-Nitride (PC3)]]) | ||
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! Pre-clean | ! Pre-clean | ||
|none | |none | ||
|Ar ion beam | |Ar ion etch (only in E-beam evaporator Temescal) | ||
|RF Ar clean | |RF Ar clean | ||
|RF Ar clean | |RF Ar clean | ||
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! Layer thickness | ! Layer thickness | ||
| | |10 Å to about 2000 Å (in total distributed on all loaded wafers) | ||
| | |few nm to about 1 µm* | ||
| | |10 Å to at least 1000 Å | ||
| | |10 Å to ? | ||
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|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black" | |-style="background:LightGrey; color:black" | ||
! Deposition rate | ! Deposition rate | ||
| | |0.4 Å/s - ~ 2 Å/s | ||
| | |1 Å/s - 5 Å/s | ||
|Depends on deposition parameters | |Depends on deposition parameters | ||
|Depends on deposition parameters | |Depends on deposition parameters | ||
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! Allowed | ! Allowed materials | ||
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*Almost any that does not degas. See also the cross-contamination sheet | *Almost any that does not degas at your intended substrate temperature. See also the cross-contamination sheet | ||
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*Almost any that does not degas. See also the cross-contamination sheet | *Almost any that does not degas. See also the cross-contamination sheet | ||
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'''*''' ''For cumulative deposition above 600 nm please write to metal@nanolab.dtu.dk to make sure there will be enough material present in the machine. |
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Deposition of Germanium
Germanium can be deposited by thermal evaporation, e-beam evaporation, and sputtering.
Thermal deposition
Ge deposition equipment comparison
Thermal evaporation (Wordentec) | E-beam evaporation (E-beam evaporator (Temescal) and E-beam evaporator (10-pockets)) | Sputtering (Lesker) | Sputtering (Sputter-system Metal-Oxide (PC1) and Sputter-system Metal-Nitride (PC3)) | |
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General description | Thermal deposition of Ge | E-beam deposition of Ge | Sputter deposition of Ge | Sputter deposition of Ge |
Pre-clean | none | Ar ion etch (only in E-beam evaporator Temescal) | RF Ar clean | RF Ar clean |
Layer thickness | 10 Å to about 2000 Å (in total distributed on all loaded wafers) | few nm to about 1 µm* | 10 Å to at least 1000 Å | 10 Å to ? |
Deposition rate | 0.4 Å/s - ~ 2 Å/s | 1 Å/s - 5 Å/s | Depends on deposition parameters | Depends on deposition parameters |
Batch size |
Many small pieces |
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smaller pieces |
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Allowed materials |
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* For cumulative deposition above 600 nm please write to metal@nanolab.dtu.dk to make sure there will be enough material present in the machine.