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image:TiO2nanorings.jpg| High aspect ratio Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> nanogratings. | image:TiO2nanorings.jpg| High aspect ratio Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> nanogratings. | ||
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== Process flow == | |||
Hej Evgeniy <br> | |||
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!width="250px" style="background:#6495ED; color:black"|Description | |||
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|Plasma surface treatment | |||
|To ensure clean surface, the 100 mm Si wafer is treated by O<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> plasma. (Optional step) | |||
|[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Lithography/Strip#Plasma_Asher_2| Plasma Asher 2]] | |||
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|DUV Resist patterning | |||
|DUV | |||
|[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Lithography/DUVStepperLithography|DUV Stepper Lithography]]. | |||
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|Deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) | |||
|DRIE; [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus/DUVetch|Recipe: PolySOI10]] | |||
| [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/DRIE-Pegasus|DRIE Pegasus]]. | |||
|[[image:00_zero (3)_nanogratings.JPG|250x350px|center|]] | |||
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|Plasma surface treatment | |||
|To ensure that remainings of DUV resist are gone, samples are treated by O<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> plasma. (Optional step) | |||
|[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Lithography/Strip#Plasma_Asher_2| Plasma Asher 2]]. | |||
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|Scanning Electron Microscopy inspection | |||
|By cleaving the sample it is possible to inspect DRIE etched Si trenches in cross-sectional mode | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_1|SEM Supra 1]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_2|SEM Supra 2]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_3|SEM Supra 3]] | |||
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!1.6 | |||
|Atomic Layer Deposition of either Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> or TiO<sub>2</sub> | |||
|Deposition carried at 150C.Thickness is 90 nm. | |||
||Equipment used: [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Thin_film_deposition/ALD_Picosun_R200|ALD Picosun R200]]. Standard recipes used: [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Thin_film_deposition/ALD_Picosun_R200/Al2O3_deposition_using_ALD#Al2O3_recipe_for_deposition_on_high_aspect_ratio_structures| Al2O3T]] and [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Thin_film_deposition/ALD_Picosun_R200/TiO2_deposition_using_ALD#TiO2_deposition_on_trenches| TiO2T]] . | |||
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|Scanning Electron Microscopy inspection | |||
|By cleaving the sample it is possible to inspect ALD coatings deposited on Si trenches in cross-sectional mode | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_1|SEM Supra 1]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_2|SEM Supra 2]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_3|SEM Supra 3]] | |||
|[[image:TiO2_coating_nanogratings.jpg|250x350px|center]] | |||
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!1.8 | |||
|Opening of deposited Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> or TiO<sub>2</sub> top layers. | |||
|Etching happens using ICP Metal etcher with Cl<sub>2</sub>/BCl<sub>3</sub> process gasses. | |||
||Equipment used: [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher|Metal ICP Etcher]]. | |||
|[[image:00_zero (6)_nanogratings.JPG|250x350px|center]] | |||
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!1.9 | |||
|Scanning Electron Microscopy inspection | |||
|By cleaving the sample it is possible to inspect ICP etcher results Si trenches in cross-sectional mode | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_1|SEM Supra 1]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_2|SEM Supra 2]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_3|SEM Supra 3]] | |||
|[[image:TiO2_top_removal_nanogratings.jpg|250x350px|center]] | |||
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!1.10 | |||
|Selective etch of Si between ALD Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> or TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings. | |||
|Si etching proceeds using ICP Metal etcher with isotropic process based on SF<sub>f</sub> process gas. | |||
||Equipment used: [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/ICP_Metal_Etcher|Metal ICP Etcher]]. | |||
|[[image:00_zero (7)_nanogratings.JPG|250x350px|center]] | |||
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!1.11 | |||
|Scanning Electron Microscopy inspection of fabricated structure. | |||
|Proof of final result. | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_1|SEM Supra 1]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_2|SEM Supra 2]] | |||
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[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Characterization/SEM_Supra_3|SEM Supra 3]] | |||
|[[image:TiO2_grating_nanogratings.jpg|250x350px|center]] | |||
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!1.12 | |||
|Ion beam etching. (Optional) | |||
|Additional shape of the top part. 20 mijn etch using recipe [[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE⁄IBSD_Ionfab_300/IBE_Ti_etch|"Ti acceptance"]] there the stage shoud be placed to 0<sup>o</sup> degree. SEM cross section is used for inspection | |||
|[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Etch/IBE⁄IBSD_Ionfab_300|IBE/IBSD Ionfab 300]] | |||
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