JP6690969B2 - プラズマエッチング中の多孔質基板の保護 - Google Patents
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Description
I.表面の温度を、値T2に設定し、雰囲気の圧力を値P1に設定する工程と、
II.圧力値P1で値T2より高い凝固温度を有し、圧力の値P1で80℃より低い気化温度を有する液体に、表面を接触させて、これにより、材料の孔の中で液体を凝固させて、これにより孔をシールする工程と、
III.表面を処理する工程で、この処理は、好適には、表面のエッチングまたは改質である工程と、
IV.表面の温度を値T3に設定し、雰囲気の圧力を値P2に設定し、液体を気化させる工程と、を含む方法。
I.多孔質材料を、圧力P1および温度T1の雰囲気中で有機気体に接触させる工程であって、有機気体は、圧力P1および温度T1において、多孔質材料の外側では気体のままであるが、多孔質材料と接触した場合に有機液体として液化し、これにより多孔質材料の孔を有機液体で充填する工程、
II.充填された孔を有する多孔質材料をプラズマエッチング処理して、これにより多孔質材料の孔を充填する有機液体の一部を蒸発させる工程、を含み、
これらの連続する工程は、n回(n≧1)繰り返される。
I.多孔質材料を、圧力P1および温度T1の雰囲気で有機気体に接触させる工程であって、有機気体は、圧力P1および温度T1において、多孔質材料の外側では気体のままであるが、多孔質材料と接触した場合に有機液体として液化し、これにより多孔質材料の孔を有機液体で充填する工程、
II.有機液体で充填された孔を有する多孔質材料をプラズマエッチング処理して、これにより多孔質材料の孔を充填する有機液体の一部を蒸発させる工程、を含み、
これらの連続する工程は、n回(n≧1)繰り返される。
I.多孔質材料を、圧力P1および温度T1の雰囲気で有機気体に接触させる工程であって、有機気体は、圧力P1および温度T1において、多孔質材料の外側では気体のままであるが、多孔質材料と接触した場合に有機液体として液化し、これにより多孔質材料の孔を有機液体で充填する工程、
II.充填された孔を有する多孔質材料をプラズマエッチング処理して、これにより多孔質材料の孔を充填する有機液体の一部を蒸発させる工程、
III.プラズマエッチングを停止し、これにより、多孔質材料の孔の中で、有機液体を再度凝縮させて、これにより孔を再充填する工程、
IV.工程IIを繰り返す工程、および、
V.任意的に、工程IIIおよび工程IIをn回、但しn≧1、繰り返す工程、を含む。
レジスト層(IX)を支える表面を有する多孔質材料を提供する工程、および、
レジスト層をパターニングして、多孔質材料(X)の表面を露出させる工程、
を含み、これにより、多孔質材料の表面に、少なくとも工程IおよびIIのエッチング処理を適用し、これにより多孔質材料にリセスを形成する。
多孔質材料の表面に、任意的に、パターニングされたハードマスク(例えば、TaN、TiN、SiN、またはアモルファス炭素)が形成される。
もし、ハードパターンマスクが存在する場合、工程IIのプラズマエッチングは、パターニングされたハードマスク中に存在する開口部を介して行われる。結果は、露出した表面を有する多孔質材料である。
工程I:多孔質材料を、圧力P1および温度T1の雰囲気中で有機気体に接触させる工程であって、有機気体は、圧力P1および温度T1において、多孔質材料の外側では気体のままであるが、多孔質材料と接触した場合に有機液体として液化し、これにより多孔質材料の孔を有機液体で充填する工程、
II.有機液体で充填された孔を有する多孔質材料をプラズマエッチング処理して、これにより多孔質材料の孔を充填する有機液体の一部を蒸発させる工程、を含み、
これらの連続する工程は、n回(n≧1)繰り返される。
a)工程(Ia)では、表面5を有する多孔質low−k材料3が、圧力P1および温度T1を有する雰囲気中に提供される。有機気体11gが、雰囲気中に提供される。有機気体11gは、圧力P1および温度T1において、多孔質材料3の外側では気体のままであるが、多孔質材料3と接触した場合に有機液体11lとして液化する。
b)工程(Ib)は、多孔質材料3と有機気体11gとの間の接触の結果を示す。有機気体11gは、多孔質材料3の孔12の中で凝縮し、孔12を液体11gで充填した。
c)工程(II)では、保護された多孔質材料3が、続いて、フッ素含有プラズマ7で、適当な深さまでエッチングされる。エッチングは、トレンチ6を形成する。
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- 雰囲気中で多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法であって、この方法は、連続した以下の工程:
I.多孔質材料(3)を、圧力P1および温度T1の雰囲気中で有機気体(11g)に接触させる工程であって、有機気体(11g)は、圧力P1および温度T1において、多孔質材料(3)の外側では気体のままであるが、多孔質材料(3)と接触した場合に有機液体(11l)として液化し、これにより多孔質材料(3)の孔(12)を有機液体(11l)で充填する工程、
II.有機液体で充填された孔(12)を有する多孔質材料(3)をプラズマエッチング処理して、これにより多孔質材料(3)の孔を充填する有機液体(11l)の一部を蒸発させる工程、を含み、
これらの連続する工程は、n回(n≧1)繰り返される多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。 - エッチング工程IIは、3秒以上の時間行われる請求項1にかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- エッチング工程Iは、1秒以上の時間行われる請求項1にかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 雰囲気は、有機気体(11g)およびエッチング気体を含む請求項1にかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 有機気体(11g)は、工程IIのエッチング気体である請求項4にかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 圧力P1は、温度T1における有機気体(11g)の平衡蒸気圧P0より低いが、温度T1における臨界圧力Pc以上であり、臨界圧力Pcは、有機気体(11g)の液相と気相が、多孔質材料(3)の中で平衡である圧力である請求項1〜5のいずれかにかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 有機液体(11l)の気化温度は、圧力P1で、250℃より低い請求項1〜5のいずれかにかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 有機気体(11l)は、炭化水素、炭化フッ素、ハイドロフルオロカーボン、アルコール、アルデヒド、ケトン、金属有機複合物、有機シリコン化合物、およびそれらの少なくとも2つの混合物からなるグループから選択された有機化合物の気体である請求項1〜5のいずれかにかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 孔の中の有機気体(11g)の凝縮温度は、P1において、−10℃以下である請求項1〜5のいずれかにかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 多孔質材料(3)の温度は、工程Iを行う時にT1に等しい請求項1〜5のいずれかにかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- 多孔質材料(3)は、ナノ多孔質材料(3)である請求項1〜5のいずれかにかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
- ナノ多孔質材料(3)は、シリコン含有多孔質材料である請求項11にかかる多孔質材料(3)をエッチングする方法。
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