DRIE SiC

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Additional information about sample and analysis details should be filled in the pdf form provided in the I-STEM portal under “DOWNLOAD CSRF”

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Additional information about sample and analysis details should be filled in the pdf form provided here.

Make
Oxford
Model
PlasmaPro®100 Cobra
Facility Status
Working
Date of Installation

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Category

  • Fabrication and Processing » Nanofabrication

Booking Details

Available Equipment/ Mode of use
Etching of SiC

Facility Management Team and Location

Facility In Charge
Prof. Dipankar Saha
Facility Manager
Dr. Deepti Rukade
Facility Operator
Mr. Anuraag
Facility Management Members
Prof. Dipankar Saha, Prof. Swaroop Ganguly, Prof. Ashwin Tulapurkar
Department
Electrical Engineering
Lab Email ID
drie.nano@csif.iitb.ac.in
Facility Location
Nano 2 Lab, Ground floor, IITBNF,EE Annex
Lab Phone No
022 2159 3552

Facility Features, Working Principle and Specifications

Facility Description

Facility Description

 Deep RIE or ICP-RIE is a plasma-based etching technique used to create deep, high-aspect-ratio features in substrates such as  silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), and others. It is widely used in processing of GaN-on-SiC devices.

Features Working Principle

In an ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) system, a coil surrounding the process chamber operates at 13.56 MHz to generate an electromagnetic field that ionizes the process gases through inductive coupling, creating a high-density plasma with reactive species necessary for chemical etching. A separate RF power, typically at 2.56 MHz, is applied to the wafer chuck (table) to accelerate ions from the plasma toward the wafer surface, ensuring directional ion bombardment and achieving anisotropic etching profiles. The wafer is held securely during the process using an electrostatic chuck (ESC) to provide stable clamping throughout the etch.

Body Specification

Substrate: GaN on SiC,SiC

Substrate size:0.5”, 1” wafers and small pieces

Temperature of chamber:80C (max, while running the process)

ICP power:3000W( allowed only till 2400W (80%))

RF Power:600W(allowed only till 480W (80%))

Carrier wafer:Sapphire of 4” only with 0.6 mm thickness 

Gases connected:SF6,Ar,He,O2,CL2,BCL3,CF4

 

Sample Preparation, User Instructions and Precautionary Measures

Instruction for Sample Preparation

Sample preparation should be  on a Sapphire of 4” only with 0.6 mm thickness 

Charges for Analytical Services in Different Categories

Usage Charges

All charges are in INR / hour
 

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Applications

Sample Details

Chemical allowed

NA

Allowed Substrate

SiC

Gases allowed

SF6,Ar,He,O2,CL2,BCL3,CF4

Substrate Dimension

 sample size (≤ 1 inch × 1 inch) 

Target dimension

NA

Contamination remarks

Na and K samples not allowed, Only Ni masks allowed, Au not allowed

Precursors/ Targets allowed

NA

SOP, Lab Policies and Other Details

Training and Other Policy Documents

Publications