Each material in the database has refractive index listed as a function of wavelength over a range typically required for thin-film thickness measurement. Microelectron Reliab 49:721–726, Machenzie KD, Johnson DJ, DeVre MW, Westerman RJ, Reelfs BH (2005) Stress control of Si-based PECVD dielectrics. Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 74:117–126, French PJ, Sarro PM, Mallée R, Fakkeldij EJM, Wolffenbuttel RF (1997) Optimization of a low-stress silicon nitride process for surface-micromachining applications. Part I: preliminary LPCVD experiments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-018-9791-6, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-018-9791-6, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access. Characteristic Study of Silicon Nitride Films Deposited by LPCVD and PECVD. J Vac Sci Technol 21:1017–1021, Benoit D, Regolini J, Morin P (2007) Hydrogen desorption and diffusion in PECVD silicon nitride: Application to passivation of CMOS active pixel sensors. The optical gap varies monotonically from 5.43 eV for silicon nitride to 9 eV for HTO LPCVD silicon dioxide, and for silicon oxynitride was found to be around 6 eV. Thin Solid Films 213:182–191, Olson JM (2002) Analysis of LPCVD process conditions for the deposition of low stress silicon nitride. 3.

Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN), Georgia Institute of Technology, 345 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA, You can also search for this author in There is nearly no hydrogen incorporated in the LPCVD films, which differs from PECVD and ICP CVD that show significant Si-H and N-H bonds. J Appl Phys 104:104310. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021158, Rohatgi A, Yelundur V, Jeong J, Ebong A, Rosenblum MD, Hanoka JI (2002) Fundamental understanding and implementation of Al-enhanced PECVD SiNx hydrogenation in silicon ribbons. ECCS-03-35765. In: Proc. The silicon nitride film deposition rate decreases with an increasing NH3/DCS ratio in LPCVD, which also leads to an increase in the refractive index and a decrease in the residual stress in the film. Opt. The silicon nitride film deposition rate decreases with an increasing NH 3 /DCS ratio in LPCVD, which also leads to an increase in the refractive index and a decrease in the residual stress in the film. This work was performed at the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) cleanroom at Georgia Institute of Technology, a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, which is supported by NSF Grant No.

Refractive Index Database The table below contains links to refractive index data for common materials. Refractive Index of Si3N4, Silicon Nitride, SiN, SiON For a typical sample of Si3N4 the refractive index and extinction coefficient at 632.8 nm are 2.02252 and 0. The chemical composition of silicon nitride films is mostly Si-rich, except for the LPCVD process at high NH3/DCS ratio with near stoichiometric chemistry. Refractive Index. Refractive index is an optical property of the film which also gives information about the density, dielectric constant, and stoichiometry of the film .

Correspondence to Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout. Polysilicon (Poly-Si or Polycrystalline Silicon or Poly) Typical deposition conditions utilize temperatures from 580 to 650°C and pressures ranging from 100 to 400 mTorr [4–8].The most commonly used source gas is silane (SiH 4), which readily decomposes into Si on substrates heated to these temperatures.Gas flow rates depend on the tube diameter and other conditions.

There is nearly no hydrogen incorporated in the LPCVD films, which differs from PECVD and ICP CVD that show significant Si-H and N-H bonds. Results and Discussion.. Polysilicon. Three different LPCVD processes at various DCS and NH3 gas flow rates and deposition temperatures, together with PECVD using SiH4 and NH3 and ICP CVD using SiH4 and N2, were compared. Metall Trans A 20:2217–2245, Article  Article  Silicon nitride refractive index was also measured using this tool. Part of Springer Nature.

It can be measured using Ellipsometry. Below are files of complete refractive index and extinction coefficients. Deposition Rate and Refractive Index. Appl Surf Sci 260:69–72, Zhang SL, Wang JT, Kaplan W, Ostling M (1992) Silicon nitride films deposited from SiH2C12-NH3 by low pressure chemical vapor deposition: kinetics, thermodynamics, composition and structure. of 207th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Quebec, Canada, pp 148–159, Pan P, Berry W (1985) The composition and physical properties of LPCVD silicon nitride deposited with different NH3/SiH2Cls gas ratios. Google Scholar, Dharmadhikari VS (1987) Characterization of plasma-deposited silicon nitride coating used for integrated circuit encapsulation.