[HTML][HTML] Plasma etching of wide bandgap and ultrawide bandgap semiconductors

SJ Pearton, EA Douglas, RJ Shul, F Ren - Journal of Vacuum Science …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The precise patterning of front-side mesas, backside vias, and selective removal of ternary
alloys are all needed for power device fabrication in the various wide bandgap (AlGaN/GaN …

Atomic layer etching (ALE) of III-nitrides

WY Ho, YC Chow, Z Biegler, KS Qwah, T Tak… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic layer etching (ALE) was performed on (Al, In, Ga) N thin films using a cyclic process
of alternating Cl 2 gas absorption and Ar+ ion bombardment in an inductively coupled …

Influence of the carrier wafer during GaN etching in Cl2 plasma

T Meyer, C Petit-Etienne, E Pargon - Journal of Vacuum Science & …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we have performed a thorough characterization of the GaN surface after
etching up to 100 nm in Cl 2 plasma under various bias voltages and according to the carrier …

Preferential crystal orientation etching of GaN nanopillars in Cl2 plasma

L Jaloustre, V Ackermann, SS De Mello… - Materials Science in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability to fabricate organized, dense arrays of GaN nanostructures with high aspect
ratios is of great interest for improving light extraction and absorption in optoelectronic …

Ultradeep electron cyclotron resonance plasma etching of GaN

SE Harrison, LF Voss, AM Torres, CD Frye… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Ultradeep (≥ 5 μm) electron cyclotron resonance plasma etching of GaN micropillars was
investigated. Parametric studies on the influence of the applied radio-frequency power …

High electron mobility recovery in AlGaN/GaN 2DEG channels regrown on etched surfaces

SH Chan, S Keller, M Tahhan, H Li… - Semiconductor …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports high two-dimensional electron gas mobility attained from the regrowth of
the AlGaN gating layer on ex situ GaN surfaces. To repair etch-damaged GaN surfaces …

Low resistance n-contact for UVC LEDs by a two-step plasma etching process

HK Cho, JH Kang, L Sulmoni, K Kunkel… - Semiconductor …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The impact of plasma etching on the formation of low-resistance n-contacts on the AlGaN: Si
current spreading layer during the chip fabrication of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV …

Ultrahigh GaN:SiO2 etch selectivity by in situ surface modification of SiO2 in a Cl2-Ar plasma

CD Frye, SB Donald, CE Reinhardt… - Materials Research …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The realization of vertical GaN devices requires deep plasma etching and is contingent on
high mask selectivity. In this work, we show that SiO2 can be an effective mask material for …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of carrier wafer on etch rate, selectivity, morphology, and passivation during GaN plasma etching

CD Frye, SB Donald, C Reinhardt, LF Voss… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The choice of carrier wafer was found to significantly influence etch rates, selectivity, and
morphology in GaN micropillar etching in a Cl 2-Ar high-density inductively coupled plasma …

Influence of sidewall grating etching depth on GaN-based distributed feedback laser diodes

M Feng, C Li, Y Tang, J Liu, X Sun, Q Liu… - Journal of Physics D …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Conventional sidewall gratings in GaN-based distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes (LD)
have a thick p-type layer, which may cause current spreading and carrier-induced anti …