Etching of Mesa Structures in HgCdTe

作者: V. Srivastav , R. Pal , B. L. Sharma , A. Naik , D. S. Rawal

DOI: 10.1007/S11664-005-0203-5

关键词: Inorganic compoundSurface roughnessEtching (microfabrication)Analytical chemistryEngravingChemistryChemical kineticsAnisotropyMineralogyEthylene glycolSurface finish

摘要: Mesa structures were etched in HgCdTe using different Br2/HBr/Ethylene glycol (EG) formulations. Etch rate and degree of anisotropy (A) studied detail for all the combinations. Addition EG to conventional etchant gave A>0.5, with controllable etch rates. Optimum composition was determined be 2% Br2 a 3:1 mixture EG:HBr. This resulted good factor ∼0.6 reasonably optimum ∼2.5 µm/min, rms surface roughness ∼2 nm. Kinetics etching reaction have also been concentration an mechanism has proposed.

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