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WAVE AND ELECTROSTATIC COUPLINGIN 2-FREQUENCY
CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS UTILIZING A FULL MAXWELL SOLVER*
Yang Yanga) and Mark J. Kushnerb)
a)Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
b)Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
http://uigelz.eecs.umich.edu
October 2008
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* Work supported by Semiconductor Research Corp., Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron Ltd.
AGENDA
Wave effects in 2-frequency capacitively coupled plasma (2f-CCP) sources
Description of the model
Base cases: Ar/CF4 = 90/10, HF = 10-150 MHz
Scaling with:
Fraction of CF4
HF power
Concluding remarks
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WAVE EFFECTS IN HF-CCP SOURCES
Wave effects (i.e., propagation, constructive and destructive interference) in CCPs become important with increasing frequency and wafer size.
Wave effects can significantly affect the spatial distribution of power deposition and reactive fluxes.
G. A. Hebner et al, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 15, 879(2006)YY_MJK_AVS2008_03
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Relative contributions of wave and electrostatic edge effects determine the plasma distribution.
Plasma uniformity will be a function of frequency, mixture, power…
Results from a computational investigation of coupling of wave and electrostatic effects in two-frequency CCPs will be discussed :
Plasma properties
Radial variation of ion energy and angular distributions (IEADs) onto wafer
GOALS OF THE INVESTIGATION
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Full-wave Maxwell solvers are challenging due to coupling between electromagnetic (EM) and sheath forming electrostatic (ES) fields.
EM fields are generated by rf sources and plasma currents while ES fields originate from charges.
We separately solve for EM and ES fields and sum the fields for plasma transport.
Boundary conditions (BCs):
EM field: Determined by rf sources.
ES field: Determined by blocking capacitor (DC bias) or applied DC voltages.
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METHODOLOGY OF THE MAXWELL SOLVER
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Launch rf fields where power is fed into the reactor.
For cylindrical geometry, TM mode gives Er , Ez and H .
Solve EM fields using FDTD techniques with Crank-Nicholson scheme on a staggered mesh:
Mesh is sub-divided for numerical stability.
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FIRST PART: EM SOLUTION
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Solve Poisson’s equation semi-implicitly:
Boundary conditions on metal: self generated dc bias by plasma or applied dc voltage.
Implementation of this solver:
Specify the location that power is fed into the reactor.
Addressing multiple frequencies in time domain for arbitrary geometry.
First order BCs for artificial or nonreflecting boundaries (i.e., pump ports, dielectric windows).
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SECOND PART: ES SOLUTION
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HYBRID PLASMA EQUIPMENT MODEL (HPEM)
Electron Energy Transport Module: Electron Monte Carlo Simulation
provides EEDs of bulk electrons Separate MCS used for secondary,
sheath accelerated electrons Fluid Kinetics Module:
Heavy particle and electron continuity, momentum, energy
Maxwell’s Equation Plasma Chemistry Monte Carlo Module:
IEADs onto wafer
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Fluid Kinetics ModuleFluid equations
(continuity, momentum,
energy)Maxwell
Equations
Te,S,μ
Electron Energy Transport
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REACTOR GEOMETRY
2D, cylindrically symmetric.
Ar/CF4, 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
Base conditions
Ar/CF4 =90/10
HF upper electrode: 10-150 MHz, 300 W
LF lower electrode: 10 MHz, 300 W
Specify power, adjust voltage.
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Main species in Ar/CF4
mixture
Ar, Ar*, Ar+
CF4, CF3, CF2, CF, C2F4, C2F6, F, F2
CF3+, CF2
+, CF+, F+
e, CF3-, F-
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Center Edge
IEADs INCIDENT ON WAFER: 10/150 MHz
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Total Ion CF3+
Center Center Edge Edge
IEADs are separately collected over center&edge of wafer.
From center to edge, IEADs downshifted in energy, broadened in angle.
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Center Edge
IEADs INCIDENT ON WAFER: 10/100 MHz
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Total Ion CF3+
Center Center Edge Edge
Ar/CF4=90/10, 50 mTorr, 400 sccm HF: 100 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
IEADs undergo less change from center to edge than 10/150 MHz.
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Center Edge
IEADs INCIDENT ON WAFER: 10/10 MHz
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Total Ion CF3+
Center Center Edge Edge
Ar/CF4=90/10, 50 mTorr, 400 sccm HF: 10 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
Less radial change compare to 10/150 MHz case.
Why radial uniformity of IEADs changes with HF ?
Many factors may account for variation: sheath thickness, sheath potential, mixing of ions …
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ELECTRON DENSITY: Ar/CF4 = 90/10
Changing HF results in different [e] profile, thereby giving different radial distribution of sheath thickness, potential...
[e] profile is determined by wave and electrostatic coupling.
HF = 150 MHz, Max = 1.1 x 1011 cm-3
HF = 50 MHz, Max = 5.9 x 1010 cm-3
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Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
HF: 10-150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
AXIAL EM FIELD IN HF SHEATH HF = 50 MHz, Max = 410 V/cm
HF = 150 MHz, Max = 355 V/cm
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|Ezm| = Magnitude of axial EM field’s first harmonic at HF.
No electrostatic component in Ezm: purely electromagnetic.
150 MHz: center peaked due to constructive interference of plasma shortened wavelengths.
50 MHz: Small edge peak.
Ar/CF4=90/10, 50 mTorr, 400 sccm HF: 10-150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
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AXIAL E-FIELD IN HF AND LF SHEATH: 10/150 MHz
|EZ| in LF(10 MHz) Sheath, Max = 1700 V/cm
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Significant change of |Ez| across HF sheath as evidence of traveling wave.
HF source also modulates E-field in LF sheath.
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|EZ| in HF (150 MHz) Sheath, Max = 1500 V/cm
Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
HF: 150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
ANIMATION SLIDE-GIF
LF CYCLE AVERAGEDAXIAL E-FIELD IN HF AND LF SHEATH: 10/150 MHz
|EZ| in LF(10 MHz) Sheath, Max = 750 V/cm
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Significant change of |Ez| across HF sheath as evidence of constructive interference.
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|EZ| in HF (150 MHz) Sheath, Max = 450 V/cm
Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
HF: 150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF NEGATIVE IONS
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Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
Finite wavelength effect at 150 MHz populates energetic electrons in the reactor center.
More favorable to attachment processes (threshold energies 3 eV) than ionization (threshold energies 11 eV).
[CF3- + F-] increases in the center.
[CF3- + F-]
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HF = 150 MHz, Max = 1.2 x 1011 cm-3
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POSITIVE IONS
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Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
Difference in radial profiles for different ions. Different sheath transiting time due to differences in mass and
sheath thickness. Eventually translates to radial non-uniformity of IEADs.
CF3+ Ar+
HF: 10-150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
ELECTRON IMPACT IONIZATION SOURCE FUNCTION
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HF = 10 MHz, Max = 2.1 x 1015 cm-3s-1
HF = 50 MHz, Max = 6.3 x 1015 cm-3s-1
HF = 100 MHz, Max = 4.2 x 1015 cm-3s-1
HF = 150 MHz, Max = 3.8 x 1016 cm-3s-1
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Source from bulk and secondary electrons.
50 MHz: bulk ionization from Ohmic heating, edge peaked due to electrostatic field enhancement..
150 MHz: ionization dominated by sheath accelerated electrons (stochastic heating).
100 MHz: has both features, but edge effect dominates.
Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
HF: 10-150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
ION FLUXES INCIDENT ON WAFER
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Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
Uniformity of incident ion fluxes and their IEADs are both determined by plasma spatial distribution.
Relative uniform fluxes and IEADs at 100 MHz.
CF3+ Flux
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Total Ion Flux
Center Edge
IEADs INCIDENT ON WAFER: Ar/CF4 = 80/20
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Total Ion CF3+
Inner Inner Outer Outer
Less radial variation across the wafer.
More radial uniformity of sheath thickness and potential counts.
Implicates adding CF4 improves plasma uniformity.
Ar/CF4=80/20, 50 mTorr, 400 sccm HF: 150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
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SCALING WITH FRACTION OF CF4 IN Ar/CF4: 10/150 MHz
Pure Ar, Max = 3.8 x 1011 cm-3
10% CF4, Max = 1.1 x 1011 cm-3
20% CF4, Max = 4.8 x 1010 cm-3
30% CF4, Max = 4.4 x 1010 cm-3
50 mTorr, 400 sccm HF: 150 MHz/300 W LF: 10 MHz/300 W
With increasing fraction of CF4:
[e] decreases thereby decreasing conductivity.
Weakens constructive interference of EM fields by increasing wavelength.
Maximum of [e] shifts towards the HF electrode edge.
Skin depth also increases. Increasing penetration of EM
fields. More uniform [e] profile
results.
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ION FLUXES INCIDENT ON WAFER: 10/150 MHz
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50 mTorr, 400 sccm
Uniform [e] profile at 20% CF4 results in
Radial uniformity of incident ion fluxes. Uniform radial profile of IEADs.
CF3+ Flux Total Ion Flux
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SCALING TO HF POWER: 10/150 MHz
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Increasing HF power reduces plasma uniformity. Finite wavelength effect preferentially produces negative ions in
the center. With increasing [e], wave penetration is less affected in the radial
direction due to the HF sheath, so [e] peak only moves 2 cm from 300 W to 1000 W.
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1000 W, [CF3- + F-]
[e]
IMPACT OF HF POWER ON ION FLUXES ONTO WAFER
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Non-uniformity of ion fluxes onto the wafer also increases with increasing HF power.
Ar/CF4=90/10 50 mTorr, 400 sccm
HF: 50-150 MHz LF: 10 MHz/300 W
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Total Ions Flux
Center Edge
TOTAL ION IEADs INCIDENT ON WAFER
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300 W Center Center Edge Outer
More uniform IEADs at higher HF power.
With increasing HF power (increasing [e]), LF voltage decreases to keep LF power constant.
Diminishes radial variation of IEADs.
Ar/CF4=90/10, 50 mTorr, 400 sccm HF: 150 MHz LF: 10 MHz/300 W
1000 W
CONCLUDING REMARKS
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A full Maxwell solver separately solving for EM and ES fields was developed and incorporated into the HPEM.
For 2f-CCPs sustained in Ar/CF4=90/10 mixture,
HF determines wave and electrostatic coupling which, in turn, determines plasma spatial distribution.
Non-uniform IEADs across the wafer at HF =150 MHz due to plasma non-uniformity.
Increasing fraction of CF4 to 20% results in more uniform plasma profile and IEADs incident on wafer.
At HF = 150 MHz, increasing HF power increases plasma non-uniformity.
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