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==SiO<sub>2</sub> deposition (PECVD #1)==
 
==SiO<sub>2</sub> deposition (PECVD #1)==
   
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wloq6HJw5RQIvmeKcBn3xvE_917R6jF_K-btCHjsiIM/edit#gid= SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Standard Recipe</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wloq6HJw5RQIvmeKcBn3xvE_917R6jF_K-btCHjsiIM/edit#gid=
 
SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Standard Recipe</nowiki>]
 
   
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTDNXxpf4tgNYLIEs_jvehG1KvtXqqTRDBI7sHNAVvo/edit#gid=0 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTDNXxpf4tgNYLIEs_jvehG1KvtXqqTRDBI7sHNAVvo/edit#gid=0 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTDNXxpf4tgNYLIEs_jvehG1KvtXqqTRDBI7sHNAVvo/edit#gid=1503619544 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Oct. 2021 and earlier
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#SiO2_deposition_.28PECVD_.231.29 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Oct. 2021 and earlier
   
 
==SiN deposition (PECVD #1)==
 
==SiN deposition (PECVD #1)==
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DGU745SeunYz4sLs1LpGKbtOYX-tQyBHEvVYcMxHRKE/edit#gid= Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Standard Recipe</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DGU745SeunYz4sLs1LpGKbtOYX-tQyBHEvVYcMxHRKE/edit#gid= Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Standard Recipe</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTDNXxpf4tgNYLIEs_jvehG1KvtXqqTRDBI7sHNAVvo/edit#gid=98787450 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTDNXxpf4tgNYLIEs_jvehG1KvtXqqTRDBI7sHNAVvo/edit#gid=98787450 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTDNXxpf4tgNYLIEs_jvehG1KvtXqqTRDBI7sHNAVvo/edit#gid=604790654 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Oct. 2021 and earlier
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#SiN_deposition_.28PECVD_.231.29 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Oct. 2021 and earlier
   
 
==Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> (PECVD#1)==
 
==Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> (PECVD#1)==
   
 
*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/images/4/4a/New_PECVD1-LS_SIN-Turner05recipe_2014_LS_SIN_recipe.pdf Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Standard Recipe</nowiki>]
 
*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/images/4/4a/New_PECVD1-LS_SIN-Turner05recipe_2014_LS_SIN_recipe.pdf Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Standard Recipe</nowiki>]
*[[To Be Added|Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]] ''- To Be Added''
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#Low-Stress_SiN_-_LS-SiN_.28PECVD.231.29 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Historical Data</nowiki>] - 2021-10 and earlier
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fTDNXxpf4tgNYLIEs_jvehG1KvtXqqTRDBI7sHNAVvo/edit#gid=934830479 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 1] Historical Data</nowiki>] - 2021-10 and earlier
 
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:[[File:PECVD1 SiN Stress vs. N2 plot.jpg|alt=plot of SiN stress and Refractive Index vs. N2 flow. |none|thumb|414x414px|Example of Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> modified stress via. varying N<sub>2</sub> flow.  Refractive index is relatively constant (one outlier), and stress varies continuously from tensile to compressive.  ([[Demis D. John]] 2011, [https://engineering.ucsb.edu/people/daniel-blumenthal Blumenthal Group])]]
   
 
==SiO<sub>x</sub>N<sub>y</sub> deposition (PECVD #1)==
 
==SiO<sub>x</sub>N<sub>y</sub> deposition (PECVD #1)==
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==SiO<sub>2</sub> deposition (PECVD #2)==
 
==SiO<sub>2</sub> deposition (PECVD #2)==
   
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wCEcFj6ZMHR4QifngLXwz6dqbyf8hsVKu7bQbMS6EoA/edit#gid= SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''STD SiO2''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cYK-k669vf8YO2q2YCGa3gTdaDI3I3M-a9KR5RDlZWY/edit#gid= SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] New Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''STD SiO2 v2''"
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wCEcFj6ZMHR4QifngLXwz6dqbyf8hsVKu7bQbMS6EoA/edit#gid= SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Old Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''STD SiO2''"
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=1313651154 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=1313651154 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=2024333220 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Before Oct. 2021
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#SiO2_deposition_.28PECVD_.232.29 SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Before Oct. 2021
   
 
==SiN deposition (PECVD #2)==
 
==SiN deposition (PECVD #2)==
   
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KS4HfhUJyYVep4H6CRAKpMRP5TA31F0qD-obQkKRnEI/edit#gid= Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''Nitride2''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JBXEfRGemFJK81RkHfxS0cTucb3viUL7hMGzmKRD5uU/edit#gid= Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] New Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''STD Si3N4 v3''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KS4HfhUJyYVep4H6CRAKpMRP5TA31F0qD-obQkKRnEI/edit#gid= Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Old Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''Nitride2''"
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=773875841 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=773875841 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=1153442266 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Before Oct. 2021
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#SiN_deposition_.28PECVD_.232.29 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Historical Data</nowiki>] - Before Oct. 2021
   
 
==Low-Stress SiN deposition (PECVD #2)==
 
==Low-Stress SiN deposition (PECVD #2)==
 
''Low-Stress Silicon Nitride, Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> (< ±100 MPa)''
 
''Low-Stress Silicon Nitride, Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> (< ±100 MPa)''
   
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DzzI7aE61R7c6gyk6cGBdm9FtGrApiNJ4AL90ll2C8k/edit#gid= Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''LSNitride2''
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19VQ6ytYbZ5SsAiXzgWqwlyJUqgjWb8x_eyv7L8DvtwM/edit#gid= Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] New Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "'' STD LS-Si3N4 v4 ''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DzzI7aE61R7c6gyk6cGBdm9FtGrApiNJ4AL90ll2C8k/edit#gid= Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "'' Old LSNitride2 recipe ''"
   
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=584923738 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=584923738 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=203400760 Plots of Low-Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Process Control Data]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSW1eAAg824y9PYYLG9aiaw53PEJ-f9ofylpVlCDq9Y/edit#gid=203400760 Plots of Low-Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Process Control Data]
*[[To Be Added|Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Historical Data - Before Oct. 2021</nowiki>]]
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*[[Old Deposition Data - 2021-12-15#Low-Stress SiN deposition .28PECVD .232.29|Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [PECVD 2] Historical Data - Before Oct. 2021</nowiki>]]
 
*:''Old Versions of the recipe:''
 
*:''Old Versions of the recipe:''
 
*:''[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/images/a/a5/New_AdvPECVD-LS_Nitride2_300C_standard_recipe_LS_Nitride2_standard_recipe.pdf LS Nitride2 Standard Recipe 2014-5/9/2018]''
 
*:''[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/images/a/a5/New_AdvPECVD-LS_Nitride2_300C_standard_recipe_LS_Nitride2_standard_recipe.pdf LS Nitride2 Standard Recipe 2014-5/9/2018]''
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The system currently has '''Deuterated Silane (SiD<sub>4</sub>)''' installed - identical to the regular Silicon precursor SiH<sub>4</sub>, except that it significantly lowers optical absorption in the near-infrared due to shifted molecular vibrations/molecular weights. This gas is more expensive and thus more applicable to optical application than to general-purpose SiN films.
 
The system currently has '''Deuterated Silane (SiD<sub>4</sub>)''' installed - identical to the regular Silicon precursor SiH<sub>4</sub>, except that it significantly lowers optical absorption in the near-infrared due to shifted molecular vibrations/molecular weights. This gas is more expensive and thus more applicable to optical application than to general-purpose SiN films.
   
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==Process Control Data (Unaxis ICP-PECVD)==
===[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=417334948https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=417334948 ICP-PECVD Process Control Plots] - Plots of all Process Control data===
 
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=417334948https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=417334948 ICP-PECVD Process Control Plots] - ''Plots of all Process Control data''
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=0 Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1459210138 High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub>]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1670372499 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>]
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1517031044 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>]
   
 
==Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
 
==Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
   
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wocoCPOOEDQcZbXJJNaZs1sr9dXBZpn1wUyglL8IQrI/edit#gid=1199123007 Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiO2 LDR 250C''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17ft9jrHcCFCp2830RsLwQq5lHuupWATXT91SreG8WYY/edit#gid=143856038 Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiO2 LDR250C''"
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=0 Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
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**[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wocoCPOOEDQcZbXJJNaZs1sr9dXBZpn1wUyglL8IQrI/edit#gid=1199123007 Old Recipe] -
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1916118198 Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Historical Data</nowiki>] - before Oct. 2021
 
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=0 Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Process Control Data</nowiki>]
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#SiO2_LDR_250C_Deposition_.28Unaxis_VLR.29 Low Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Historical Data</nowiki>] - before Oct. 2021
   
 
==High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
 
==High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
   
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OxHi5r9ifNvF8ODpIk6aoRevb4RdbbykwPVMm1g-yi4/edit#gid=1199123007 High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiO2 HDR 250C''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13KUlUujEWSLOH54Ibd52YNJPZcAc7ELShI2RAqM6H-Y/edit#gid=117484667 High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiO2 HDR250C''"
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1459210138 High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Present Data</nowiki>]
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**[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OxHi5r9ifNvF8ODpIk6aoRevb4RdbbykwPVMm1g-yi4/edit#gid=1199123007 Old Recipe]
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=939753086 High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Historical Data</nowiki>]
 
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1459210138 High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#SiO2_HDR_250C_Deposition_.28Unaxis_VLR.29 High Deposition Rate SiO<sub>2</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Historical Data</nowiki>]
   
 
==Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
 
==Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
   
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VrgS0cB2OcdZVTCnDAesgQCLRaAgEB_Iajc_OrhXOo0/edit#gid=1199123007 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiN 250C''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MffAE2S-Sga0o4botssPMi_P8C2ghxw4XiHwTnOn95Q/edit#gid=1111781219 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiN 250C''"
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1670372499 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
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**[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VrgS0cB2OcdZVTCnDAesgQCLRaAgEB_Iajc_OrhXOo0/edit#gid=1199123007 Old Recipe]
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=782128304 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Historical Data</nowiki>] - before Oct. 2021
 
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1670372499 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
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*[https://wiki.nanotech.ucsb.edu/wiki/Old_Deposition_Data_-_2021-12-15#SiN_250C_deposition_.28Unaxis_VLR.29 Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Historical Data</nowiki>] - before Oct. 2021
   
 
==Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
 
==Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> [ICP-PECVD]==
   
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i2mE2K12EEulnCbO9KuU9PCcvHAmcGxTIXUF8x4IOWk/edit#gid=1199123007 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiN Low Stress 250C''"
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JuQlCU-mozIUJx9z9aQdisIJyFhv1r9AWI8EWeOnsPo/edit#gid=82816489 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Standard Recipe</nowiki>] - "''SiN Low Stress 250C''"
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1517031044 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
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**[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i2mE2K12EEulnCbO9KuU9PCcvHAmcGxTIXUF8x4IOWk/edit#gid=1199123007 Old Recipe]
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1024532473 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] Historical Data</nowiki>] - before Oct. 2021
 
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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CuDMKFTTzGLL6CP-FEI_9cOnUaIw-432ppDFssB59wY/edit#gid=1517031044 Low Stress Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><nowiki> [ICP-PECVD] - Current Process Control Data</nowiki>]
   
 
==Standard Cleaning Procedure [ICP-PECVD]==
 
==Standard Cleaning Procedure [ICP-PECVD]==
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===Standard Clean Recipe===
 
===Standard Clean Recipe===
 
''To Be Added''
 
''To Be Added''
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==General Recipe Notes (Unaxis VLR ICP-PECVD)==
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*RF1 = Bias
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*RF2 = ICP Power
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*All recipes start with an Argon pre-clean with 0W bias (gentle), to improve adhesion/nucleation.
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*Maximum SiO<sub>2</sub> Dep. thickness allowed: 800nm
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**Above this thickness, you must run a chamber clean/season before depositing more onto your product wafer.

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SiO2 deposition (PECVD #1)

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Low Stress Si3N4 (PECVD#1)

plot of SiN stress and Refractive Index vs. N2 flow.
Example of Si3N4 modified stress via. varying N2 flow.  Refractive index is relatively constant (one outlier), and stress varies continuously from tensile to compressive.  (Demis D. John 2011, Blumenthal Group)

SiOxNy deposition (PECVD #1)

Standard Cleaning Procedure (PECVD #1)

The cleaning procedure is very important in order to have consistent result on this tool and also to keep particulate count low. After each deposition you should clean the tool following instructions carefully. The clean is done in two steps:

  1. Wet cleaning (start cleaning by using a cleanroom wipe sprayed with DI. Wipe chamber sidewalls with it. Finish cleaning by using the cleanroom wipe sprayed with IPA. )
  2. Load the recipe for cleaning "CF4/O2 Clean" (edit the recipe and change ONLY time of cleaning). Follow instructions regarding a required time for cleaning.
Table of Cleaning Times
Film Dep'd Cleaning Time
SiO2 TBD
Si3N4 TBD
SiOxNy Same as XYZ

Standard Cleaning Recipe (PECVD#1): "CF4/O2 Clean"

Click the above link for a screenshot of the standard cleaning recipe, for which you will enter a custom time. The recipe is set up so that it will pop up a window for the cleaning time upon running the recipe - you do not need to edit the recipe before running it.

PECVD 2 (Advanced Vacuum)

PECVD 2 Process Control Plots - Plots of all process control data

SiO2 deposition (PECVD #2)

SiN deposition (PECVD #2)

Low-Stress SiN deposition (PECVD #2)

Low-Stress Silicon Nitride, Si3N4 (< ±100 MPa)

Amorphous-Si deposition (PECVD #2)

Standard Cleaning Procedure (PECVD #2)

The cleaning procedure is very important in order to have consistent result on this tool and also to keep particulate count low. After each deposition you should clean the tool following instructions carefully. The clean is done in two steps:

  1. (If >29min dep time) Wet cleaning: Start cleaning by using a cleanroom wipe sprayed with DI. Wipe upper chamber sidewalls with it. Finish cleaning by using the cleanroom wipe sprayed with IPA & wiping again.
  2. Load the recipe for cleaning "STD CF4/O2 Clean" (edit the recipe and change ONLY time of cleaning). Follow instructions regarding required time for cleaning.

Standard Clean Recipe (PECVD#2): "STD CF4/O2 Clean"

Click the above link for a screenshot of the standard cleaning recipe, for which you will enter a custom time. The recipe is set up so that it will pop up a window for the cleaning time upon running the recipe - you do not need to edit the recipe before running it.


Clean Times (PECVD#2)

Film Deposited Cleaning Time (Dry)
SiO2 1 min. clean for every 1 min. deposition
Si3N4 1 min. clean for every 7 min of deposition
If > 29min total dep time

(Season + Dep)

Wet Clean the Upper Lid/Chamber

DI water then Isopropyl Alcohol on chamber wall & portholes

ICP-PECVD (Unaxis VLR)

2020-02: New recipes have been characterized for low particulate count and repeatability.  Only staff-supplied recipes are allowed in the tool. Please follow the new procedures to ensure low particle counts in the chamber.
The system currently has Deuterated Silane (SiD4) installed - identical to the regular Silicon precursor SiH4, except that it significantly lowers optical absorption in the near-infrared due to shifted molecular vibrations/molecular weights. This gas is more expensive and thus more applicable to optical application than to general-purpose SiN films.

Process Control Data (Unaxis ICP-PECVD)

Low Deposition Rate SiO2 [ICP-PECVD]

High Deposition Rate SiO2 [ICP-PECVD]

Si3N4 [ICP-PECVD]

Low Stress Si3N4 [ICP-PECVD]

Standard Cleaning Procedure [ICP-PECVD]

You must edit the Post-Dep Clean recipe to correspond to your deposited thickness and material. See the Operating Procedure on the Unaxis Tool Page for details.

  • SiNx etches at 20nm/min
  • SiO2 etches at 40nm/min

Standard Clean Recipe

To Be Added

General Recipe Notes (Unaxis VLR ICP-PECVD)

  • RF1 = Bias
  • RF2 = ICP Power
  • All recipes start with an Argon pre-clean with 0W bias (gentle), to improve adhesion/nucleation.
  • Maximum SiO2 Dep. thickness allowed: 800nm
    • Above this thickness, you must run a chamber clean/season before depositing more onto your product wafer.