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Etching-enhanced Ablation and the Formation of a Microstructure in Silicon by Laser Irradiation in an SF6 Atmosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

S. Jesse ,
A. J. Pedraza ,
J. D. Fowlkes  and
J. D. Budai
S. Jesse
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996–2200
A. J. Pedraza
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996–2200
J. D. Fowlkes
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996–2200
J. D. Budai
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831–6056
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Sequential pulsed-laser irradiation of silicon in SF6 atmospheres induced the formation of an ensemble of microholes and microcones. Profilometry measurements and direct imaging with an intensifying charge-coupled device camera were used to study the evolution of this microstructure and the laser-generated plume. Both the partial pressure of SF6 and the total pressure of an SF6-inert gas mixture strongly influenced the maximum height that the microcones attained over the initial surface. The cones first grew continuously with the number of pulses, reached a maximum, and then began to recede as the number of laser pulses increased further. The growth of the cones was closely connected with the evolution of the laser-generated plume.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 17 , Issue 5 , May 2002 , pp. 1002 - 1013
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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