Model-Based Analysis of Plasma Parameters and Active Species Kinetics in Cl[sub 2]∕X (X=Ar, He, N[sub 2]) Inductively Coupled Plasmas

This work reports the influence of gas mixing ratio on the , , and plasma parameters, steady-state densities, and fluxes of active species in the planar inductively coupled plasma reactor. The investigation combined plasma diagnostics by Langmuir probes and quadrupole mass spectroscopy with a global (zero-dimensional) plasma model. It was shown that the dilution of by any additive gas results in a noticeable change in both the electron temperature and density, as well as provides the acceleration in the electron impact dissociation kinetics of molecules. No qualitative differences for the given three systems in regard to relative changes in active species densities and model-predicted etch rate behaviors were obtained.