Abstract:
A method of depositing a low refractive index coating on a photo-active feature on a substrate comprises forming a substrate having one or more photo-active features thereon and placing the substrate in a process zone. A deposition gas is energized in a remote gas energizer, the deposition gas comprising a fluorocarbon gas and an additive gas. The remotely energized deposition gas is flowed into the process zone to deposit a low refractive index coating on the substrate.
Abstract:
A fluorocarbon coating comprises an amorphous structure with CF2 bonds present in an atomic percentage of at least about 15%, and having a refractive index of less than about 1.4. The fluorocarbon coating can be deposited on a substrate by placing the substrate in a process zone comprising a pair of process electrodes, introducing a deposition gas comprising a fluorocarbon gas into the process zone, and forming a capacitively coupled plasma of the deposition gas by coupling energy to the process electrodes.