DDMS를 이용한 MEMS 구조물의 새로운 점착방지 방법 = A new Method of Stiction Reduction for MEMS Structures Using DDMS

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 논문은 다결정실리콘의 점착방지를 위한 새로운 화학적 방법에 의한 코팅방법을 제시하였고 그 특성을 확인하였다. 이 코팅방법은 최근에 사용되어지고 있는 Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) 나 1H,1H2H,2H-perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (FDTS) 같은 Monoalkyltrichlorosilanes (MTS, $RSiCl_3$) 계열의 물질 대신에 Dialkyldichlorosilanes (DDS, $R2SiCl_2$) 계열의 물질을 이용하여 다결정실리콘의 표면을 바꾸는 방법이다. 이 DDS 계열의 화학물질 중에서 Dichlorodimethylsilane (DDMS, $(CH_3)2SiCl_2$)는 쉽게 구할 수 있고 다결정실리콘의 표면을 친수성에서 소수성으로 간단하고 빠른 방법으로 바꿀 수 있는 장점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 DDMS 코팅된 다결정실리콘으로 만들어진 외팔보를 3 mm길이까지 제작하여 점착현상이 전혀 일어나지 않았음을 확인하였고 이를 실제 구조물에 적용하였다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In order to achieve stiction-free polysilicon surfaces, we have suggested a new class of chemical coating precursors and confirmed their excellent characteristics. The strategy is to adopt dialkyldichlorosilanes (DDS, $R2SiCl_2$) instead of monoalkyltrichlorosilanes (MTS, $RSiCl_3$) such as octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) or 1H,1H2H,2H-perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (FDTS). Dichlorodimethylsilane (DDMS, $(CH_3)2SiCl_2$) in this study is commercially available DDS with two short chains. DDMS in aprotic media spontaneously deposits on the hydrophilic polysilicon surface, which is completely changed to hydrophobic one. When polysilicon surface is exposed to DDMS solution at room temperature, anti-stiction property and hydrophobicity are clearly comparable to FDTS. DDMS is even superior to MTS in reliability and easy handling, which provides high yield. Since interactions among precursor molecules are reduced, conglomeration both in homogeneous solution and on surface can be effectively avoided. Even the cantilevers of 3 mm in length can be protected successfully from the stiction and the final quality of the modified surfaces is much less dependent on temperature. And no difference was found between the processes in ambient environment and in dry box. In addition, DDMS has advantages of remarkably reduced process time and low cost.