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Hot Jet Etching through Stencil Masks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

M. W. Geis
Affiliation:
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
S. W. Pang
Affiliation:
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
N. N. Efremow
Affiliation:
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
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Abstract

This article contains a description of hot jet etching through stencil masks. The dry etching technique does not damage the stencil mask, but anisotropically etches GaAs at rates as high as 10 μm min−1. Resolution less than 50 nm has been demonstrated. At present the etched surfaces are rough, but improvement of the etching technique may result in smooth surfaces.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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