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pink residue film after TiW etching on alumina
2004-10-25
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Mark Fuller
pink residue film after TiW etching on alumina
Mark Fuller
2004-10-27
Is there any reason you cannot use 30% H2O2 for the TiW etch?

>Hi all,
>
>We are trying to etch a TiW adhesion layer on an Alumni substrate using
>Clariant's TiW etchant.  We're observing a residue film (pinkish on the
>white Alumina) that can be rubbed off using a Q-tip.  However, we don't
>know how to remove this film from our patterned substrates.  We've tried
>acetone, stripper, and RIE in an oxygen plasma, but the film remains.
>It seems manually wiping off the film has the best results, but this
>ruins the structures (1.5um of Au with TiW adhesion layer).
>


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Mark Fuller
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Washington State University
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Pullman, WA  99164-2711
(509)335-1797

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