> ...Can anyone tell me how to manufacture cantilever
> beam using Focused Ion Beam...
Ravi, there are several ways you could use a FIB to make cantilevers. And
there must be references in the literature of people making MEMS structures
with FIBs, though I don't have any at my fingertips.
Regardless of which method you pursue, I think you'll have to use a
sacrificial material for a temporary support. You'll have to get rid of this
sacrificial material later, probably after FIBing.
Method 1: Etch/Pattern only
* obtain substrate with sacrificial material and structural
material already deposited
* etch/pattern away unwanted structural material
* remove sacrificial material
method 2 and 3 are useful if you have deposition capability
Method 2: Deposit structural material
* obtain substrate with sacrificial material
* (optional) pattern "anchor" in sacrificial material
* deposit structural material in desired pattern (will be
a negative image of Method 1)
* remove sacrificial material
Method 3: Deposit sacrificial and structural materials
* obtain substrate
* deposit sacrificial material in desired pattern
* deposit structural material in desired pattern
* remove sacrificial material
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