Category: Other Materials Etch

10 Jan

Scientific Paper on Sapphire Plasma Etching from National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan

Samco 2015 Customer, Other Materials Etch, Samco Customer Publication, Sapphire Etch

Bulk vertical micromachining of single-crystal sapphire using inductively coupled plasma etching for x-ray resonant cavities

P-C Chen1, P-T Lin1, D G Mikolas1, Y-W Tsai2, Y-L Wang1, C-C Fu1 and S-L Chang2
1 Institute of Nano Engineering and Microsystems, National Tsing-Hua University, No. 101, Kuang-fu Rd, Sec. II, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
2 Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, No. 101, Kuang-fu Rd, Sec. II, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
J. Micromech. Microeng. (2015) 25 015016

Samco ICP Etching System was used for the recipe optimization of sapphire plasma etching in x-ray resonant cavity fabrication.

Sapphire Periodic Table

For our process capabilities of sapphire plasma etching, please visit the page below.
Sapphire Dry Etching Process (ICP-RIE)

12 Jul

Scientific Paper on Nb-TiO2 Dry Etching Process from Tokyo Institute of Technology

Samco 2014 Customer, Other Materials Etch, Samco Customer Publication, TiO2 Etch

Angled etching of (001) rutile Nb–TiO2 substrate using SF6-based capacitively coupled plasma reactive ion etching

Akihiro Matsutani1, Kunio Nishioka1, Mina Sato1, Dai Shoji1, Daito Kobayashi2, Toshihiro Isobe2, Akira Nakajima2, Tetsu Tatsuma3 and Sachiko Matsushita2
1 Semiconductor and MEMS Processing Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
2 Department of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
3 Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. (2014) 53 06JF02

Rutile Nb–TiO2 substrates were etched using Samco Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) System. Vertical sidewalls and a smooth surface were successfully achieved.

31 Dec

Scientific Paper on High-aspect-ratio Nanoimprinted Structure Fabrication from National Tsing Hua University

Samco 2013 Customer, Other Materials Etch, Resist, Samco Customer Publication

High-aspect-ratio nanoimprinted structures for a multi-pole magnetic scale

Zhi-Hao Xu1, Chien-Li1, Cheng-Kuo1, Sheng-Ching3 and Tsung-Shune Chin2
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, TAIWAN
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, TAIWAN
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National United University, Miaoli 36003, TAIWAN
Microsystem Technologies (2014) 20, 10, pp 1949-1953

SAMCO Plasma Cleaner was used for photoresist stripping/trimming in high-aspect-ratio structure.

For more details of our photoresist stripping & removal process solutions, please visit the page below.
Plasma Ashing & Stripping of Photoresist

28 Jul

Scientific Paper on Metallic Infrared Filter Fabrication Using Al Plasma Etching by NIMS, Japan

Samco 2013 Customer, Al Etch, Other Materials Etch, Photonic Devices, Samco Customer Publication, Silicon/Dielectrics Etch, SiO2 Etch

Structural Optimization of Metallic Infrared Filters Based on Extraordinary Optical Transmission

Makoto Ohkado1, Tsuyoshi Nomura1, Atushi Miura1, Hisayoshi Fujikawa1, Naoki Ikeda2, Yoshimasa Sugimoto2 and Shinji Nishiwaki3
1Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
2National Institute for Material Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
3Kyoto University, Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan (2013) 38, No. 2 p. 167-170

SiO2 plasma etching and Al plasma etching were performed using Samco RIE system and ICP etch system, respectively to fabricate hole array structures of the infrared filter.

For more details of our SiO2 dry etching capabilities, please visit the page below.
SiO2 Dry Etching Process (RIE or ICP-RIE)

20 Jul

Scientific Paper on Graphene Etching from Northwestern University

Samco 2013 Customer, Graphene Etch, Other Materials Etch, Samco Customer Publication

Optimization of graphene dry etching conditions via combined microscopic and spectroscopic analysis

Mariana C. Prado1, Deep Jariwala2, Tobin J. Marks2,3 and Mark C. Hersam2,3
1 Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
3 Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
Appl. Phys. Lett. (2013) 102, 193111

Samco RIE System at Northwestern University was used for investigation of reactive ion etching process of graphene.

Samco RIE systems are versatile tools for plasma etching of various materials including Si, SiO2, SiNx, metal, polymer and carbon-based materials.
For more information on our RIE system, please visit the product page below.
RIE Etching Systems

10 Jan

Scientific Paper on Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 thin film based resonators Using PZT Plasma Etching from Beihang University

Samco 2013 Customer, MEMS, Other Materials Etch, PZT Etch, Samco Customer Publication

Monolithic integration of Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin film based resonators using a complete dry microfabrication process

Yonggang Jiang1 , Kensuke Kanda2,3, Yuki Iga2, Takayuki Fujita2,3, Kohei Higuchi2, Kazusuke Maenaka2,3
1 School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Xueyuan Road No. 37, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China
2 Maenaka Human-Sensing Fusion Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
3 Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-2280, Japan
Microsyst Technol (2013) 19:137–142

SAMCO ICP etch system was used for PZT plasma etching to fabricate thin film MEMS resonators.

11 Nov

Scientific Paper on Wrinkled PDMS Film Fabrication from Nanjing University, China

Samco 2012 Customer, Other Materials Etch, PMMA Etch, Resist, Samco Customer Publication

Crack-free controlled wrinkling of a bilayer film with a gradient interface

Yan Xuana Xu Guoa Yushuang Cuia Changsheng Yuana Haixiong Gea Bo Cuib and Yanfeng Chena
National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, West Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada
Soft Matter (2012) 8, 9603

SAMCO Plasma Etching System (RIE etcher) was used for plasma etching of silicon-containing resist and PMMA to fabricate wrinkled films.

27 Oct

Scientific Paper on AlN Nanocavity Fabrication Using AlN Plasma Etching from the University of Tokyo

Samco 2012 Customer, AlN Etch, Other Materials Etch, Photonic Devices, Samco Customer Publication

High-Q AlN photonic crystal nanobeam cavities fabricated by layer transfer

S. Sergent1, M. Arita1, S. Kako1, K. Tanabe1, S. Iwamoto1,2 and Y. Arakawa1,2
1 Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
2 Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 101106 (2012)

AlN nanopattern was fabricated by AlN plasma etching using Samco ICP etch system to improve the quality factor of nanobeam cavities.

AlN plasma etching

For more information on our ICP etching sytems, please visit the product page below.
Samco ICP Plasma Etcher

27 Nov

Scientific Paper on Whisker Fabrication Using Diamond Etching from Nagoya University Team

Samco 2011 Customer, Diamond Etch, Other Materials Etch, Samco Customer Publication

Fabrication of Vertically Aligned Diamond Whiskers from Highly Boron-Doped Diamond by Oxygen Plasma Etching

Chiaki Terashima1, Kazuki Arihara4, Sohei Okazaki4, Tetsuya Shichi4, Donald A. Tryk5, Tatsuru Shirafuji2, Nagahiro Saito1, 2, 3, Osamu Takai1, 2, 3, and Akira Fujishima4, 6
Research Center for Materials Backcasting Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, and 2Department of Materials, Physics and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
Technology Research and Development Department, General Technology Division, Central Japan Railway, 1545-33 Ohyama, Komaki City, Aichi 485-0801, Japan
Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8511, Japan
Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2011, 3 (2), pp 177–182
DOI: 10.1021/am1007722

Samco open-load Plasma Etching System was used for diamond plasma etching to fabricate vertically aligned diamond whiskers.

diamond etching
For more details of our diamond plasma etching technologies, please visit the diamond process data page below.
Diamond Dry Etching Process (RIE or ICP-RIE)

24 Oct

Scientific Paper on FeSi2 Plasma Etching from University of Tsukuba

Samco 2006 Customer, FeSi2 Etch, Other Materials Etch, Samco Customer Publication

Reactive Ion Etching of β-FeSi2 with Inductively Coupled Plasma

Takayuki Wakayama, Takashi Suemasu, Tomomi Kanazawa and Hiroyuki Akinaga
Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. (2006) 45 L569

Samco ICP-RIE etcher was used for plasma etch recipe development of β-FeSi2 on a silicon substrate using fluorine chemistry.
High etch selectivity of β-FeSi2 against silicon was investigated.

fesi2 plasma etching

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ICP Plasma Etch Systems for Si, SiO2, III-V & Metal