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Title: Laser-controlled wet chemical etching for corrective trimming of thin films: application to aluminum

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OSTI ID:6482850

The localized enhancement of wet chemical etching by focussed laser beams for corrective trimming of thin films, and it application to the selective etching of aluminum, are discussed. Since wet etching can proceed repidly even without irradiation, it is as important to consider methods to reduce background etching as to enhance localized etching. The process developed for aluminum etching is based upon moderate local heating to activate a reaction which is normally suppressed by a corrosion inhibitor. Another approach to reduce background etching is solution cooling: for the activation energies for typical wet-etching, it should be possible to obtain acceptable contrast ratios between laser-enhanced and background rates over the temperature range which many concentrated etching solutions are liquid.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6482850
Report Number(s):
SAND-85-2239C; CONF-851048-7; ON: DE86002168
Resource Relation:
Conference: 168. meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 13 Oct 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English