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Fabrication of Micro- and Nanoscale SiC Structures Using Selective Deposition Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

L. Chen ,
X. A. Fu ,
C. A. Zorman  and
M. Mehregany
L. Chen
Affiliation:
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
X. A. Fu
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
C. A. Zorman
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
M. Mehregany
Affiliation:
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Abstract

A method to fabricate nanometer scale SiC beams and nanoporous SiC shells using conventional microlithographic techniques combined with selective APCVD has been developed as an alternative to nanolithographic patterning and electrochemical etching. The process involves the selective deposition of poly-SiC films on patterned SiO2/polysilicon/SiO2 thin film multilayers on (100) Si substrates using a carbonization-based 3C-SiC growth process. This technique capitalizes on significant differences in the nucleation of SiC on SiO2 and polysilicon surfaces in order to form mechanically durable and chemically stable structures.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 782: Symposium A – Micro- and Nanosystems , 2003 , A2.2
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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