Deep Reactive Ion Etching of Lead Zirconate Titanate Using Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Ceramic Society
- Vol. 82 (5) , 1339-1641
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1999.tb01919.x
Abstract
A deep reactive ion etching (RIE) technique that uses sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas has been developed for lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr,Ti)O3, PZT) three‐dimensional microfabrication from PZT ceramic blocks. The etching was performed by using an inductively coupled plasma that was generated in a narrow‐gap vacuum chamber. The etch depth was 70 µm with a maximum etch rate of 0.3 µm/min and a selectivity of PZT to the electroplated nickel mask of >35:1. The sidewalls of the PZT structures were tapered, with base angles of ∼75°. Both positive RIE lag and unexpected ultrafine‐slit etching phenomena were observed.Keywords
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