Abstract
Effective pattern transfer into (Pr,Ba,Ca)MnO3 and (La,Sr)MnO3 has been achieved using Cl2/Ar discharges operated under Inductively Coupled Plasma conditions. Etch rates up to 900 A-min"1 for (La,Sr)MnO3 and 300 A-min'1 for (Pr,Ba,Ca)MnOj were obtained, with these rates being a strong function of ion flux, ion energy and ion-to-neutral ratio. The etching is still physically-dominated under all conditions, leading to significant surface smoothing on initially rough samples. Sub-micron (0.35 Um) features have been produced in both materials using SiN, as the mask.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 341-346 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 574 |
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| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 MRS Spring Meeting - Symposium BB: 'Multicomponent Oxide Films for Electronics' - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 6 Apr 1999 → 8 Apr 1999 |