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A cost-effective process with short fabrication time for making x-ray masks for research and development purposes is described here for fabricating high-aspect ratio microelectromechanical structures using synchrotron based x- ray lithography. Microscope cover glass slides as membrane material is described. Slides with an initial thickness of 175 micrometers are etched to a thickness in the range of 10 - 25 micrometers using a diluted HF and buffered hydrofluoric acid solutions. The thinned slides are glued on supportive mask frames and sputtered with a chromium/silver sandwich layer which acts as a plating base layer for the deposition of the gold absorber. The judicial choice of glue and mask frame material are significant parameters in a successful fabrication process. Gold absorber structures are electroplated on the membrane. Calculations are done for contrast and dose ratio obtained in the photoresist after synchrotron radiation as a function of the mask design parameters. Exposure experiments are performed to prove the applicability of the fabricated x-ray mask.
Pratul K. Ajmera,Stefan Stadler, andNeda Abdollahi
"Development of a low-cost x-ray mask for high-aspect-ratio MEM smart structures", Proc. SPIE 3328, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Electronics and MEMS, (20 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.320168
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Pratul K. Ajmera, Stefan Stadler, Neda Abdollahi, "Development of a low-cost x-ray mask for high-aspect-ratio MEM smart structures," Proc. SPIE 3328, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Electronics and MEMS, (20 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.320168