Microfabrication of a fluoropolymer film using conventional XeCl excimer laser by laser-induced backside wet etching

被引:38
作者
Wang, J [1 ]
Niino, H [1 ]
Yabe, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Mat & Chem Res, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058565, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1999年 / 38卷 / 7A期
关键词
microfabrication; fluoropolymer; XeCl excimer laser; laser ablation; wet etching;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.38.L761
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The surface of a fluoropolymer film was fabricated with micron-sized features by laser-induced backside wet etching (LIBWE), using a nanosecond XeCl excimer laser at 308 nm. The etch rate ranged from 5 to 20 nm/pulse by laser irradiation at fluences varying from 160 to 500 mJ/cm(2). The threshold fluence for etching was about 100 mJ/cm(2) in the case of a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution containing pyrene. The mechanism of LIBWE is explained by the formation of superheated liquid in a cyclic multiphotonic absorption process.
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页码:L761 / L763
页数:3
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