Oblique powder blasting for three-dimensional micromachining of brittle materials

被引:30
作者
Belloy, E [1 ]
Sayah, A [1 ]
Gijs, MAM [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Microsyst, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
sand blasting; powder blasting; microfabrication; erosion; etching;
D O I
10.1016/S0924-4247(01)00572-6
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We present oblique powder blasting as a three-dimensional micromachining technology for brittle materials. Powder blasting is a microfabrication process, based on the use of a pressurised air beam containing eroding Al2O3 particles. By varying the angle of incidence of the incoming particles to a substrate, covered by a mask, one can exploit the oblique slopes of micropatterned holes and mask underetching phenomena to generate new options for three-dimensional microstructuring. We have identified and quantified the role of secondary rebounding particles in mask underetching. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:358 / 363
页数:6
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