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Ething of Aluminium can be done either wet or dry. For wet etching please see below on this page. Dry etching can be done either with the [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/ICP Metal Etcher|ICP Metal Etch]] using Chlorine chemistry or with [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/IBE/IBSD Ionfab 300|IBE]] by sputtering with Ar ions.  
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==Wet Aluminium Etch==
'''All measurements on this page has been made by Nanolab staff.
[[Image:Wet_Al_etch.jpg|300x300px|thumb|Wet Aluminium Etch: Positioned in cleanroom 4]]
 
[[Category: Equipment|Etch Wet Aluminium Etch]]
[[Category: Etch (Wet) bath|Aluminium]]
 
Wet etching of aluminium can be done using many different acids and bases. Using dilute phosphoric acid gives reasonably good control and compatibility with photoresists. Etching with dilute phosphoric acid is suitable for etching pure aluminium. If the aluminium is alloyed with other metals, other etchants may be better suited. Previously, aluminium with 1,5% silicon was used at DTU Nanolab. This alloy is no longer in use at DTU Nanolab but a suitable etchant (Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2) for this alloy is included below.
 
=Wet Aluminium Etch=
[[Image:AlEtch.jpg|300x300px|thumb|Aluminium Etch bath located in left side of Wet bench 05 in cleanroom D-3]]


Wet etching of aluminium is done with two different solutions:
Wet etching of aluminium is done with two different solutions:


# H<sub>2</sub>O:H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>  1:2 at 50 <sup>o</sup>C
# H<sub>2</sub>O : H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>  (1:2) at 50°C
# Pre-mixed etch solution: PES 77-19-04 at 20 <sup>o</sup>C
# Pre-mixed etch solution: Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2 at 20°C


Both solutions are used in the Aluminium etch bath shown to the right. It must be written on which one is in. Solution no. 1 is the most used solution for etching aluminium. Solution no. 2 is primarily for etching aluminium mixed with a small percentage of silicon.  
<br>
The first solution is always available ready made in the Aluminium Etch bath. The second solution can be mixed manually or bought pre-mixed and ready for use. Please contact DTU Nanolab if you need to use the Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2 etch mixture. Since it is used only very rarely it will probably have to be ordered when needed. The table below summarizes possibilities and parameter for the two etch mixtures.
contact Wetchem if change off bath or want to use it in a beaker.




===Comparing the two solutions===
==Comparing the two solutions==
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|-
|-style="background:silver; color:black"
|-style="background:silver; color:black"
!  
!  
! Aluminium Etch 1
! Aluminium Etch
! Aluminium Etch 2
! Etch with Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2
|-  
|-  
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
!General description
!General description
|Etch of pure aluminium
|Etch of pure aluminium
|Etch of aluminium + 1.5% Si
|Etch of aluminium with 1.5% Si
|-
|-
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
!Link to safety APV and KBA
!Location
|[ see APV here]
|Bath inside Wet Bench 05 in D-3
[http://kemibrug.dk/KBA/CAS/108568/?show_KBA=1&portaldesign=1 see KBA here]
|Bath inside Wet Bench 05 in D-3
|[ see APV here]
[http://kemibrug.dk/KBA/CAS/106779/?show_KBA=1&portaldesign=1 see KBA here]
|-
|-
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
!Link to SDS
|
[https://kemibrug.dk/Kemikalier/Action?id=RCU2MHolYzIlODIlN2UlYzIlODB2JWMyJTgxJTdleiVjMiU4N0RZeiVjMiU4OXYlN2UlYzIlODElYzIlODhES0xFTEZMVGQlYzIlODclN2N2JWMyJTgzJTdlJWMyJTg4diVjMiU4OSU3ZSVjMiU4NCVjMiU4MyVjMiU4OCU1ZVlSSQ==#K Kemibrug SDS: Phosphoric acid >25%]
|
[https://kemibrug.dk/Kemikalier/Action?id=RCU2MHolYzIlODIlN2UlYzIlODB2JWMyJTgxJTdleiVjMiU4N0RZeiVjMiU4OXYlN2UlYzIlODElYzIlODhETkZLR0tOS1RkJWMyJTg3JTdjdiVjMiU4MyU3ZSVjMiU4OHYlYzIlODklN2UlYzIlODQlYzIlODMlYzIlODglNWVZUkk=#K Kemibrug SDS: Phosphoric acid etch slution]
|-
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
!Chemical solution
!Chemical solution
|H<sub>2</sub>O:H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>  1:2
|H<sub>2</sub>O:H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>  1:2
|PES 77-19-04
|Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2:
77 vol% Phosphoric acid 85%  
60-90 vol% H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> 85%  
</br>
 
19 vol% Acetic acid 100%
5-20 vol% CH<sub>3</sub>COOH 100%
</br>
 
4 vol% Nitrid acid 70%  
1-5 vol% HNO<sub>3</sub> 70%  
|-
|-
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
!Process temperature
|50°C
|20°C
|-
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
|'''Process temperature'''
!Possible masking materials!
|50 <sup>o</sup>C
|20 <sup>o</sup>C
|-
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
|'''Possible masking materials'''
|Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)
|Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)
|Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)
|Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)
|-
|-
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
 
|'''Etch rate'''
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
!Etch rate
|~100 nm/min (Pure Al)
|~100 nm/min (Pure Al)
|~60 nm/min
|~60 nm/min
|-
|-
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
 
|'''Batch size'''
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
!Batch size
|1-25 wafers at a time
|1-25 wafers at a time
|1-25 wafers at a time
|1-25 wafer at a time
|-
|-
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
 
|'''Size of substrate'''
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
!Size of substrate
|4" wafers
|4" wafers
6" wafers
|4" wafers
|4" wafers
6" wafers
|-
|-
|-style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"
 
|'''Allowed materials'''
|-style="background:LightGrey; color:black"
!Allowed materials
|
|
*Aluminium
See the [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=381 Cross Contamination Sheet] for Aluminium Etch bath
*Silicon
*Silicon Oxide
*Silicon Nitride
*Silicon Oxynitride
*Photoresist
*E-beam resist
|
|
*Aluminium
See the [http://labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=XcMachineaction&view=edit&MachID=381 Cross Contamination Sheet] for Aluminium Etch bath
*Silicon
*Silicon Oxide
*Silicon Nitride
*Silicon Oxynitride
*Photoresist
*E-beam resist
|-
|-
|}
|}
== Dry Aluminium Etch ==
Our [[Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/ICP Metal Etcher|ICP Metal Etch]] tool allows you to dry etch aluminium.

Latest revision as of 07:36, 13 September 2023

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Unless anything else is stated, everything on this page, text and pictures are made by DTU Nanolab.

All links to Kemibrug (SDS) and Labmanager Including APV requires login.

All measurements on this page has been made by Nanolab staff.

Wet etching of aluminium can be done using many different acids and bases. Using dilute phosphoric acid gives reasonably good control and compatibility with photoresists. Etching with dilute phosphoric acid is suitable for etching pure aluminium. If the aluminium is alloyed with other metals, other etchants may be better suited. Previously, aluminium with 1,5% silicon was used at DTU Nanolab. This alloy is no longer in use at DTU Nanolab but a suitable etchant (Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2) for this alloy is included below.

Wet Aluminium Etch

Aluminium Etch bath located in left side of Wet bench 05 in cleanroom D-3

Wet etching of aluminium is done with two different solutions:

  1. H2O : H3PO4 (1:2) at 50°C
  2. Pre-mixed etch solution: Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2 at 20°C


The first solution is always available ready made in the Aluminium Etch bath. The second solution can be mixed manually or bought pre-mixed and ready for use. Please contact DTU Nanolab if you need to use the Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2 etch mixture. Since it is used only very rarely it will probably have to be ordered when needed. The table below summarizes possibilities and parameter for the two etch mixtures. contact Wetchem if change off bath or want to use it in a beaker.


Comparing the two solutions

Aluminium Etch Etch with Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2
General description Etch of pure aluminium Etch of aluminium with 1.5% Si
Location Bath inside Wet Bench 05 in D-3 Bath inside Wet Bench 05 in D-3
Link to SDS

Kemibrug SDS: Phosphoric acid >25%

Kemibrug SDS: Phosphoric acid etch slution

Chemical solution H2O:H3PO4 1:2 Aluminum etch 80-15-3-2:

60-90 vol% H3PO4 85%

5-20 vol% CH3COOH 100%

1-5 vol% HNO3 70%

Process temperature 50°C 20°C
Possible masking materials! Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E) Photoresist (1.5 µm AZ5214E)
Etch rate ~100 nm/min (Pure Al) ~60 nm/min
Batch size 1-25 wafers at a time 1-25 wafers at a time
Size of substrate 4" wafers

6" wafers

4" wafers

6" wafers

Allowed materials

See the Cross Contamination Sheet for Aluminium Etch bath

See the Cross Contamination Sheet for Aluminium Etch bath

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