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The etch rates:
The etch rates:
 
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* 5% HF: 1.74 nm/s
<li> 5% HF: 1.74 nm/s </li>
* 1vol. H<sub>2</sub>O : 1vol. 5% HF 1.05 nm/s
<li> 1vol. H<sub>2</sub>O : 1vol. 5% HF 1.05 nm/s </li>
* 2vol. H<sub>2</sub>O : 1vol. 5% HF 0.723 nm/s
<li> 2vol. H<sub>2</sub>O : 1vol. 5% HF 0.723 nm/s </li>
 
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Be aware of that the 5% HF etches quite fast - Actually so fast that it can be tricky to control the etch. Just imagine, you take a sample out of solution and place it in a bigger water container to rinse, and during that movement, the etch continues… So the handling things around the fumehood can be a source of errors.
Be aware of that the 5% HF etches quite fast - Actually so fast that it can be tricky to control the etch. Just imagine, you take a sample out of solution and place it in a bigger water container to rinse, and during that movement, the etch continues… So the handling things around the fumehood can be a source of errors.


''Evgeniy Shkondin, DTU Nanolab, June 2019''
''Evgeniy Shkondin, DTU Nanolab, June 2019''