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1. Plasma assisted etching
2. Solid phase etching

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  • Mechanisms in plasma etching
    • Ions bombarding the lattice - physical removal of atoms
    • Radicals reacting with atoms - chemical removal of atoms
    • There are fewer ions than radicals in a plasma, thus the chemical mechanism may be quite important if the gas can react with the surface
      • the etch rate in cases when the chemical component appears is much higher than in cases where it doesn't appear

  • Types of plasma etch
    • High-pressure
    • Ion milling
    • RIE

  

1. Plasma assisted etching
2. Solid phase etching

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