Sacrificial layers for use in fabrications of microelectromechanical devices
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
depositing a sacrificial layer on the substrate, wherein the sacrificial layer comprises an early transition metal;
forming a hinge and a mirror plate of a micromirror device after the sacrificial layer, wherein the hinge comprise an early transition metal nitride and a metalloid nitride;
removing the sacrificial layer using a vapor phase etchant that is a vapor phase noble gas halide or a vapor phase interhalogen so as to release the micromirror device.
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Abstract
A sacrificial layer and a method for applying said sacrificial layer in fabricating microelectromechanical devices are disclosed herein. The sacrificial layer comprises an early transition metal. Specifically, the sacrificial layer comprises an early transition metal element, an early transition metal alloy or an early transition metal silicide.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a substrate;
depositing a sacrificial layer on the substrate, wherein the sacrificial layer comprises an early transition metal;
forming a hinge and a mirror plate of a micromirror device after the sacrificial layer, wherein the hinge comprise an early transition metal nitride and a metalloid nitride;
removing the sacrificial layer using a vapor phase etchant that is a vapor phase noble gas halide or a vapor phase interhalogen so as to release the micromirror device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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