Etching piezoelectric material
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1. A method comprising:
- forming a NiCr alloy layer as a lower electrode,providing a PZT piezoelectric material on the NiCr alloy layer,forming a TiW layer on the PZT piezoelectric material,providing a mask material comprising a NiCr alloy on the TiW layer, wherein the TiW layer between the mask material and the PZT piezoelectric material improves an adhesion of the mask material to the PZT piezoelectric material,patterning the mask material by wet etching to form a mask that defines a location of a trench, andplasma etching the PZT piezoelectric material through the mask to form a feature including the trench in the PZT piezoelectric material, the trench having an aspect ratio of depth to width of about 2;
1 or more and having a depth of about 1 micron or more.
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Abstract
Piezoelectric material is shaped by plasma etching to form deep features with high aspect ratios, and desired geometries.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a NiCr alloy layer as a lower electrode, providing a PZT piezoelectric material on the NiCr alloy layer, forming a TiW layer on the PZT piezoelectric material, providing a mask material comprising a NiCr alloy on the TiW layer, wherein the TiW layer between the mask material and the PZT piezoelectric material improves an adhesion of the mask material to the PZT piezoelectric material, patterning the mask material by wet etching to form a mask that defines a location of a trench, and plasma etching the PZT piezoelectric material through the mask to form a feature including the trench in the PZT piezoelectric material, the trench having an aspect ratio of depth to width of about 2;
1 or more and having a depth of about 1 micron or more. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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forming a NiCr alloy layer as a lower electrode, providing a PZT piezoelectric material on the NiCr alloy layer, forming a TiW layer on the PZT piezoelectric material, depositing a metallic mask material comprising a NiCr alloy on the TiW layer, wherein the TiW layer between the metallic mask material and the PZT piezoelectric material improves an adhesion of the metallic mask material to the PZT piezoelectric material, patterning the metallic mask material by wet etching to form a mask that defines a location of a trench and a location of an island, and plasma etching the PZT piezoelectric material through the mask to form the trench and the island in the PZT piezoelectric material, the trench having an aspect ratio of depth to width of about 2 to 1 or more, the island having an edge shape other than a square or a rectangle, wherein in the plasma etching, the PZT piezoelectric material is supported on a platen having a temperature of about 100°
C. or less.
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17. A method of processing piezoelectric material, comprising:
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forming a NiCr alloy layer as a lower electrode, providing a PZT piezoelectric substrate on the NiCr alloy layer, forming a TiW layer on the PZT piezoelectric substrate, depositing a mask material comprising a NiCr alloy on the TiW layer, wherein the TiW layer between the mask material and the PZT piezoelectric substrate improves an adhesion of the mask material to the PZT piezoelectric substrate, patterning the mask material by wet etching to form a mask that defines locations of trenches, plasma etching the PZT piezoelectric substrate through the mask to form the trenches in the PZT piezoelectric substrate, and stripping the mask by wet etching after the plasma etching; wherein the plasma etching comprises using a gas mixture comprising argon, C4F8, and hydrogen (H2). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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