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Submicron, Noble Metal Particle Reference Standards: A Proposal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

R. S. Hockett ,
Angela Y. Craig  and
Diem Le
R. S. Hockett
Affiliation:
Charles Evans & Associates, 301 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063
Angela Y. Craig
Affiliation:
Charles Evans & Associates, 301 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063
Diem Le
Affiliation:
Charles Evans & Associates, 301 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063
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Abstract

There is a need in the semiconductor industry to develop new techniques and instrumentation for the elemental and chemical analysis of submicron, particularly <0.2 μm, particles. The development of these techniques and instrumentation could be assisted by submicron particle reference standards. We propose that high number-density, noble metal (Cu, Ag, Au) particles on silicon, with controlled diameters in the range of 0.02 μm to 0.10 μm, be developed and used as particle reference standards.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 386: Symposium O – Ultraclean Semiconductor Processing Technology and Surface , 1995 , 189
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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