Authorized Materials

Summary of material constraints

Lab members wishing to introduce new materials into this system must first obtain authorization from staff. New material requests must be initiated by submitting a Process Review Request form.

Non compliance will result in loss of member privileges

Authorized Substrates & Thin Films

Silicon
III-V semiconductor materials such as GaAs, InP, etc.
ZnSe (no substrate heating beyond 400C)
Glass
Quartz
Fused silica
Films of positive and negative optical and electron-beam photoresists
Metal films: Pd, AuBe alloys, Au, Ti, Ni, Pt
Films of Alumina and sapphire
Films of Silicon oxide and nitride
Polyimide or PET

PROHIBITED Films

The possibility of introducing substrates coated with the following films has been studied. Our research has confirmed that the chamber contamination risk is too high. Therefore, these materials are NOT ALLOWED in this system:

In
Ge (films allowed, deposition disallowed)
Al (Films allowed, deposition disallowed)
Pb
Cr (Films allowed, deposition disallowed)
Sb
Fe (films are allowed, deposition disallowed)
Zn
Se
Bi₂Te₃