Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying
Patent
1991-10-16
1994-07-26
Chaudhuri, Olik
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
437244, 423344, H01L 2102
Patent
active
053326970
ABSTRACT:
Low residual stress, stoichiometric or near stoichiometric, silicon nitride and silicon carbide films with thicknesses of one micron or greater are produced by reacting porous silicon with a nitrogen or carbon containing gas, such as ammonia or methane, at an appropriate temperature and pressure. The gas diffuses into the pores and reacts with the silicon skeletal structure. Because the initial structure is porous and the pore spaces provide strain relief during the addition reaction and subsequent volume expansion, the resultant film has relatively low residual stress. Either porous or solid films can be produced. This process provides a means to chemically stabilize porous silicon layers and their morphologies.
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Collins Scott D.
Smith Rosemary L.
Chaudhuri Olik
Horton Ken
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