Process Recipe Library

You can browse the available recipes below, by lab area. You can also browse directly within the KNI's folder directories. Note that the vast majority of recipes are being made publicly available; only a select few are password-protected for members of the Caltech community:

1. All Content (requires login with a caltech.edu email address)
2. Publicly available content (no login required)

Lithography Process Recipes

Electron Beam Lithography

• ZEP 520A resist spinning procedure (Caltech-only access)

Optical Lithography

• AZ5214 resist spinning recipe
• S1813 resist spinning recipe

Deposition Process Recipes

Sputtering

• TiO₂ sputtering recipe
• Guide to maintaining a plasma using gradual pressure changes

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

• PECVD amorphous Si recipe

Etching Process Recipes

Dry Etching

• Comparison of etch rates using different sample-fixing oils

Microscopy Process Recipes

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Systems

• Cutting & Imaging Cross-sections with SEM/Ga-FIB
• Preparing TEM Lamella Samples with SEM/Ga-FIB
• Source rebuild guide for ORION NanoFab He- & Ne-FIB

Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs)

• Environmental SEM (ESEM) Imaging Guide (for biological and highly non-conductive specimens)

Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEMs)

• STEM mode EDS on TF-20 TEM (emphasis on high-resolution 2D mapping)