Process Recipe Library

You can browse the available recipes below, by lab area. You can also browse directly within the KNI's Box directory. 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: Procedure for spinning, writing & development (Caltech-only access)
• HSQ Resist: Procedure for spinning, writing & development (Caltech-only access)

Helium Ion Beam Lithography

• Helium Ion Beam Lithography (HIBL) – Parameter Recipe

Optical Lithography

• AZ5214 Photoresist spinning procedure
• S1813 Photoresist spinning procedure

Deposition Process Recipes

Sputtering

• TiO₂ sputtering ecipe
• Aluminum Nitride sputtering recipe
• Al₂O₃ 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

Wet Etching

• HF etching of SiO2 deposited via wet thermal oxidation
• HF etching of SiO2 deposited via PECVD

Microscopy Process Recipes

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Systems

• Cutting & Imaging Cross-sections with SEM/Ga-FIB
• Preparing TEM Lamella Samples with SEM/Ga-FIB
• Helium Ion Beam Lithography (HIBL) – Parameter Guide
• Helium Ion Beam Imaging with the Electron Flood Gun – Parameter Guide
• 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)