Review Article: Plasma–surface interactions at the atomic scale for patterning metals

2017 
Building upon the depth and breadth of Harold Winters's work, this paper pays tribute to his pioneering contribution in the field of plasma etching of metals, and how that knowledge base helps guide the fundamental research in these areas. The fundamental understanding of the plasma–surface interactions during metal etch is key to achieve desirable etch efficacy and selectivity at the atomic scale. This paper presents a generalized methodology, combining thermodynamic assessment and kinetic verification of surface reactions, using copper, magnetic metals, and noble metals as examples, in an effort to demonstrate the applicability of this strategy in tailoring plasma–surface interactions at the atomic scale for a wide range of materials.
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