Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications

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Main Authors: Nashrul Fazli, Mohd Nasir, Charan, M. Shah, Leech, Patrick William, Reeves, Geoffrey K., Pirogova, Elena, Istivan, Taghrid S, Tanner, Philip G., Holland, Anthony Stephen
Other Authors: nashrul@unimap.edu.my
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2012
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spelling my.unimap-214052012-10-18T07:54:10Z Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications Nashrul Fazli, Mohd Nasir Charan, M. Shah Leech, Patrick William Reeves, Geoffrey K. Pirogova, Elena Istivan, Taghrid S Tanner, Philip G. Holland, Anthony Stephen nashrul@unimap.edu.my Silicon Carbide Microfabrication Micromachining Membrane Wet etching Reactive ion etching X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Biomedical microdevices Link to publisher's homepage at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ 3C-SiC is currently under intense study as a potential material for implantable low power blood pressure sensing due to its biocompatibility. In this work, we present and discuss the fabrication processes for n-type 3C-SiC membranes using epitaxial SiC layers with thicknesses of 0.285 and 0.95 μm on Si substrates (650 μm). Membranes of n-type SiC with dimensions of 0.5×0.5 cm2 were successfully fabricated using the described method for both thicknesses. We also report the fabrication of larger area membranes (1.5× 1.0 cm2) using the 0.95 μm epitaxial layer. The thicker membrane was able to flex when probed using a micromanipulator electrical probe, however, the 0.285 μm membrane could not support the same small force. The ability to fabricate patterns of aluminum on the surface of the thicker membrane suggests future applications of large 3C-SiC membranes in microfabrication technology for biomedical microdevices. For electrical characterization, arrays of metal patterns were made on the 3C-SiC. Surface modification due to reactive ion etching (RIE) process had significant impact on the electrical properties of the sample. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) was used to investigate surface modification due to RIE. The effect of reactive ion etching is expected to modify the biocompatibility of the 3C-SiC as a potential biomaterial. 2012-10-18T07:54:10Z 2012-10-18T07:54:10Z 2012-02-27 Working Paper p. 589-593 978-145771989-9 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6178985 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/21405 en Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICoBE 2012) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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topic Silicon Carbide
Microfabrication
Micromachining
Membrane
Wet etching
Reactive ion etching
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Biomedical microdevices
spellingShingle Silicon Carbide
Microfabrication
Micromachining
Membrane
Wet etching
Reactive ion etching
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Biomedical microdevices
Nashrul Fazli, Mohd Nasir
Charan, M. Shah
Leech, Patrick William
Reeves, Geoffrey K.
Pirogova, Elena
Istivan, Taghrid S
Tanner, Philip G.
Holland, Anthony Stephen
Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications
description Link to publisher's homepage at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/
author2 nashrul@unimap.edu.my
author_facet nashrul@unimap.edu.my
Nashrul Fazli, Mohd Nasir
Charan, M. Shah
Leech, Patrick William
Reeves, Geoffrey K.
Pirogova, Elena
Istivan, Taghrid S
Tanner, Philip G.
Holland, Anthony Stephen
format Working Paper
author Nashrul Fazli, Mohd Nasir
Charan, M. Shah
Leech, Patrick William
Reeves, Geoffrey K.
Pirogova, Elena
Istivan, Taghrid S
Tanner, Philip G.
Holland, Anthony Stephen
author_sort Nashrul Fazli, Mohd Nasir
title Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications
title_short Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications
title_full Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications
title_fullStr Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication of 3C-silicon carbide membranes: Towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications
title_sort fabrication of 3c-silicon carbide membranes: towards development of novel microdevices for biomedical applications
publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
publishDate 2012
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/21405
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