Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8370, USA. konrad.rykaczewski@nist.gov
Abstract:
A process that allows control over the 3D motion of catalyst nanostructures during metal-assisted chemical etching by their local pinning prior to etching is demonstrated. The pinning material acts as a fulcrum for rotation of the catalyst structures resulting in etching of silicon features with rotational geometry.