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http://dx.doi.org/10.5369/JSST.2002.11.2.102

A New Organic Modifiers for Anti-Stiction  

Kim, Bong-Hwan (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University)
Chun, Kuk-Jin (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University)
Lee, Yoon-Sik (School of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Sensor Science and Technology / v.11, no.2, 2002 , pp. 102-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
The chemical and mechanical characteristics of a new surface modifier, dichlorodimethysilane (DDMS, $(CH_3)_3SiCl_2$), for stiction-free polysilicon surfaces are reported. The main strategy is to replace the conventional monoalkyltrichlorosilane(MTS, $RSiCl_3$) such as octadecyltrichlorosilane (ODTS) or 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (FDTS) with dialkyldichlorosilane (DDS, $R_2SiCl_2$) with twit short chains, especially DDMS. DDMS, with shorter chains in aprotic media, rapidly deposits on the chemically oxidized polysilicon surface at room temperature and successfully prevents long cantilevers of 3 mm in length from in-use as well as release stiction. DDMS-modified polysilicon surfaces exhibit satisfactory hydrophobicity, long term stability and thermal stability, which are comparable to those of FDTS. DDMS as an alternative to FDTS and ODTS provides a few valuable advantages; ease in handling and long-term storage in solution, low temperature-dependence and low cost. In addition to the new modifier molecule, the simplified process of direct release right after washing the modified surface with isooctane was proposed to cut the processing time.
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