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Bottom-up Gold Electrodeposition for High Aspect Ratio Features in Imaging Applications
Patent Number: 10,889,908
Problem
Gold filling by conventional electrodeposition processes will deposit substantially on the field around the features of interest. This results in extended post-deposition processing to remove the extra material, waste of deposited gold, and more rapid depletion of electrolyte.
Invention
A process for filling trenches with gold from the bottom, permitting seam-free and void-free filling. Leaves minimal undesired deposits, little waste, and a reduction in post-deposition processing time.
Potential Commercial Applications
- X-ray interferometry
- X-ray phase contrast imaging
- X-ray wave-front-sensing
- Optics characterization
- Optics alignment
- Focus characterization at X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs)
- Biomedicine
- Materials Science
- Security
Competitive Advantage
- Minimal deposits on the field
- Little waste of gold
- Reduction in post-deposition processing time.
- Void-free filled recessed feature with highly uniform filling profiles