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Localized and ultrahigh-rate etching of silicon wafers using atmospheric-pressure microplasma jets

Ichiki et al., 2004

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18048978424985344767
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Ichiki T
Taura R
Horiike Y
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Journal of applied physics

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A miniaturized very-high-frequency-driven inductively coupled plasma jet source has been developed for the production of high-temperature and high-density plasmas in a small space, and its application to the localized and ultrahigh-rate etching of silicon wafers has …
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