IMS- Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility
Metal Etchants

Metal

Temperature

Etchant

Ratio

Aluminum   H2O/HF 1:1
    HCl/HNO3/HF 1:1:1
Antimony   H2O/HCl/HNO3 1:1:1
    H2O/HF/HNO3 90:1:10
Bismuth   H2O/HCl 10:1
Chromium   H2O/H2O2 3:1
Cobalt   H2O/HNO3 1:1
    HCI/H2O2 3:1
Copper   H2O/HNO3 1:5
Gold Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Hafnium   H2O/HF/H2O2 20:1:1
Indium Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Iridium Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Iron   H2O/HCl 1:1
    H2O/HNO3 1:1
Lead   Acetic/H2O2 1:1
Magnesium Hot H2O/NaOH 10:1 by weight
  Followed by H2O/CrO3 5:1 by weight
Molybdenum   HCI/H2O2 1:1
Nickel   HNO3/Acetic/Acetone 1:1:1
    HF/HNO3 1:1
Niobium   HF/HNO3 1:1
Palladium Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Platinum Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Rhenium Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Rhodium Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Ruthenium Hot HCl/HNO3 3:1
Silver   NH3OH/H2O2 1:1
Tantalum   HF/HNO3 1:1
Tin   HF/HCl 1:1
    HF/HNO3 1:1
    HF/H2O 1:1
Titanium   H2O/HF/HNO3 50:1:1
    H2O/HF/H2O2 20:1:1
Tungsten   HF/HNO3 1:1
Vanadium   H2O/HNO3 1:1
    HF/HNO3 1:1
Zirconium   H2O/HF/HNO3 50:1:1
    H2O/HF/H2O2 20:1:1

 

Contact Information
Hang Chen, Ph.D.
Process Support Manager
The Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology at Georgia Tech
345 Ferst Drive, Atlanta GA, 30332 | 1152
404.894.3360 | hang.chen@ien.gatech.edu