Fabrication of One-Dimensional Programmable-Height Nanostructures via Dynamic Stencil Deposition — mentioned by jeffwass

Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:28:02 GMT

One nitpick - metal vapour deposition, when done in-situ through a moveable shadow mask, certainly is 3D printing. One can dynamically "draw" out structures having controlled variable-height profiles inside the vacuum chamber during the evaporation process by altering the position (and thus speed) of the moving shadow mask. This method is quite different from the "ordinary" metallic vapour deposition process you're referring to that uses a simple fixed-position mask, usually photoresist that is baked right onto the silicon wafer. Eg, here is my research paper from 8 yrs ago demonstrating…

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Fabrication of One-Dimensional Programmable-Height Nanostructures via Dynamic Stencil Deposition — mentioned by jeffwass