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CA 2246084
A method of patterning a brittle material, and particularly a semiconductor material, is provided comprising ion implantation induced selective area exfoliation. The method includes steps of masking the material, implanting unmasked regions of the material, with light ions of Hydrogen or Helium, and rapid thermal annealing at the temperature causing exfoliation of the material from the implanted regions. As a result, the material is patterned to a depth determined by the depth of ion implantation. The method allows patterning through crystalline or non crystalline materials, or several layers of different materials at the same time. When the mask has straight sharp edges aligned parallel to natural cleavage planes of the semiconductor material, the exfoliation results in formation of high quality sidewall-facets of exfoliated material and of the remaining patterned material at the boundaries of exfoliated regions.
Este Grantley Oliver
Mitchell Ian Vaughan
Shepherd Frank Reginald
Simpson Todd William
Fortin Jean-Pierre
Nortel Networks Limited
Northern Telecom Limited
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