Hi Nick,
        I think a very thin later of chromium will work, chrome sticks to
every thing and gold    sticks to the chromium very well.

        Ed Knighton, Process Engineer
        Constellation Tech.Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nikhil Mehta [SMTP:online_njm@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 4:30 PM
> To:   mems-talk@memsnet.org
> Subject:      [mems-talk] coating on Silicon Nitride to deposit Gold
>
> hi:
> We at present are do a titanium coating on Silicon Nitride on which we
> deposit Gold (as gold does not stick to Nitride). I am looking for
> literature to find if we can replace titanium with any other material on
> which we can deposit Gold and at the same time this material is not
> sensitive to KOH etching (Titanium is sensitive to KOH etching).
>
> I tried to find some literature on this but no success. Can any one help
> me in my dilemma
>
> thanks
>
> Nick
> Graduate Student
> Auburn University
>
>
>
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