2) I would check the thickness of the PMMA after the descuming step. 4) I would remove PMMA in NMP instead of Acetone. Warm up the NMP at about 80oC. Sonication may help. Regards, Pedro Barrios -----Original Message----- From: mems-talk-bounces+pedro.barrios=nrc-cnrc.gc.ca@memsnet.org [mailto:mems- talk-bounces+pedro.barrios=nrc-cnrc.gc.ca@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of landobasa Sent: June 1, 2010 11:09 PM To: mems-talk@memsnet.org Subject: [mems-talk] PMMA cracking during e beam evaporation Dear Researcher, I am still a beginner in fabrication, and I have these following problems in the lift-off process. In order to provide the context, let me briefly write the process steps: 1) PMMA film (200nm thickness) is patterned using Electron Beam Lithography (developed for 60s and IPA for 30s). 2) Patterned PMMA film was subjected to UV Ozone Stripper (SAMCO UV-1) for 60s. 3) The sample was deposited by Ti with 20nm thickness (with the rate of 0.06nm/s) 4) The sample was soaked in Acetone. Problems: 1) There are cracks everywhere in PMMA film after E-Beam Evaporation. 2) The PMMA cannot be removed by acetone. Any help would be very much appreciated. Best Regards, Lando