Tricia: Silver does not etch well in fluorine. The same is true for chlorine. The etch by-products are not very volatile at room temperature. Robert On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Tricia Youngbull < tyoungbull@nthdegreetech.com> wrote: > Does XeF2 etch Ag? Does anyone have etch rate data? > > Thank you