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Micro-patterning of NdFeB and SmCo magnet films for integration into micro-electro-mechanical-systems

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The integration of high-performance RE-TM (NdFeB and SmCo) hard magnetic films into micro-electromechanical- systems (MEMS) requires their patterning at the micron scale. In this paper we report on the applicability of standard micro-fabrication steps (film deposition onto topographically patterned substrates, wet etching and planarization) to the patterning of 5-8 mm thick RE-TM films. While NdFeB comprehensively fills micron-scaled trenches in patterned substrates, SmCo deposits are characterized by poor filling of the trench corners, which poses a problem for further processing by planarization. The magnetic hysteresis loops of both the NdFeB and SmCo patterned films are comparable to those of nonpatterned films prepared under the same deposition/annealing conditions. A micron-scaled multipole magnetic field pattern is directly produced by the unidirectional magnetization of the patterned films. NdFeB and SmCo show similar behavior when wet etched in an amorphous state: etch rates of approximately 1.25 mm/min and vertical side walls which may be attributed to a large lateral over-etch of typically 20 mm. Chemical-mechanical-planarization (CMP) produced material removal rates of 0.5-3 mm/min for amorphous NdFeB. Ar ion etching of such films followed by the deposition of a Ta layer prior to film crystallization prevented degradation in magnetic properties compared to nonpatterned films.
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hal-00438119 , version 1 (02-12-2009)

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Arnaud Walther, C. Marcoux, B. Desloges, R. Grechishkin, Dominique Givord, et al.. Micro-patterning of NdFeB and SmCo magnet films for integration into micro-electro-mechanical-systems. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2008, 321 (6), pp.590-594. ⟨10.1016/j.jmmm.2008.09.028⟩. ⟨hal-00438119⟩
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