silicon nitride

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silicon
noun[U]
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/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən/
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/ˈsɪl.ə.kən/
a grey chemical element that is found in rocks and sand and is used in making computers and other ...
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The quick development of physical and chemical etching ofsiliconnitrideand silicon needles produced very sharp tips, which replaced the original diamond powder needles.
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Following the deposition of asiliconnitridelayer on the substrate, the structural and sacrificial layers are deposited, alternatively, with each layer being patterned using photolithography.
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The material is typically a dielectric, such as silicon orsiliconnitride.
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The lattice constants ofsiliconnitrideand silicon are different.
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The resulting fluorine atoms are the active cleaning agents that attack the polysilicon,siliconnitrideand silicon oxide.
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Such igniters are often made of silicon carbide,siliconnitride, or another material that is durable under prolonged exposure to extreme heat.
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It is used in electronics microfabrication alone or in combination with oxygen as a plasma etchant for silicon, silicon dioxide, andsiliconnitride.
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Nitride compounds often have large band gaps, thus nitrides are usually insulators or wide bandgap semiconductors, examples include boron nitride andsiliconnitride.
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Siliconnitridehas gradually replaced titanium dioxide as the preferred material, because of its excellent surface passivation qualities.
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Interest was renewed in the 1960s whensiliconnitrideand silicon carbide were looked at more closely.
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A backside coating of 200 nmsiliconnitride(which must be removed later to allow backside cooling and heatsinking) was found to be helpful.
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Ceramics such assiliconnitrideare now regularly used in such applications due to their low density (40% of steel).
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Blacksiliconnitrideceramic is superior to white zirconium dioxide ceramic, since it is considerably harder and tougher.
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A further temperature increase can result in crystallization of the amorphous material and the formation ofsiliconnitride, silicon carbide and carbon.
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Siliconnitrideparts are used in ceramic ball bearings, where their high hardness makes them wear resistant.
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A photo mask, composed ofsiliconnitride, is patterned on the top of this sacrificial oxide.
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The transition metal does not react with the silicon dioxide nor thesiliconnitrideinsulators present on the wafer.
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Thus, titanium nitride andsiliconnitrideare used as cutting materials and hard coatings.
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Therefore, ball bearings made ofsiliconnitrideceramic are used in performance bearings.
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Siliconnitrideis also used as an ignition source for domestic gas appliances.
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