What to do while the YES Oven is down....

[Mary Tang]

Hello all --

There's good news and bad.  The good news is that Gary and Mario appear 
to have found the source(s) of the unreliable behavior of the YES oven.  
However, there is bad news too...  We are sorry to report that repair 
may take some considerable time (a crack in the chamber seam may require 
complete disassembly and re-welding.)  So, we offer the following 
alternatives for priming your samples:

1.  If you have a 100 mm round, use the standard 30 minute singe bake at 
150 C, followed by HMDS prime on the SVG coat track, preferably track #1. 

2.  If you have pieces or other substrate that cannot be track-primed, 
you may do the following...  But BE CAREFUL!

- Singe bake at 150 C for 30 minutes to drive off surface moisture.

- Use a manual coater (headway2 or laurell) to apply your HMDS.   DO NOT 
POUR HMDS.  There is a labeled dropper bottle of HMDS at headway2 
bench.  ONE DROP should be sufficient for a piece.  Spin your sample 
until dry.  Keep the dropper bottle closed when not in use.

- BE CAREFUL in your chemical handling!   HMDS can be easily inhaled and 
absorbed through the skin.  See the MSDS here:  
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/h2066.htm

- Consider this a temporary measure, until the YES oven can be 
repaired.  Remember:  SNF does NOT encourage manual handling of HMDS, 
but will allow it only in special cases.

We apologize for the inconvenience and will ask for your patience as the 
YES undergoes needed repairs.

Your SNF Staff

-- 
Mary X. Tang, Ph.D.
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
CIS Room 136, Mail Code 4070
Stanford, CA  94305
(650)723-9980
mtang at stanford.edu
http://snf.stanford.edu