FW: Gold

[maurice stevens]

I think thermcopoly is our choice for a gold tube.

Tylanpoly doesn't have doping and it is our work horse.  Thermcopoly2 
has Ge...so I think it needs to stay clean.

So I think we  move thermcopoly users to thermcopoly2.  (This will not 
make Robin's group happy.)

All agree?
How soon do we want to do this?
Should I send out an Email?


-m

Nancy Latta wrote:
> Ya know, bleed as I might for this potential labmember, I think that 
> it is important that we do the best we can to serve folks with 
> existing poly needs.  We definitely need to have a dirty poly tube.  
> Just a matter of which tube affects the folks who will be displaced 
> from it the least.
>
> Ideas on how to reach that conclusion?  Poll?  Coral search?
>
> -Nancy
>
> Ed Myers wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> The potential lab member is anxious as they have a SBIR deadline.
>> Ed
>>
>>
>> Dear Ed,
>>
>> Wanted to follow up on the SPECMAT approval. Can you let me know a time
>> frame by which we will know the approval.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Thulasi
>>
>> At 04:49 PM 1/13/2010, Mary Tang wrote:
>>> Hey Ed --
>>>
>>>
>>> Good test case.  We've talked about this for long enough.  I suggest 
>>> we approve one of our furnaces for this purpose, with a few, key 
>>> caveats.
>>> Thermcopoly1?  We'll need to inform the few people who use this system.
>>> Caveats might be:
>>>
>>> - substrates with noble metals allowed
>>> - no substrates containing materials that will react at process 
>>> temperatures with Cl-
>>>
>>>
>>> Alternatively, we can start conservatively and define "trace" metals 
>>> at concentrations typical for catalytic nanowire growth.  Trace 
>>> metals we've seen (that I know of) for nanowires include iron and 
>>> silver -- I think there are concerns about the volatility of iron 
>>> chlorides at thermal oxidation temperatures, but don't know about 
>>> poly LPCVD temperatures.  So, I don't know if we want to be more 
>>> specific about what acceptable "trace" metals are.  Trace noble 
>>> metals only?  I don't know, I think I favor allowing noble metals.
>>>
>>>
>>> Should we be concerned if the nanoporous alumina substrate has any 
>>> other major components other than alumina?
>>>
>>>
>>> Mary
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed Myers wrote:
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Here is a request from an anxious prospective lab member to convert 
>>>> one of our doped poly furnaces to gold contaminated.  They are 
>>>> under a SBIR deadline, so they are anxious to have a resolution.
>>>>
>>>> Ed
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>> Subject: FW: Gold
>>>>> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:22:48 -0800
>>>>> X-MS-Has-Attach: yes
>>>>> X-MS-TNEF-Correlator:
>>>>> Thread-Topic: Gold
>>>>> Thread-Index: AcqTCLmLOumGV0zxQ22RekcwmIFejAAAPdLQAGMrzvA=
>>>>> From: "Thulasidharan Gandhi" <thulasidharan.gandhi at dxray.com>
>>>>> To: "Ed Myers" <edmyers at stanford.edu>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Ed,
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the package which I sent to specmat group. Can you let me 
>>>>> know
>>>>> if you need anything else.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Thulasi Gandhi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> To SpecMat Committee:
>>>>>
>>>>> We would like to grow Si nanowires using a template process using
>>>>> Stanford Nanofabrication facility. The template which we will be 
>>>>> using
>>>>> is nanoporous alumina template with few nanometers of gold
>>>>> electrodeposited into the pores which will act as a catalyst for 
>>>>> growth
>>>>> of Si nanowires. Since gold is a contamination I would like to 
>>>>> request
>>>>> you permission to assign a poly furnace for growth of Si nanowires 
>>>>> under
>>>>> the gold contamination equipment set. I have attached a paper which
>>>>> shows the growth process of Si nanowires using a template process 
>>>>> using
>>>>> gold as a catalyst. If you need any other information, I will be 
>>>>> ready
>>>>> to provide you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Thulasi Gandhi
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Contact Information:
>>>>>
>>>>> DxRay Inc
>>>>> 19355 Business Center Drive, Suite 10, Northridge, CA-91324 Contact
>>>>> Person: Thulasi Gandhi Ph no: 8182800177 ext107 
>>>>> email:tgandhi at dxray.com
>>>>>
>>>>> 2)Material: The Material which we are proposing to use is gold.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3)Process: The process which we will be developing is CVD growth 
>>>>> of Si
>>>>> nanowires onto a nanoporus alumina template using gold as a catalyst.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4)Quantity: The substrate size is around 1/2" in diameter
>>>>>
>>>>> 5)Storage: There won't be any storage of the substrates at SNF.
>>>>>
>>>>> 6)Disposal: There won't be any disposal of the substrates at SNF.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Ed Myers [mailto:edmyers at stanford.edu]
>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:55 PM
>>>>> To: Thulasidharan Gandhi
>>>>> Subject: RE: Visit to See Silane Setup on 01/06/09
>>>>>
>>>>> Thulasi Gandhi,
>>>>>
>>>>> The link is a couple of pages deeper
>>>>>
>>>>> http://snf.stanford.edu/Materials/NewMatProc.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed
>>>>>
>>>>> At 01:50 PM 1/11/2010, you wrote:
>>>>> >Dear Ed,
>>>>> >
>>>>> >I checked for the paperwork at the spectmat group, but could not 
>>>>> find
>>>>> >one. Should I send an email and request them? We want to make 
>>>>> sure we
>>>>> >get an approval from them before signing in for the training and 
>>>>> making
>>>>>
>>>>> >a open purchase order for using the facility. Can you guide me 
>>>>> through
>>>>> >on this.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Thanks
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Thulasi Gandhi
>>>>> >
>>>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>>>> >From: Ed Myers [mailto:edmyers at stanford.edu]
>>>>> >Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:21 PM
>>>>> >To: Thulasidharan Gandhi
>>>>> >Cc: specmat at snf.stanford.edu; maurice stevens
>>>>> >Subject: RE: Visit to See Silane Setup on 01/06/09
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Thulasi Gandhi,
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Yes, we have a poly-silicon furnace plumbed with both dopants.  
>>>>> Right
>>>>> >now it is for clean samples, where your sample would be 
>>>>> considered gold
>>>>>
>>>>> >contaminated.  I have copied the specmat group which is 
>>>>> responsible for
>>>>>
>>>>> >any changes to our cleanliness or contamination levels.  To run what
>>>>> >you ask, does require this group to assign a poly furnace to the 
>>>>> gold
>>>>> >contaminated equipment set.  If you want to make this change, you 
>>>>> will
>>>>> >need to fill out the paperwork starting at
>>>>> >http://snf.stanford.edu/Materials/Materials.html
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Also, there will be a memory effect as you switch dopant gases.  
>>>>> This
>>>>> >should be factored in to your process planning.  If you don't 
>>>>> remove or
>>>>>
>>>>> >seal the dopants, you will get a lot of compensated doping and not
>>>>> >sharp dopant transitions.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Regards,
>>>>> >Ed
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >At 11:01 AM 1/11/2010, Thulasidharan Gandhi wrote:
>>>>> > >Dear Ed Myers,
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >It was nice meeting you the other day and knowing about the 
>>>>> research
>>>>> > >capabilities you have. We have one final question before we go 
>>>>> ahead
>>>>> > >with the application for training and using your facility.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >This is what we are planning to do: We are planning to grow Si
>>>>> >nanowires
>>>>> > >onto alumina template.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >We will have gold deposited into the alumina template and grow 
>>>>> the Si
>>>>>
>>>>> > >nanowires using silane at around 500C. In the growth of Si 
>>>>> nanowires
>>>>> > >we want to dope phosphor and boron alternatively to grow PN Si
>>>>> nanowires.
>>>>> > >The other day you told us that your system is capable of doping
>>>>> >phosphor
>>>>> > >and boron. We want to once again make sure whether it can be 
>>>>> done by
>>>>> > >switching the gas supply.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >Thanks
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >Thulasi Gandhi
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >-----Original Message-----
>>>>> > >From: Ed Myers [mailto:edmyers at stanford.edu]
>>>>> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:43 AM
>>>>> > >To: Thulasidharan Gandhi
>>>>> > >Subject: RE: Visit to See Silane Setup on 01/06/09
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >Thulasi Gandhi,
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >Yes, I do have to make a change.  Last night I was not by my 
>>>>> calendar
>>>>>
>>>>> > >and I forgot about a 1:30-3pm training I have to provide 
>>>>> today.  Can
>>>>> > >we meet after 3pm?
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >Regards,
>>>>> > >Ed
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >At 07:47 PM 1/5/2010, you wrote:
>>>>> > > >Dear Ed Myers,
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >Thats ok. I am not sure whether we can make it before 10 am. 
>>>>> So i
>>>>> > > >think 1-3 pm should be ok with us. I will meet you tomorrow 
>>>>> at 1pm.
>>>>> > > >Let me know if there is any changes.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >Thanks
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >Thulasi Gandhi
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >----------
>>>>> > > >From: Ed Myers [mailto:edmyers at stanford.edu]
>>>>> > > >Sent: Tue 1/5/2010 7:12 PM
>>>>> > > >To: Thulasidharan Gandhi
>>>>> > > >Subject: Re: Visit to See Silane Setup on 01/06/09
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >Thulasi Gandhi,
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >I found out late today, I have to participate in a phone 
>>>>> conference
>>>>>
>>>>> > > >at 11am on Wednesday.  On Wednesday, I have time before 10am or
>>>>> > > >between 1-3pm.  Sorry for the late change, but please let me 
>>>>> know
>>>>> > > >if either of these times will work for you.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >Regards,
>>>>> > > >Ed
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >At 02:51 PM 1/4/2010, you wrote:
>>>>> > > > >Dear Edward Myers,
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >I just spoke to you over the phone about visiting your lab on
>>>>> > > > >Wednesday (01/06/09) at 11am. You can email me back the
>>>>> directions.
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >Thanks for your help.
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >Regards,
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >Thulasi Gandhi
>>>>> > > >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>
>

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