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The Electrochemical Etching Process of a Tungsten Wire

This study produced and analyzed shaped tungsten wire tips formed through electrochemical etching. Specifically, the cone length and the radius of curvature of the tip were analyzed. Having the tips move dynamically through an electrolytic solution, such as potassium hydroxide, and tuning the initial starting depth of the tungsten wire along with the dynamic speed of the tungsten wire as it passed throughout the solution allowed various types of tip profiles to be produced. The tip's radius of curvature was able to be reproduced with an accuracy between 88 - 92 %. The method provided would be applicable for the production of various styles of liquid-metal ion source (LMIS) probes and scanning probe microscope (SPM) tips.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1833480
Date08 1900
CreatorsRichardson, Aaron Michael
ContributorsWeathers, Duncan, Perez, Jose, Shiner, David
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 30 pages, Text
RightsPublic, Richardson, Aaron Michael, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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