<div dir="ltr">An alternative for HSQ development is described in<div>Yang and Berggren, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 25(6), Nov/Dec 2007 2025<br><br></div><div>1 liter water + 40 g NaCl + 10 g NaOH</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">--------------------------------<div><font size="1">Michael Rooks</font></div><div><font size="1"><a href="http://nano.yale.edu" target="_blank">nano.yale.edu</a></font> </div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 5:21 PM Hathaway, Malcolm R <<a href="mailto:hathaway@cns.fas.harvard.edu">hathaway@cns.fas.harvard.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg551895913177154812">
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Hello Labnetworkers,</div>
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Has anyone tried one of the TMAH substitutes that have become available?</div>
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How do they work? Are your users satisfied with their results?</div>
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For background, TMAH (tetramethylammonium hydroxide) is widely used in commercial resist developers (3%) and for HSQ developing (25%). In its 25% concentration, TMAH is a potent contact neurotoxin, which is fatal roughly 75% of the time, for exposures greater
than 7.5% of body area. Nasty stuff.<br>
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Several companies now have safer alternatives available, which we'd like to try out, such as:</div>
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<font face="Times New Roman,Times,serif">Envure 3330</font> (Sachem Chemical),
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E-Grade THEMAH SLM ((hydroxyethyl) methylammonium hydroxide, from Huntsman Chemical), and</div>
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Novo-safe SE-33 (ethyl tri-methy ammonium hydroxide from Transene).</div>
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We are particularly interested in using one of these as an HSQ developer, so we can do away with 25% TMAH.<br>
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Any experiences, good or bad, will be most welcome. <br>
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Thanks,</div>
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Mac Hathaway</div>
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