<azonenberg>
This is a surface plot of a SEM photo i took a few days ag
<azonenberg>
ago*
<azonenberg>
Raised red areas are copper
<azonenberg>
White in the low areas is silicon
<azonenberg>
The blue is an unknown KOH resistant material preventing my silicon from etching right
<azonenberg>
i currently suspect un-etched Cr adhesion layer
<B0101>
so what are your plans now?
<azonenberg>
Going on a trip this weekend, then when i get back doing some increasingly aggressive etches to try and remove that stuff
<azonenberg>
basically, start with blank die with Cu+Cr thin film
<azonenberg>
Apply some etch to it
<azonenberg>
then throw it in KOH and see if the silicon is attacked
<azonenberg>
First step will be an RCA clean
<azonenberg>
If ten minutes in near-boiling HCl:H2O2 wont take off this material i'll be decently surprised :p
<B0101>
heh
<B0101>
azonenberg: btw, about my lab, its ok now, just waiting for the wafers to come (2 more days)
<B0101>
dang autocorrect
<B0101>
i might have a pdf copy of the book i was talking about
<azonenberg>
I see
<azonenberg>
When you start work, can you make a lab notes page on the wiki so the rest of us can keep up to date on your work? (I'll be moving my notes to the wiki at some point most likely).
<B0101>
ok
<B0101>
mostly on Quantum computing research though
<azonenberg>
Doesnt matter, it involves silicon and not a multimillion dollar lab :p
<azonenberg>
That makes it on topic
<B0101>
GaAs might be used too
<azonenberg>
The more the merrier - i havent used it before
<azonenberg>
Oh, and if you ever see Schrodinger's cat running around the street
<azonenberg>
can you go kill him for good? For some reason quantum physics researchers have trouble making sure :p
<B0101>
sure
<B0101>
Now, Divincenzo criteria is going to step into our wiki's
<B0101>
you might know whats that
<azonenberg>
i dont
<azonenberg>
i imagine its QC related
<azonenberg>
But i know next to nothing abt QC
<B0101>
ok, let me explain (yes it about QC)
<B0101>
First thing:
<B0101>
A scalable physical system with well-characterized qubits
<B0101>
2: The ability to initialize the state of qubits to a simple fiducial state
<azonenberg>
Are you interested in just duplicating previous work at home, or do you plan to go beyond and do something totally new?
<B0101>
the latter
<azonenberg>
Go for it, get something published :)
<B0101>
well all this research on QC at home started thanks to my younger brother
<azonenberg>
so, is that a problem?
<azonenberg>
name him as a coauthor?
<B0101>
no problem but the only thing: he wants 24/7 access to my lab
<azonenberg>
lol
<azonenberg>
That can always be trickier to set up
<azonenberg>
but i cant help you with personal problems between labmates :P
<B0101>
he wants to do nuclear experiments :P
<azonenberg>
lol
<B0101>
I cannot stop him
<B0101>
and i cannot see most of his lab notes
<B0101>
so i have no idea whats going on
<azonenberg>
...
<B0101>
but well, hope he won't cause everyone to run away
<B0101>
brb
<azonenberg>
i'm actually about to head out myself - ttyl
<B0101>
ok
<azonenberg>
imagines anti-nuke protesters showing up at your front door
<B0101>
lol
<bart416>
Meh
<bart416>
Most anti-nuke protesters can't even tell a piece of uranium apart from a piece of lead >_>
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format C:
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format D:
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format E:
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<B0101>
format F:
<bart416>
<B0101>
?!
<B0101>
is this a joke???
<bart416>
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<B0101>
what?
<bart416>
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<bart416>
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<B0101>
my system cannot read such fonts!!!!
<bart416>
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<bart416>
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<bart416>
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<B0101>
Are messing with me?
<B0101>
*you
<bart416>
<bart416>
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<bart416>
Get UTF-8 support :P
<bart416>
Also it might help if you speed some chinese lol
<bart416>
*speak
<B0101>
I can speak chinese, but well, I prefer using english
<B0101>
oh not again...
<bart416>
lol
<bart416>
Though I probably made some mistakes
<bart416>
Need to install that damned piece of google software again >_>
<B0101>
police letter... Why can't i do an experiment in peace???
<bart416>
? o_O
<bart416>
Please note that by UN decision it is impossible to lay claim to any celestial body
<B0101>
another neighbor's complaint about my experiments, now the cops want me to take down my whole lab
<bart416>
read space
<bart416>
wow o_O
<bart416>
instead of peace
<bart416>
And what sort of experiments are you doing anyway?
<B0101>
experiments include quantum computing experiments, laser experiments, chemical experiments and a lot more
<bart416>
werent you the one talking about nuclear experiments?
<B0101>
my brother wants do that
<B0101>
not me
<bart416>
I understand police would be concerned about that
<B0101>
its not like its fission experiments...
<B0101>
as far as i know, he is planning fusion experiments
<bart416>
Those can result in high neutron radiation
<B0101>
but nobody living next to me even knows about the planned experiment
<bart416>
Maybe your brother told somebody
<B0101>
i don't think so though even i don't know what experiment he is going to do, most of the time
<B0101>
he never tells anyone anything about his experiments
<B0101>
I'm not ruling that out
<B0101>
though
<B0101>
gimme a second
<B0101>
the neighbor just couldn't stand the smell from my house, so he complained
<bart416>
Don't you ever talk to your neighbour?
<B0101>
I have, but whatever i say does not get into his head
<bart416>
Talk, not say
<B0101>
he has told me that he is afraid of me doing experiments
<B0101>
but its not like i run a terrorist organization
<B0101>
can't help it
<B0101>
really has to meet up with her neighbor one day