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Nondestructive characterization of nanoscale subsurface features fabricated by selective etching of multilayered nanowire test structures using Mueller matrix …

Korde et al., 2020

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4405591797989954600
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Korde M
Kal S
Alix C
Keller N
Antonelli G
Mosden A
Diebold A
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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B

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Nondestructive measurement of three-dimensional subsurface features remains one of the most difficult and unmet challenges faced during the fabrication of three-dimensional transistor architectures, especially nanosheet and nanowire based field effect transistors …
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