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March Plasma CS170IF RIE Etching System

Instrument Capabilities

The reactive ion etcher is capable of etching oxides, nitrides as well as remove organic contamination from sample surfaces. The unit is outfitted with 4 mass flow controllers for reproducible gas flow.

Key Features:

  • AAvailable etch gases: CF₄, SF₆, O₂, and Ar.
  • Electrode size: 6-inch.
  • Maximum power: 600 W.
  • Operating limit: Operate the system only up to 300 W. At 300 W, limit operation to 10 minutes at a time. For operation above 300 W, contact TMI staff for assistance.

Fees and Policies

  • UT Users: $35/hour
  • Higher Education/State Agencies (Assisted): $92/hour
  • Corporate/External Users (Assisted): $94/hour
  • Higher Education/State Agencies (Unassisted): $64/hour
  • Corporate/External Users (Unassisted): $65/hour

A cleanroom entry fee will be charged in addition to the cleanroom facility usage fee.

  • UT Users $6
  • Higher Education/State Agencies: $10
  • Corporate/External Users: $10

Traning

Users should register for the required in-person training course through UTLearn.

 

Texas Materials Seminar Series

The Texas Materials Seminar Series features MSE 397 Seminars, TMI Distinguished Lectureships, and TMI Special Seminars, where leading faculty and professionals from around the world share cutting-edge innovations and advancements in materials engineering with our students.

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$12M+

In Grant Funding

20+

Research Patents

10K+

Sq. Ft. of Research Labs

News

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Zhantao Chen, an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and a TMI-affiliate, has published an article on an AI tool in Nature Machine Intelligence. The article used AI to help researchers in ways that would assist in experimental tasks that are often labor-intensive and tiresome.

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Terry Zheng & Yu Group Publish New Work on Water-Based Electrolytes

Materials Science and Engineering graduate student Tianrui (Terry) Zheng, under the supervision of Dr. Guihua Yu has published research in Advanced Materials introducing a biphasic electrolyte architecture that combines the strengths of water-based (aqueous) and organic-based electrolytes for long-duration, high-rate zinc metal batteries.

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Yuebing Zheng was awarded seed funding through the University's Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors. The 'New Directions in Research' grants are one time payments that give faculty an opportunity to obtain proof-of-concept or pilot data for future, larger grants.

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Terry Zheng Awarded UT Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship

Tianrui (Terry) Zheng, a Materials Science & Engineering graduate student working with Dr. Guihua Yu, is a recipient of the 2026-2027 UT Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows Award from UT's Energy Institute.

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