Patent ID: 8415220
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B81B,B81C,B82Y,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method for oxidizing a structure, the method comprising: providing the structure having at least one suspended element selected from the group consisting of: a microstructure, a nanostructure and a combination thereof suspended over an oxidizable material; conformally depositing a cladding material on the oxidizable material and around the at least one suspended element using a spin-on process or chemical vapor deposition so as to provide a gap between the cladding material on the oxidizable material and the cladding material that surrounds the at least one suspended element, wherein the cladding material employed is permeable to at least one oxidant; and oxidizing the at least one suspended element through the cladding material, wherein the cladding material physically constrains and thereby prevents distortion of the at least one suspended element during the oxidation.