Stiction Overview and Demonstration

This 5-page lab guide, created by the Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Center (NACK) at Pennsylvania State University, is for a laboratory activity that demonstrates "the procedures necessary to overcome stiction between two micron surfaces." Throughout the lab, students will be guided through the process of stiction by having students answer questions such as: "Discuss the concept of hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces," and "Explain a fabrication technique that we can overcome capillary stiction in MEMS devices." The lab guide includes extensive background information on stiction, lab instructions, and post-lab student questions.