RIMAPS Prediction of Etch Pit Patterns

Abstract

In this work, RIMAPS technique is extended to predict the topographic pattern produced by etching metallic surfaces, using aluminum to give examples of RIMAPS prediction capability. The remarkable coincidence of peaks position between the single figure sketch and the experimental aluminum surface, turns out to light the fact that RIMAPS can predict the real pattern to be obtained after etching and emphasizes the potential of this technique either for characterization and prediction of any surface topographic pattern.