Green, M.Aidinis, C. J.Fakolujo, O. A.2018-10-092018-10-0919840021-89791089-7550Journal of Applied Physics 57(2), pp. 631-633ui_art_green_electron_1984http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1678The e-beam stimulated reaction, CdCl2 (s)----Cd(s) + 2Cl(g), has been studied in cadmium chloride thin films between 303 and 483K using 2-keV electrons. The dose required to make 90-mm-deep holes at 483K is 3 X10-3 Ccm-2. Extrapolated dosing levels of ~6X10-5 C cm-2 are expected. The use of CdCl2 as a positive-type electron resist in a new scheme is proposed. A working model, useful for considering the e-beam stimilated decomposition energetics and mechanism, is briefly discussed.en-USElectron beam decomposition of CdCl2Article