An ink jet printhead structure having a silicon carbide layer, an ink barrier layer disposed on the silicon carbide layer and respective ink chambers formed in the ink barrier layer over respective thin film resistors and adjacent the silicon carbide passivation layer, each chamber formed by a chamber opening in the ink barrier layer and a portion of the silicon carbide layer such that a silicon carbide surface fully extends across an area enclosed by the chamber opening, whereby a silicon carbide surface fully extends across the ink chamber. The ink chambers are more particularly configured to emit ink drops in the range of about 2 to 4 picoliters.