Monday, July 16, 2012

1207.3183 (Nima Arjmandi et al.)

Enhanced Resolution of Poly-(Methyl Methacrylate) Electron Resist by
Thermal Processing
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Nima Arjmandi, Liesbet Lagae, Gustaaf Borghs
Granular nanostructure of electron beam resist had limited the ultimate resolution of electron beam lithography. We report a thermal process to achieve a uniform and homogeneous amorphous thin film of poly methyl methacrylate electron resist. This thermal process consists of a short time-high temperature backing process in addition to precisely optimized development process conditions. Using this novel process, we patterned arrays of holes in a metal film with diameter smaller than 5nm. In addition, line edge roughness and surface roughness of the resist reduced to 1nm and 100pm respectively.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.3183

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