3 July 2014 Size and shape control of sub-20 nm patterns fabricated using focused electron beam-induced processing
Sangeetha Hari, Cornelis W. Hagen, Thomas Verduin, Pieter Kruit
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Abstract
In a first study to analyze the feasibility of electron beam-induced deposition (EBID) for creating certain patterns in advanced lithography, line patterns were fabricated on silicon wafers using EBID. The growth conditions were such that the growth rate is fully determined by the electron flux (the current limited growth regime). It is experimentally verified that different patterning strategies, such as serial versus parallel patterning and single pass patterning versus multiple pass patterning, all lead to the same result in this growth regime. Images of EBID lines, imaged in a scanning electron microscope, were analyzed to determine the position of the lines, the width of the lines, and the linewidth roughness (LWR). The results are that the lines have an average width of 13.7 nm, an average standard deviation of 1.6 nm in the center position of the lines, and an average LWR of 4.5 nm ( value). As an example of the capabilities of EBID, a logic-resembling lithography pattern was fabricated.
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Sangeetha Hari, Cornelis W. Hagen, Thomas Verduin, and Pieter Kruit "Size and shape control of sub-20 nm patterns fabricated using focused electron beam-induced processing," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 13(3), 033002 (3 July 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMM.13.3.033002
Published: 3 July 2014
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KEYWORDS
Electron beam lithography

Molecules

Scanning electron microscopy

Line width roughness

Control systems

Electron beams

Lithography

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