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Fabrication of high aspect ratio tungsten nanostructures on ultrathin c-Si membranes for extreme UV applications.

Authors :
F Delachat
B Le Drogoff
C Constancias
S Delprat
E Gautier
M Chaker
J Margot
Source :
Nanotechnology; 1/15/2016, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p1-1, 1p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

In this work, we demonstrate a full process for fabricating high aspect ratio diffraction optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography. The transmissive optics consists in nanometer scale tungsten patterns standing on flat, ultrathin (100 nm) and highly transparent (>85% at 13.5 nm) silicon membranes (diameter of 1 mm). These tungsten patterns were achieved using an innovative pseudo-Bosch etching process based on an inductively coupled plasma ignited in a mixture of SF<subscript>6</subscript> and C<subscript>4</subscript>F<subscript>8</subscript>. Circular ultra-thin Si membranes were fabricated through a state-of-the-art method using direct-bonding with thermal difference. The silicon membranes were sputter-coated with a few hundred nanometers (100–300 nm) of stress-controlled tungsten and a very thin layer of chromium. Nanoscale features were written in a thin resist layer by electron beam lithography and transferred onto tungsten by plasma etching of both the chromium hard mask and the tungsten layer. This etching process results in highly anisotropic tungsten features at room temperature. The homogeneity and the aspect ratio of the advanced pattern transfer on the membranes were characterized with scanning electron microscopy after focus ion beam milling. An aspect ratio of about 6 for 35 nm size pattern is successfully obtained on a 1 mm diameter 100 nm thick Si membrane. The whole fabrication process is fully compatible with standard industrial semiconductor technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09574484
Volume :
27
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Nanotechnology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
111325610
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/27/2/025304