Enhanced etching resolution of self-assembled PS-b-PMMA block copolymer films by ionic liquid additives.

PS-b-PMMA block copolymer lithography ionic liquid line edge roughness (LER) reactive ion etching

Journal

Nanotechnology
ISSN: 1361-6528
Titre abrégé: Nanotechnology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101241272

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 Mar 2023
Historique:
received: 07 10 2022
accepted: 29 01 2023
pubmed: 30 1 2023
medline: 30 1 2023
entrez: 29 1 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) is one of the most widely studied block copolymers for direct self-assembly because of its excellent compatibility with traditional processes. However, pattern transfer of PS-b-PMMA block copolymers (BCPs) remains a great challenge for its applications due to the insufficient etching resolution. In this study, the effect of ionic liquid 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (HMHF) additives on the line edge roughness (LER) performances of PS-b-PMMA self-assembled patterns was studied. Trace addition of HMHF kept the photolithography compatibility of PS-b-PMMA block copolymer films, but obviously increased their Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (

Identifiants

pubmed: 36709513
doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/acb6df
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Hongbo Hao (H)

College of Material Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China.

Shuangjun Chen (S)

College of Material Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China.

Jiaxing Ren (J)

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, 60637, IL, United States of America.

Xuanxuan Chen (X)

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, 60637, IL, United States of America.

Paul Nealey (P)

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, 60637, IL, United States of America.

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