Nanofabrication on unconventional substrates using transferred hard masks
Author(s)
Li, Luozhou; Bayn, Igal; Lu, Ming; Nam, Chang-Yong; Stein, Aaron; Schroder, Tim; Harris, Nicholas Christopher; Englund, Dirk Robert; ... Show more Show less
DownloadLi-2015-Nanofabrication.pdf (2.639Mb)
PUBLISHER_CC
Publisher with Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution
Terms of use
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
A major challenge in nanofabrication is to pattern unconventional substrates that cannot be processed for a variety of reasons, such as incompatibility with spin coating, electron beam lithography, optical lithography, or wet chemical steps. Here, we present a versatile nanofabrication method based on re-usable silicon membrane hard masks, patterned using standard lithography and mature silicon processing technology. These masks, transferred precisely onto targeted regions, can be in the millimetre scale. They allow for fabrication on a wide range of substrates, including rough, soft, and non-conductive materials, enabling feature linewidths down to 10 nm. Plasma etching, lift-off, and ion implantation are realized without the need for scanning electron/ion beam processing, UV exposure, or wet etching on target substrates.
Date issued
2015-01Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of ElectronicsJournal
Scientific Reports
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Citation
Li, Luozhou, Igal Bayn, Ming Lu, Chang-Yong Nam, Tim Schroder, Aaron Stein, Nicholas C. Harris, and Dirk Englund. “Nanofabrication on Unconventional Substrates Using Transferred Hard Masks.” Sci. Rep. 5 (January 15, 2015): 7802.
Version: Final published version
ISSN
2045-2322