Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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541557 | Microelectronic Engineering | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Fluorine plasma treatment is applied to cross-link a novolak based negative tone optical resist (maN-2400) to achieve increased dry etching selectivity. Furthermore, fluorine plasma treatment is used to strengthen the same resist to keep it in place during a second lithography step on top of the first one. Using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, cross-linking and passivation of the resist during plasma treatment is demonstrated. In contrast to the application of a baking process after resist development, AFM images show that fluorine plasma treatment preserves the intrinsic structure of the resist.
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Authors
M.M. Blideran, M. Häffner, B.-E. Schuster, C. Raisch, H. Weigand, M. Fleischer, H. Peisert, T. Chassé, D.P. Kern,