摘要:
A surface analyzing method comprising an ion generation step for generating multiply-charged ions of specific ion species and specific charge state; a deceleration step for decelerating the generated multiply-charged ions to a lower kinetic energy than an energy of threshold of sputtering of an objective material; an irradiation step for irradiating the decelerated multiply-charged ions on the surface of a sample; and an analysis step for analyzing particles or light emitted from the surface of said sample by the irradiation of said multiply-charged ions. Apparatus is provided for carrying out the method. Since the ions irradiated on the sample surface are multiply-charged ions having a lower kinetic energy than that of threshold of sputtering of materials constituting a sample, the irradiated ions interact merely with the top surface layer of the sample whereby analyzed information merely from the top surface layer of the sample can be obtained, and as a result, the kind of atoms of the top surface layer of the sample and the bonding state of said atoms can be analyzed with high sensitivity and high resolution.
摘要:
A surface treating method of the invention comprises the steps of generating mixed chemical species containing an intended chemical species of ions necessary for surface treatment by ionization of a gas, selectively trapping the intended chemical species from the mixed chemical species, exciting the intended chemical species to predetermined vibrational and electronic states, extracting the excited chemical species from a position where trapped, and subjecting the extracted chemical species to surface treatment on a surface of an article to be treated. In this method, the intended chemical species of ions which are under vibrational and electronic conditions effective for the surface treatment and have a certain mass number have been once trapped at a given position. The trapped ions are uniformly arranged with respect to their translational velocity and applied to a sample surface. Thus, dry etching with high anisotropy and high selectivity to material and deposition with good uniformity can be realized.
摘要:
In an X-ray exposure method, consideration was made to application of a concept of a phase shift method which is used for a light exposure method, in order to improve the resolution. As a result, phase shift layers made of a material having an appropriate refractivity are provided on side walls of an absorbing pattern of an X-ray mask to improve the resolution by an interference effect. One or more layers made of a material having a refractivity different from that of the absorbing pattern are formed on the side walls of the absorbing pattern of the X-ray mask.
摘要:
An X-ray mask comprises an absorber pattern composed of a material capable of absorbing X-ray, a mask substrate for supporting the absorber pattern, composed of a material capable of transmitting X-ray, and a support frame for supporting the mask substrate, wherein the mask substrate is composed of a mask substrate material whose impurity content is suppressed to reduce positional distortions generated by X-ray radiation. Generation of positional distortions by X-ray exposure is inhibited and an arrangement of mask pattern can be ensured with a high precision.
摘要:
An optical element which allows replication of a refined pattern and a projection exposure apparatus employing the optical element are disposed so that side face portions of predetermined patterns which create shadows from oblique incident exposure radiation may be minimized at a predetermined incidence angle of vacuum ultrasonic radiation or X-radiation, or the patterns of the optical element are formed such that the direction in which incident radiation is reflected regularly and the direction of side faces of the patterns may extend in parallel to each other. When the optical element is irradiated to replicate or image the patterns of the optical element, refined patterns can be replicated or imaged.
摘要:
There is disclosed a mask for X-ray lithography wherein a peroxopolytungsten compound is used as an absorber, and a process for producing the same. Since this compound has a sensitivity for electron beams and light and serves as an absorber for X-rays, a mask for X-ray lithorgraphy is made only by applying this compound to a substrate, exposing the same to light to form a transferred pattern, and effecting development. Thus, the step of etching the absorber which is essential in the conventional process, is not needed. Therefore, masks having a highly accurate pattern and few defects can be produced with a high production yield.
摘要:
An X-ray mask having a mask pattern formed from nickel or a material having nickel as a principal component supported on a thin membrane. The X-ray mask has characteristics substantially equal to those of the conventional X-ray mask employing Au as a mask pattern and is much lower in price than the Au-containing mask pattern. In addition, since the X-ray mask can easily be formed by electroless plating, it is possible to form a mask pattern with a higher accuracy than that in case of employing Au alone.
摘要:
That region of a resist film in which a contact is to be formed and that region thereof in which an interconnection is to be formed are respectively irradiated with an electron beam in a dose substantially equal to an optimum dose of the resist film and in a dose less than the optimum dose. Thereafter, the resist film is developed.By performing dry etching, an opening extending to a substrate is provided in the region in which the contact is to be formed, and the surface of an insulating film overlying the substrate is exposed in the region in which the interconnection is to be formed.After depositing a conductive metal film on the whole surface the remaining resist film is removed together with the metal film deposited thereon, whereby the contact and the interconnection are formed.
摘要:
When a pattern is to be fabricated by a lithography using radiation on a heavy metal layer formed on a substrate, secondary electrons are generated in a diverging form from the heavy metal layer by irradiation with a radioactive ray to expose the resist. As a result, the accuracy of the pattern to be formed on the resist is reduced. In order to prevent this, a layer to be transferred, a substrate to be worked, a mask and so on are formed with a film capable of absorbing the secondary electrons so that secondary electrons generated from the heavy metal layer may not reach the resist film. Although a pattern having a thickness of 2 microns or less could not be fabricated according to the prior art, a pattern as thin as 1.5 microns can be fabricated by the method of the present invention.
摘要:
Desired portions of the positive-type photoresist film are irradiated with an electron beam, and regions including at least the regions irradiated with the electron beam are further irradiated with ultraviolet light, followed by developing.The photosensitive radicals are destroyed in the regions which are irradiated with the electron beam. Therefore, the solubility of the photoresist film is not increased even when it is irradiated with ultraviolet light, and resist patterns are formed by developing.