Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 16, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma16062331
Keywords
free radical polymerization; molecular weight; dual-tone resist; lithography; mechanism
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Acrylate photoresists are synthesized and characterized for their thermal stability, film-forming capabilities, and patterning behavior. The correlation between lithography performance and polymerization conditions is established through analysis of molecular weight. Additionally, the baking temperature of lithography is optimized, leading to a line resolution of 0.1 μm under UV light and electron beam exposure. The synthesized photoresist exhibits dual-tone resist characteristics and the reaction mechanism of acid-catalyzed hydrolysis is proposed.
Acrylate photoresists have gained considerable attention in recent years owing to their high resolution, high sensitivity, and versality. In this work, a series of thermally stable copolymers are synthesized by introducing an isobornyl group, and well characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra (H-1-NMR). The effects of polymerization conditions on the molecular weight and their further influence on lithography are explored. By analyzing the thermal properties, film-forming capabilities, and the patterning behavior of these copolymers, a direct correlation between lithography performance and polymerization conditions is established via the molecular weight. In addition, the baking temperature of lithography is also optimized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), after which a line resolution of 0.1 mu m is observed under the exposure of a 248 nm UV light and electron beam. Notably, our synthesized photoresist displays dual-tone resist characteristics when different developers are applied, and the reaction mechanism of acid-catalyzed hydrolysis is finally proposed by comparing the structural changes before and after exposure.
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