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Multi-Trigger Resist for Electron Beam Lithography
Carmen Popescu,a,b
Alexandra McClelland,c Guy Dawson,
b John Roth,
d Dimitrios Kazazis,
e Yasin
Ekinci,e Wolfgang Theis,
a Alex P.G. Robinson.
b,c
a Nanoscale Physics Research Laboratory, School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of
Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
b School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
c Irresistible Materials, Birmingham Research Park, Vincent Drive, Birmingham, UK
d Nano-C Inc., 33 Southwest Park, Westwood, MA 02090, USA
e Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
e-mail: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
Irresistible Materials is developing a new molecular resist system that demonstrates high-resolution capability based on
the Multi-trigger concept. In a Multi-Trigger resist, multiple distinct chemical reactions in chemical amplification
process must take place in close proximity simultaneously during resist exposure. Thus, at the edge of a pattern feature,
where the density of photo-initiators that drive the chemical reactions is low, the amplification process ceases. This
significantly reduces blurring effects and enables much improved resolution and line edge roughness while maintaining
the sensitivity advantages of chemical amplification. A series of studies such as enhanced resist crosslinking, elimination
of the nucleophilic quencher and the addition of high-Z additives to e-beam resist (as a means to increase sensitivity and
modify secondary electron blur) were conducted in order to optimize the performance of this material. The optimized
conditions allowed patterning down to 28 nm pitch lines with a dose of 248 µC/cm2 using 100kV e-beam lithography,
demonstrating the potential of the concept. Furthermore, it was possible to pattern 26 nm diameter pillars on a 60 nm
pitch with dose of 221µC/cm2 with a line edge roughness of 2.3 nm.
Keywords: EUV lithography, molecular resist, multi-trigger resist, chemical amplification, resist sensitivity
1. INTRODUCTION
As the minimum lithographic feature size continues to shrink, the development of techniques and resist materials capable
of high resolution (R), high sensitivity (S) and low line edge roughness (L) has become increasingly important for next
generation lithography. However, the issue represents a fundamental trade-off in lithography (the RLS triangle) and it is
difficult to overcome. In addition to fulfilling current resist targets for the next generation of devices, new material
platforms must also have the potential to meet the outlined specifications beyond that point, to ensure a useful lifespan
for next generation lithography. Traditional chemically amplified resist (CAR) materials have been extended to try and
meet this need, but as resolution has improved, there have been significant decrease in sensitivity. [1,2] Addition of
quenchers in a CAR reduces the acid diffusion length, and increases the resolution of the patterned features, but
decreases the sensitivity, and impacts on material stochastics which leads to increase in line edge roughness. One current
approach to boost the sensitivity in organic resists has been the addition of metals by incorporating organometallic
complexes or metallic clusters into the resist, but again this can impact the line edge roughness. [3]
Additionally, as feature size requirements have progress below 20 nm, pattern collapse upon development has become a
serious limiting factor, independent of the lithography technique involved. At such small pitches the critical aspect ratio
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of collapse approaches 1:1 [4] requiring extremely thin resist films for successful patterning, which further increases line
edge roughness and makes pattern transfer harder. One of the mechanisms involved in pattern collapse in high aspect
ratio features is the poor adhesion between the resist material and the silicon substrate or underlayer. Therefore,
alongside constantly developing and adapting resist platforms there is the need to introduce an interface that significantly
improves the adhesion of the resist material to the silicon substrate, reducing pattern collapse and allowing for ultrahigh
resolution, high aspect ratio patterning.
Irresistible Materials is developing a negative tone molecular resist platform, for electron beam lithography (e-beam) and
extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) applications. The resist demonstrates a good combination of photospeed, low
line edge roughness (LER), and high-resolution patterning [5]. Existing state-of-the-art photoresists are based on the
concept of chemical amplification, wherein each incoming photon causes multiple chemical reactions within the resist,
significantly improving sensitivity. However, the amplification process is unconstrained and leads to blurring at the edge
of features, reducing the achievable resolution. A variety of methods can be used to control the amplification, and
improve resolution, such as the addition of base additives at low concentrations. However, these typically reduce the
performance of the resist, for instance impacting on the dose, or increasing the LER because of material stochastics. [6]
Irresistible Materials has developed a new category of resist chemistry that addresses these limitations called 'Multi-
Trigger Resist'. In a Multi-Trigger resist, multiple distinct chemical reactions must take place simultaneously and
in close proximity for the amplification process to proceed. Thus, at the edge of a pattern feature, where the density of
photo-initiators that drive the chemical reactions is low, the amplification process ceases. This significantly reduces
blurring effects and enables much improved resolution and line edge roughness while maintaining the sensitivity
advantages of chemical amplification.
In this study we report our ongoing efforts further improve the performance of this material. The molecular structure was
modified to create enhanced versions of the standard resin that will offer higher cross-linking capability, greater
molecular stiffness to reduce the LER, and ultimately higher resolution. The impact of metal additives was also
evaluated. The resulting materials were patterned in e-beam lithography at 100 kV and their lithographic properties were
analyzed in comparison with our standard resist. To increase the adhesion of the resist to the wafer and reduce pattern
collapse, a silane-based monolayer interface with crosslinking tail groups was investigated. Isolated pillar and semi-
dense lines with aspect ratios above 1:1 were patterned in electron beam to evaluate the pattern collapse issue.
2. EXPERIMENTAL
The resist samples were prepared by dissolving the individual components in ethyl lactate. They were then combined in
various weight ratios and concentrations. The resist was spun onto a proprietary carbon underlayer that we have
developed consisting of a mixture in equal parts of a fullerene derivative and an epoxy crosslinker. Prior to the
application of the underlayer the silicon substrates were cleaned in a three-step process: 10 min immersion in isopropyl
alcohol (IPA) in an ultrasonic bath, 10 min immersion in piranha solution (1:1 H2SO4:H2O2) and finally 2 min dip in a
weak aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid (0.1-1%).
After spin coating of the resist the samples received a post application bake. All 100kV e-beam exposures were
performed using Vistec EBPG5000plus electron beam lithography system at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
After exposure the samples were developed in n-butyl acetate for 60 seconds followed by an MIBC rinse.
Exposed samples were analyzed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) in top-down view. Critical dimension (CD)
and LER were calculated from the SEM images with the commercial software package SuMMIT.
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3. RESULTS
The baseline material for the optimization efforts is the previously introduced xMT resist [7]. It is a blended formulation
of xMT resin, molecular epoxy crosslinker and a sulfonium photoacid generator mixed in 0.2:2:1 weight ratio with the
addition of a quencher in the form of a photo-decomposable nucleophile that controls epoxy crosslinking [8,9]. The
chemical structures of the components are shown in figure 1.
3.1 Enhancement to base molecular resin
We present enhancements to the base molecular resin itself (shown in Figure 1). One variant, EX2, is designed to stiffen
the molecule to reduce line edge roughness, whilst another variant, EX3 also includes additional functional groups
designed to increase sensitivity. The standard versions and EX3 version contain a quencher at 2.5% by weight. A
quencher is often required in a Chemically Amplified Resist to try to reduce LER, at the expense of lower sensitivity.
However, introducing a small amount of quencher into a system may introduce material stochastics, which will actually
increase the LER, especially at the very high resolutions which are now required for the future lithography nodes. The
EX2 version presented does not contain a quencher and thus relies on the Multi trigger effect described above for
reducing blurring effects at the edge of the patterned feature.
407µC/cm2, diameter 26.75nm 221µC/cm2, diameter 26.15nm 303µC/cm2, diameter 26.87nm
LER = 2.14nm LER 2.32nm LER 3.04nm
Figure 2: SEM top down images of isolated pillars patterned in standard resin (left hand side), enhanced xMT version 2 – EX2
(middle) and enhanced xMT version 3 – EX3 (right hand side)
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less marked, from 287 µC/cm2 to 278 µC/cm2. The LER increases when the high-Z sensitizer is added. For xMT, it
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4. CONCLUSION
We have undertaken a series of studies to optimize the performance a negative tone molecular resist platform. These
include enhanced resist crosslinking, elimination of the nucleophilic quencher and the addition of high-Z additives to e-
beam resist (as a means to increase sensitivity and modify secondary electron blur) were conducted in order to optimize
the performance of this material. The optimized conditions allowed patterning 14 nm half-pitch (hp) lines with a dose of
248 µC/cm2 using 100kV ebeam lithography. Furthermore it was possible to pattern 26 nm diameter pillars on a 60 nm
pitch with dose of 221 µC/cm2 with an LER of 2.3 nm. The introduction of a silane-based interface between the resist
film and the wafer showed the mitigation of pattern collapse in 18 nm dense lines at aspect ratio above 1:1. Future work
will focus on driving the resist more fully towards Multi-Trigger behavior, e.g. without added quencher, and using
alternative crosslinkers for more selective crosslinking to improve LER and resolution.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Nanoscience
Foundries and Fine Analysis for support of this project. This project has received funding from the EU-H2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654360 having benefitted from the access provided by Paul
Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland within the framework of the NFFA-Europe Translational Access Activity. The
authors thank Irresistible Materials Ltd. and Nano-C for support and provision of resist materials. The Disco DAD 321
wafer dicer used in this research was obtained through the Birmingham Science City Creating and Characterizing Next
Generation Advanced Materials, with support from Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and part funded by the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF). C.P. thanks the University of Birmingham for support. C.P. and A.P.G.R.
gratefully acknowledge the support and assistance of Professor R E Palmer.
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