 | Nanotech 2006 Vol. 3
Technical Proceedings of the 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 3
Chapter 2: Nanoscale Fabrication |
Low cost PMMA based photo-masks for 3D grey scale micro-structuring applications | |
| Authors: | S. Lewis, R. Wheeler-Jones, R. Perks and V. Haynes |
| Affilation: | Cardiff university, UK |
| Pages: | 214 - 217 |
| Keywords: | 3D grey scale, nanoparticles, Al2O3, TiO2, optical transmission |
| Abstract: | Grey scale lithography is a useful technique for the fabrication of three dimensional microstructures. Dose dependent positive resist materials are well suited to this application; subsequent dry etching through a suitably patterned etch mask can enable a three dimensional structure to be transferred into a substrate material. Electron beam (e-beam) lithography; whilst having the capability of producing such an etch mask, is an inherently slow and relatively expensive process. This work describes the fabrication of a reusable grey scale optical mask based on a nano-particle Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) composite. A common e-beam resist PMMA950k was used in this study; TiO2 and Al2O3 nano-particles typically 30nm in size were interspersed within the PMMA. This composite was found to have reduced optical transparency whilst maintaining its properties as an e-beam resist. Once patterned, this mask was used to expose S1813 photo resist using a standard mask aligner. |
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| ISBN: | 0-9767985-8-1 |
| Pages: | 913 |
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