Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of a Novel Amphiphilic Alicyclic Polymer Having γ-Hydroxy Acid Structure

Autor: Hiroshi Shiraishi, Ryoko Yamanaka, Takashi Hattori, Yuko Tsuchiya
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Chemistry of Materials. 10:1789-1794
ISSN: 1520-5002
0897-4756
DOI: 10.1021/cm9707420
Popis: An amphiphilic alicyclic polymer having γ-hydroxy acid structure has been developed by reduction of poly(5-methylenebicyclo[2,2,1]-2-heptene)-co-(maleic anhydride). This polymer exhibits moderate transparency at 193 nm and good alkali solubility. A two-component negative resist system, consisting of the polymer and an onium salt, produces sub-micrometer patterns without swelling distortion by using an ArF excimer laser stepper. Infrared spectroscopy shows that the insolubilization reaction is mainly intramolecular esterification of γ-hydroxy acid to γ-lactone. The swelling distortion of sub-micrometer patterns can thus be avoided by drastically decreasing the number of carboxyl groups in the exposed area.
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