Massively parallel direct writing of nanoapertures using multi-optical probes and super-resolution near-fields

Autor: Changsu Park, Soobin Hwang, Donghyun Kim, Nahyun Won, Runjia Han, Seonghyeon Jeon, Wooyoung Shim, Jiseok Lim, Chulmin Joo, Shinill Kang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-7434
DOI: 10.1038/s41378-022-00416-9
Popis: Abstract Laser direct-writing enables micro and nanoscale patterning, and is thus widely used for cutting-edge research and industrial applications. Various nanolithography methods, such as near-field, plasmonic, and scanning-probe lithography, are gaining increasing attention because they enable fabrication of high-resolution nanopatterns that are much smaller than the wavelength of light. However, conventional methods are limited by low throughput and scalability, and tend to use electron beams or focused-ion beams to create nanostructures. In this study, we developed a procedure for massively parallel direct writing of nanoapertures using a multi-optical probe system and super-resolution near-fields. A glass micro-Fresnel zone plate array, which is an ultra-precision far-field optical system, was designed and fabricated as the multi-optical probe system. As a chalcogenide phase-change material (PCM), multiple layers of Sb65Se35 were used to generate the super-resolution near-field effect. A nanoaperture was fabricated through direct laser writing on a large-area (200 × 200 mm2) multi-layered PCM. A photoresist nanopattern was fabricated on an 8-inch wafer via near-field nanolithography using the developed nanoaperture and an i-line commercial exposure system. Unlike other methods, this technique allows high-throughput large-area nanolithography and overcomes the gap-control issue between the probe array and the patterning surface.
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