Fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by high resolution x-ray lithography
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- Published by American Vacuum Society in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures
- Vol. 17 (6) , 3444-3448
- https://doi.org/10.1116/1.591027
Abstract
We describe the fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) microstructures by high-resolution x-ray lithography (XRL) as the first step in the realization of photonic band gap (PBG) materials for infrared wavelengths. In the soft x-ray range (λ∼1 nm), conventional XRL mask technology can be adopted which allowed us to pattern 3D features with relatively thick resist layers. We have checked the possibility of making diamond-like PBG microstructures by three consecutive exposures under tilt angle of 35.26° with respect to the incoming beam and a rotation angle of 120° between each exposure. Exposures were done in a vacuum chamber with a broadband synchrotron radiation (SuperACO) and three types of experimental configurations. As results, we obtain diamond-like structures showing several (111) lattice periods in polymethyl methacrylate resist.Keywords
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