Sub-100 nm lines produced by direct laser ablation in polyimide
- 17 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 58 (24) , 2761-2763
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.104778
Abstract
Periodic line structures with a period of 167 nm and linewidths varying from 35 to 100 nm have been produced on polyimide by direct ablation with a KrF laser using an interferometric technique. Since ablation is a nonlinear process, the resolution can exceed that expected from the wavelength and numerical aperture of the system and the linewidth can be controlled by varying the laser fluence. This externally generated period of 167 nm prevents the spontaneous growth of periodic surface structures due to radiation remnants.Keywords
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