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Resist-Based Neutral Atom Lithography

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Abstract

We present a survey of neutral atom lithography, focusing on the development and use of resist/etch systems for atoms. The combination of nm-scale features, large-area parallel deposition, and effective resists demonstrates the promise of atoms as a lithographic element. We discuss the patterned direct deposition of atoms into a substrate, and the use of several resists: self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiolates on Au and of alkylsiloxanes on SiO2, and “contamination” resists deposited from vapor. Features as narrow as 20nm have been transferred into a silicon substrates using a neutral atom resist/etch system. Unlike photons and electrons, noble gas atoms in energetic metastable states have an internal state structure that is easily manipulable, allowing novel lithographic schemes based on the optical quenching of internal energy.

© 1998 Optical Society of America

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