Published May 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Spatial resolution limit for focused ion-beam lithography from secondary-electron energy measurements

  • 1. Nippon Seiko K. K. (N.S.K.) Japan

Description

The energy distributions of secondary electrons emitted from silicon and other metals when bombarded by gallium, indium, or gold ions have been measured. With these data, a semiempirical theory then enables the effective range of the secondary electrons in a resist layer to be estimated. Typical values lie in the range 0.5--10 nm, and are in agreement with the measured spatial resolution limit for focused-ion-beam lithography

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Journal Title
J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
3
Series
J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B.
Journal Page Range
986-988
ISSN
0734-211X
CODEN
JVTBD