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Patterning of Octadecylsiloxane Self-assembled Monolayers on Si(100) using Ar(3P0,2) Atoms

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Author(s)

Shannon B. Hill, C Haich, F Dunning, G Walters, Jabez J. McClelland, Robert Celotta, H Craighead, J Han, D Tannenbaum

Abstract

We report the use of metastable (Ar3P0,2) atoms and a physical mask to pattern octadecylsiloxane self-assembled monolayers grown directly onsilicon surfaces. The damage to the monolayer is confirmed using lateral force microscopy, changes in hydrophilicity and XPS analysis. Metastable atom exposuressufficient to uniformily damage the monolayer should allow pattern transfer to the underlying Si (100) substrate following chemical and plasma etching. With opticalmanipulation of the incident metastable atoms, this technique could provide the basis for massively-parallel nanoscale fabrication on silicon.
Citation
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B
Volume
17
Issue
3

Keywords

atom lithography, lithography, metastable atoms, octadecylsiloxane, self-assembled nanolayers

Citation

Hill, S. , Haich, C. , Dunning, F. , Walters, G. , McClelland, J. , Celotta, R. , Craighead, H. , Han, J. and Tannenbaum, D. (1999), Patterning of Octadecylsiloxane Self-assembled Monolayers on Si(100) using Ar(<sup>3</sup>P<sub>0</sub>,2) Atoms, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=620509 (Accessed December 2, 2024)

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Created April 30, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021