Investigation on application of chromium-based materials to attenuated phase-shift masks for DUV exposure

1996; SPIE; Volume: 2793; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1117/12.245204

ISSN

1996-756X

Autores

Seungbum Hong, Eunah Kim, Zhong‐Tao Jiang, Byeong‐Soo Bae, Kwangsoo No, Woosuck Shin, Sung‐Chul Lim, Sang-Gyun Woo, Young-Bum Koh,

Tópico(s)

Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements

Resumo

A simple method of optical constant evaluation is employed to measure refractive index (n) and absorption coefficient (k) of chromium oxide thin films deposited on transparent substrate in deep ultraviolet range. The validity of the method is verified by comparison with n. k values calculated from transmittance and phase shift measurement. The calculated n, k values of chromium oxide film were 3.3 and 0.64 at 193 nrn, respectively. It was found that there existed optimum film thickness in the range of 45-55 nm for DUV attenuated phase shift at 193 nm. Moreover the film quality has been improved to yield smooth and uniform film surface.

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