26 Factors Affecting Adhesion of Lithographic Materials
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K. L. MITTAL IBM Data Systems Division, E. Fishkill, Hopewell Jct., NY 12533
The lithographic technique is used extensively for the fabrication of semiconductor devices and large scale integrated circuits by planar technology. The present and future demands for extremely small pattern dimensions put more stringent requirements on all the materials and processes involved in the lithographic technique. Typical processing steps used for delineating patterns using resists are shown pictorially in Figure 1. Figure 1 shows line pattern generation in SiO insulator film but the same steps are also used for making patterns in metal and alloy films. It should be noted that the cleaning and preparation (for example, use of adhesion promoters) of the substrate (e.g. SiO ) and application of a resist layer precede the process of exposure to radiation. Different resists are sensitive to different sources of radiation: UV light, X-ray, E-beam, ion beam or laser. If the resist i s sensitive to UV light, then i t is termed a photoresist and the technique i s called photolithography. In the case of E-beam lithography, the resist is sensitive to E-beam and so on. 2
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The resist c o m p o s i t i o n consists essentially o f three components: polymeric resin, photoactive compound or sensitizer, and solvent. Sometimes a surfactant is also a d d e d t o e n h a n c e its wettability characteristics. T h e r e are two kinds o f resists: n e g a t i v e and positive. I n the case of negative resists, t h e p o l y m e r i c resi n gets crosslinked o n e x p o s u r e t o radiation, t h e r e b y rendering it insoluble in the developer, w h e r e a s a positive resist o n e x p o s u r e t o radiation u n d e r g o e s c h e m i c a l transformation that increases its solubility in s u b s e q u e n t developing solutions. It is t h e differential solubility o f the e x p o s e d and the u n e x p o s e d r e g i o n s that allows t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of high-resolution chemically resista n t patterns. E a r l y m a t e r i a l s w h i c h showed c h a n g e s i n s o l u b i l i t y u p o n UV e x posure were: F i s h g l u e , a s p h a l t , s u g a r s , g e l a t i n s s e n s i t i z e d w i t h
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d i c h r o m a t e s . I n 1953, Kodak i n t r o d u c e d t h e c o m m e r c i a l l y a v a i l a b l e n e g a t i v e p h o t o r e s i s t s . P o s i t i v e p h o t o r e s i s t s were developed a t a l a t e r d a t e , and t h e E-beam, X - r a y o r l a s e r - r e s i s t s became a v a i l a b l e r e l a t i v e l y r e c e n t l y . The l a t e s t d e v e l o p m e n t s i n r e s i s t m a t e r i a l s and p r o c e s s e s and f u t u r e r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e d i s c u s s e d i n r e f e r e n c e s 1, 2, 3. The p u r p o s e o f t h e r e s i s t i s t o p r o t e c t t h e d e s i r e d a r e a s f r o m t h e a t t a c k o f t h e c h e m i c a l e t c h a n t s w h i l e t h e exposed p o r t i o n s o f t h e s u b s t r a t e a r e being d i s s o l v e d , and t h e importance o f the a d h e s i o n of the r e s i s t m a t e r i a l t o t h e s u b s t r a t e i s q u i t e obvious. Lack o r inadequency o f adhesion culminates i n u n d e r c u t t i n g which l i m i t s t h e . p a t t e r n r e s o l u t i o n and consequently t h e d e v i c e y i e l d . I d e a l l y , one w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e p a t t e r n s w i t h v e r t i c a l w a l l s a n d t h e phenomenon of u n d e r c u t t i n g r e s u l t s i n s l a n t e d p a t t e r n s . Also during the developing stage, the r e s i s t patterns should adhere v e r y w e l l t o t h e s u b s t r a t e , o t h e r w i s e t h e y w i l l be l i f t e d o f f b y t h e a c t i o n o f t h e d e v e l o p e r . So i t i s q u i t e c l e a r t h a t t h e adhesion o f the r e s i s t i s important both during the developing and t h e e t c h i n g s t e p s . I t should be noted t h a t i t i s t h e wet c h e m i c a l e t c h i n g p r o c e s s w h i c h causes concern about a d h e s i o n o f r e s i s t s , and tjjere i s an i n c r e a s i n g i n t e r e s t i n g o i n g t o t h e d r y e t c h i n g o r RIE process which a l l e v i a t e s such concern, b u t i t r e q u i r e s s p e c i a l r e s i s t s w h i c h do n o t d e g r a d e when e x p o s e d t o R I E . I n any c a s e , a l l o f t h e p r o c e s s i n g s t e p s and t h e m a t e r i a l s ( r e s i s t , d e v e l o p i n g medium, e t c h a n t ) c a n i n f l u e n c e t h e a d h e s i o n of a r e s i s t and t h e e f f e c t s o f these on t h e r e s i s t a d h e s i o n w i l l be a n a l y z e d . A s most o f t h e w o r k h a s b e e n done u s i n g p h o t o l i t h o graphy i n making p a t t e r n s i n the S i C ^ f i l m , I w i l l concentrate i n t h i s paper on t h e f a c t o r s a f f e c t i n g adhesion o f p h o t o r e s i s t s o n SiC>2 s u r f a c e s . What i s P h o t o r e s i s t A d h e s i o n a n d How i s i t M o n i t o r e d ? B e f o r e d e f i n i n g and d i s c u s s i n g p h o t o r e s i s t a d h e s i o n , i t i s i n order t o d i s c u s s b r i e f l y t h e concept o f a d h e s i o n o f f i l m s and c o a t i n g s a s p r a c t i c e d i n o t h e r a r e a s o f human e n d e a v o r . The w o r d " a d h e s i o n " s i m p l y s i g n i f i e s s t i c k i n g t o g e t h e r o f two s i m i l a r o r d i s s i m i l a r materials. I n the case o f t h i n f i l m s o r t h i c k deposits (e.g., e l e c t r o d e p o s i t s ) o n e i s more c o n c e r n e d w i t h what h a s b e e n t e r m e d " p r a c t i c a l adhesion" (4,5). P r a c t i c a l adhesion represents the f o r c e s o r t h e work r e q u i r e d t o e f f e c t s e p a r a t i o n o f t h e a d h e r i n g p h a s e s a n d d e p e n d s upon t h e i n t e r m o l e c u l a r i n t e r a c t i o n s a t t h e i n t e r f a c e (termed a s " b a s i c " o r "fundamental" a d h e s i o n ) and " o t h e r factors". These " o t h e r f a c t o r s " i n c l u d e s t r e s s e s i n t h e f i l m , s i t e s o f e a s y f r a c t u r e mode, a n d t h e method o f a p p l y i n g e x t e r n a l s t r e s s e s t o d i s r u p t the a d h e r i n g system. There a r e a l e g i o n o f methods f o r m e a s u r i n g p r a c t i c a l a d h e s i o n o f t h i n f i l m s ( 6 ) a n d thick deposits (7). * Reactive
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However, i n t h e c a s e o f r e s i s t s t h e a d h e s i o n o r r a t h e r t h e l a c k o f i t i s expressed i n terms o f " f l o a t i n g images" observed d u r i n g d e v e l o p i n g and " u n d e r c u t t i n g " observed d u r i n g c h e m i c a l e t c h i n g a s shown i n F i g u r e 2. I t s h o u l d b e n o t e d t h a t t h e r e i s always a n a t u r a l degree o f undercut as the etchant penetrates i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s , b u t the l a c k o f adhesion exaggerates the undercutting. The u n d e r c u t t i n g i s c a u s e d b y t h e p e n e t r a t i o n o f t h e etchant along the s u b s t r a t e - r e s i s t i n t e r f a c e . So i n t h e c a s e o f p h o t o r e s i s t a d h e s i o n , one i s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n ed w i t h t h e e v e n t s a t t h e p h o t o r e s i s t - s u b s t r a t e i n t e r f a c e a n d how t h e s e a r e a f f e c t e d b y t h e d e v e l o p e r a n d t h e e t c h a n t . The r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l p r a c t i c a l a d h e s i o n ( i n t e r m s o f p e e l , p u l l , s h e a r , s c r a t c h ) a n d f l o a t i n g images and/or u n d e r c u t t i n g b e h a v i o r has n o t been i n v e s t i g a t e d . I t i s q u i t e p o s s i b l e t h a t the p h o t o r e s i s t has v e r y poor p r a c t i c a l a d h e s i o n (as d e f i n e d above) b u t i s q u i t e a c c e p t a b l e i n terms o f r e s i s t a n c e t o e t c h a n t p e n e t r a t i o n . C o n v e r s e l y , t h e r e c o u l d be v e r y h i g h p r a c t i c a l a d h e s i o n but extremely poor r e s i s t a n c e t o the etchant. T h i s w i l l become c l e a r e r when t h e r o l e o f t h e h e x a m e t h y l d i s i l a z a n e (HMDS) a s a n a d h e s i o n p r o m o t e r f o r p h o t o r e s i s t s i s discussed. Apropos o f m o n i t o r i n g adhesion o f p h o t o r e s i s t s , there are three techniques discussed i nt h el i t e r a t u r e . The e x t e n t o f u n d e r c u t t i n g has b e e n u s e d f o r a l o n g t i m e *to m o n i t o r a d h e s i o n o f p h o t o r e s i s t s on a r e l a t i v e b a s i s ; b u t r e c e n t l y (8,9) t h i s t e c h n i q u e h a s b e e n u s e d to d e s c r i b e the a d h e s i o n b e h a v i o r i n terms o f u n d e r c u t t i n g c o n s t a n t , K . The t e c h n i q u e i s b a s e d u p o n t h e u s e o f a f l u o r i d e - c o n t a i n i n g enchant which exaggerates the r a t e o f u n d e r c u t t i n g o f p h o t o r e s i s t on Si(>2 s u r f a c e s . A n e m p i r i c a l e q u a t i o n = r In (x+l)/y-y i s g i v e n w h i c h a p p r o x i m a t e l y d e s c r i b e s t h e shape o ? t h e u n d e r t u t o x i d e e d g e s , t h u s a l l o w i n g a n u m e r i c a l measure o f t h e r e l a t i v e a d h e s i o n i n t e r m s o f K . The v a r i o u s p a r a m e t e r s u s e d i n t h e a b o v e e q u a t i o n a r e shown i n f i g u r e 3; r i s t h e r a t e o f o x i d e u n d e r c u t . The l a r g e v a l u e s f o r the u n d e r c u t t i n g constant correspond t o poor photor e s i s t / S i C ^ adhesion. Some o f t h e r e s u l t s f r o m t h i s s t u d y a r e shown i n Table I . A n o t h e r t e c h n i q u e d e s c r i b e d b y K l e m a n d L u s s o w (10) i s based upon the i o n m i g r a t i o n p r i n c i p l e . Figure 4 i s a schematic o f t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l s e t u p . T e s t s a m p l e s c o n s i s t o f SiO« s u b t r a t e s o v e r c o a t e d w i t h p h o t o r e s i s t i n w h i c h windows t o t h e S i 0 2 are developed out. I t should be p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h i s technique i s n o t r e s t r i c t e d t o SiO« s u b s t r a t e , r a t h e r t h e t e c h n i q u e i s applicable to a l l d i e l e c t r i c or insulating substrates. Individual t e s t s i t e s o n a w a f e r c o n s i s t o f two i d e n t i c a l windows s e p a r a t e d by a p h o t o r e s i s t l a n d o f known w i d t h . A c a l i b r a t e d amount o f i o n i c s o l u t i o n d e p o s i t e d i n e a c h window r e s u l t s i n d i r e c t c o n t a c t w i t h the S i C ^ / p h o t o r e s i s t i n t e r f a c e as i n t h e s u b s t r a t e e t c h i n g process. A n y e l e c t r o n i c f l o w b e t w e e n t h e two s o l u t i o n s c a u s e d g
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by i o n i c m i g r a t i o n t h r o u g h t h e r e s i s t , t h e S i 0 o r a l o n g t h e i n t e r f a c e i s d e t e c t e d b y c o n t a c t i n g t h e s e s o l u t i o n s w i t h t h e two p l a t i n u m p r o b e s i n the t e s t c i r c u i t and a p p l y i n g a p o t e n t i a l a c r o s s them. I n d e p e n d e n t e x p e r i m e n t s c o n f i r m e d (11) t h a t t h e f l o w was a l o n g t h e i n t e r f a c e a n d n o t t h r o u g h t h e r e s i s t l a y e r . The t i m e i n t e r v a l b e t w e e n d e p o s i t i o n o f i o n i c s o l u t i o n t o d e t e c t i o n o f c u r r e n t ( 1 microamp t h r e s h o l d ) i s i n d i c a t i v e o f i o n i c m i g r a t i o n t i m e a c r o s s t h e r e s i s t b a r r i e r . The t i m e required for a s o l u t i o n of s p e c i f i e d composition t o penetrate a f i x e d d i s t a n c e , t , a l o n g t h e i n t e r f a c e would be a measure o f t h e s t r e n g t h o f i n t e r a c t i o n between t h e s u b s t r a t e ( S i C O and t h e p h o t o r e s i s t l a y e r . The l a r g e r t h e t , t h e h i g h e r t h e a d h e s i o n , a n d t h u s t h i s t e c h n i q u e o f f e r s a method f o r c o m p a r i n g a d h e s i o n f o r d i f f e r e i p h o t o r e s i s t s and d i e l e c t r i c s u b s t r a t e s . The t h i r d t e c h n i q u e d e s c r i b e d b y Yanazawa e t a l , (12) i s b a s e d u p o n c a l c u l a t i n g t h e t h e r m o d y n a m i c w o r k o f a d h e s i o n ; w\>, b e t w e e n the d r y p h o t o r e s i s t and t h e s u b s t r a t e ( S i 0 , S i ^ N ^ w i t h and w i t h o u t v a r i o u s s u r f a c e t r e a t m e n t s ) a n d W^ b a s e d upon t h e p e n e t r a t i o n o f t h e l i q u i d , e.g., w a t e r , a s shown i n F i g u r e 5. They u s e d water a s the l i q u i d because they used p o s i t i v e p h o t o r e s i s t s i n t h e i r s t u d y a n d a n aqueous medium i s u s e d a s t h e d e v e l o p e r f o r such r e s i s t s . B a s e d upon t h e c o n c e p t o f W i n t h e d r y a n d w e t s t a | e , they d e f i n e d wet a d h e s i o n f a c t o r , f w e t as f" = A ( £^*V(dry) * Subsequently they c o r r e l a t e d f with N w h i c h s i g n i f i e s t h e number o f p a t t e r n s l i f t e d . The e x p e r i m e n t i n v o l v e d m a k i n g p h o t o r e s i s t (+ve) p a t t e r n s a n d c o u n t i n g how many w e r e l i f t e d o f f a f t e r u l t r a s o n i c a g i t a t i o n i n w a t e r . T h e i r r e s u l t s a r e shown i n ^ F i g u r e s 6 a n d 7. F i g u r e 7 shows t h e c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n f and a d h e s i o n o f photor e s i s t on a v a r i e t y o f s u b s t r a t e m a t e r i a l s . A l t h o u g h t h e y h a v e made a number o f a s s u m p t i o n s i n c a l c u l a t i n g W^'s b u t s t i l l t h e i r r e s u l t s a r e i n t e r e s t i n g . I t w i l l b e f u r t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g t o apply t h i s approach i n the case o f other developing media a s w e l l as e t c h a n t s .
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For complete w e t t i n g (or contact a n g l e , 9 , t o be z e r o ) i t i s axiomatic i n surface chemistry that y, £ y wiiere y and y r e p r e s e n t t h e s u r f a c e f r e e e n e r g i e s o r t h e l i q u i d and s o l i d surface respectively. I f t h i s c o n d i t i o n i s not f u l f i l l e d , then t h e r e w i l l be a p o s i t i v e 0 . T h i s i s a thermodynamic r e q u i r e m e n t and o n e m u s t a l s o c o n s i d e r t h e k i n e t i c a s p e c t s o f s p r e a d i n g . E v e n i f t h i s c o n d i t i o n i s s a t i s f i e d , t h e l i q u i d may n o t s p r e a d t o f o r m 0 = 0 ° b e c a u s e t h e l i q u i d i s t o o v i s c o u s and a d e q u a t e t i m e was n o t a l l o w e d t o l e t i t s p r e a d o n t h e s o l i d . So t h e v i s c o s i t y o f and s p i n n i n g speed f o r p h o t o r e s i s t s o l u t i o n s a r e quite important. l
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I f the c o n d i t i o n f o r s e t t i n g i s t h e o r e t i c a l l y s a t i s f i e d , then the prime cause of non-wetting i s the presence of contaminant l a y e r s or p a r t i c l e s (these l e a d to non-wetting i n spots) which render the s u r f a c e n o n w e t t a b l e by r e d u c i n g i t s s u r f a c e f r e e e n e r g y . However, the main causes o f d e w e t t i n g a r e : ( i ) A u t o p h o b i c nature of the s u r f a c e . A u t o p h o b i c i t y means t h a t t h e l i q u i d d o e s n o t s p r e a d o n i t s own l a y e r a n d i s c a u s e d b y t h e p r e s e n c e o f a l a y e r whose s u r f a c e f r e e e n e r g y i s l e s s t h a n t h e s u r f a c e f r e e energy of the spreading l i q u i d . S u c h l a y e r s c o u l d b e due t o c e r t a i n r e a c t i o n products of the l i q u i d w i t h the s o l i d surface o r i n t h e c a s e o f two c o m p o n e n t s s p r e a d i n g l i q u i d , o n e o f t h e c o m p o n e n t s may s e l e c t i v e l y a d s o r b a t t h e s o l i d s u r f a c e g i v i n g r i s e to t h e s e r e l a t i v e l y low s u r f a c e f r e e energy l a y e r s , (ii) S t r e s s e s i n the s o l i d i f i e d f i l m or l a y e r . The i n t e r n a l s t r e s s e s (caused by e v a p o r a t i n g s o l v e n t ) i n t h e p h o t o r e s i s t f i l m can be a source of dewetting. A s a c o r o l l a r y t o t h i s d i s c u s s i o n one s h o u l d be a b l e to e l i m i n a t e t h e problem o f n o n - w e t t i n g and/or d e w e t t i n g by a p r o p e r c h o i c e o f p h o t o r e s i s t components. B e f o r e c l o s i n g t h i s s e c t i o n , i t i s p r o p e r and i m p o r t a n t t o d i s c u s s t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n w e t t i n g and a d h e s i o n o f p h o t o resists. T h e a d h e s i o n o f a l a y e r d e p e n d s u p o n t h e q u a l i t y and q u a n t i t y of i t s intimacy w i t h the s u b s t r a t e . Q u a l i t y r e f e r s to the n a t u r e of bonding (van der Waals) a c i d - b a s e , electrostatic) and q u a n t i t y s i g n i f i e s t h e a r e a o f i n t i m a t e c o n t a c t . Complete w e t t i n g (0=0°) s i m p l y s i g n i f i e s t h e i n c r e a s e i n t h e a r e a o f i n t i m a c y ; however, i f the q u a l i t y of bonding i s poor then the net r e s u l t would be poor a d h e s i o n . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , i f t h e r e i s no w e t t i n g , t h e r e i s no a d h e s i o n . In other words, wetting i s necessary b u t n o t s u f f i c i e n t f o r good a d h e s i o n . So t h r e e c a s e s a r e possible: ( i ) p o o r w e t t i n g , p o o r a d h e s i o n ; ( i i ) good w e t t i n g , p o o r a d h e s i o n ; ( i i i ) good w e t t i n g , good a d h e s i o n . R e c e n t l y i t has been emphasized t h a t the v a n der Waals)and the a c i d - b a s e a r e the only i n t e r a c t i o n s which are important i n adhesion (13). I t s h o u l d be added t h a t a d h e s i o n i s used h e r e t o r e p r e s e n t i n t e r f a c i a l i n t e r a c t i o n s , and i f t h e i n t e r f a c e i s s u s c e p t i b l e t o t h e a t t a c k o f t h e e t c h a n t , t h e n i t may v e r y w e l l r e s u l t i n t o p o o r photoresist adhesion.
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E f f e c t s o f P r o c e s s i n g Steps and M a t e r i a l s on the Adhesion o f a Resist Material. Effect of Substrate. I n t h e a r e a o f c o n v e n t i o n a l a d h e s i o n , some c o r r e l a t i o n has been found between t h e j o i n t s t r e n g t h and t h e s u r f a c e e n e r g e t i c s o f t h e s u b s t r a t e m a t e r i a l ( 1 4 ) . The s u r f a c e e n e r g e t i c s has been expressed i n terms o f w e t t i n g o f t h e s u b s t r a t e by t h e l i q u i d a d h e s i v e a n d i n many c a s e s s i m p l y b y t h e c o n t a c t a n g l e o f w a t e r , 0^ Q , o n t h e s u b s t r a t e . S i m i l a r a t t e m p t s h a v e b e e n made t o correlate2water w e t t a b i l i t y o f variously treated SiO surfaces and t h e a d h e s i o n o f p h o t o r e s i s t s i n t e r m s o f u n d e r c u t . Thermal S i 0 i s t h e commonly u s e d s u b s t r a t e s o we w i l l c o n c e n t r a t e o n t h i s material. S i 0 s u r f a c e h a s been c h a r a c t e r i z e d by water c o n t a c t a n g l e (15,16,17,18,19) a n d i t s w a t e r w e t t a b i l i t y depends upon i t s method o f p r e p a r a t i o n , s t o r a g e c o n d i t i o n s , r e l a t i v e h u m i d i t y , e t c . , and c a n b e f u r t h e r m o d i f i e d b y v a r i o u s t r e a t m e n t s . (See F i g u r e 8 and T a b l e I I ) . A l s o i t h a s b e e n shown t h a t w a t e r w e t t a b i l i t y o f S i 0 depends upon i t s t h i c k n e s s a n d a f t e r a c e r t a i n t h i c k n e s s i t h a s no e f f e c t (See F i g u r e 9 ) . B e r g h (16) f o u n d t h a t t h e l o w e r t h e 0 ^, t h e l o w e r was t h e a d h e s i o n o f KPR*; h o w e v e r , L u s s o w ( 1 8 ; 2 c o n c l u d e d t h a t n o t o n l y t h e 0jj but a l s o the surface s t r u c t u r e o f S i 0 i s important i n d i c t a ting 2 t h e a d h e s i o n b e h a v i o r o f a p h o t o r e s i s t . He d e d u c e d t h r e e types o f S i 0 s u r f a c e s t r u c t u r e s from w e t t a b i l i t y changes caused by v a r i o u s s u r f a c e t r e a t m e n t s a s shown i n F i g u r e 1 0 . The w e t t a b i l i t y o f these s u r f a c e s a s measured by t h e c o n t a c t a n g l e o f w a t e r d r o p l e t s increases i n the order: s i l o x a n e < s i l a n o l < hydrated form whereas negative photoresist adhesion i s i n the reverse order. According t o L u s s o w ' s w o r k , t h e a d h e s i o n o f KTFR* i s most s e n s i t i v e t o the s u r f a c e composition and o n l y s a t i s f a c t o r y on t h e s i l o x a n e t y p e , w h e r e a s KPR* a d h e r e s w e l l o n s i l a n o l s u r f a c e s t o o . Hyd *ated s u r f a c e s y i e l d p o o r a d h e s i o n w i t h b o t h r e s i s t s . KMER* coatings are r e l a t i v e l y unaffected by the surface c o n s t i t u t i o n . I t can be concluded from t h i s d i s c u s s i o n t h a t adsorbed water on the S i 0 s u r f a c e i s u n d e s i r a b l e f o r p h o t o r e s i s t adhesion. I n order t o a v o i d the unpleasant e f f e c t o f the adsorbed water, c o u p l i n g a g e n t s o r a d h e s i o n p r o m o t e r s (HMDS, s i l a n e s , e t c . ) a r e commonly u s e d . T h e s e c o u p l i n g a g e n t s r e a c t s o a s t o f o r m a s i l o x a n e bond w i t h t h e S i 0 s u r f a c e a n d t h e o r g a n i c m o i e t y ( f o r e x a m p l e , - N H , -CH~) i s t u r n e d o u t w a r d s a s shown i n F i g u r e 1 1 . Once t h e S i 0 s u r f a c e i s c o v e r e d w i t h a d h e s i o n promoter l a y e r s , t h e i n t e r a c t i o n s between these o r g a n i c l a y e r s and t h e p h o t o r e s i s t s h o u l d d i c t a t e i t s a d h e s i o n b e h a v i o r . I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t t h e HMDS i s t h e w o r k h o r s e o f t h e p h o t o r e s i s t i n d u s t r y , b u t i t c a n n o t b e recommended a s a n a d h e s i o n promoter f o r promoting adhesion i n the mechanical ( p e e l , p u l l , e t c . ) s e n s e , b e c a u s e a f t e r r e a c t i o n w i t h S i 0 , t h e HMDS l e a v e s a b e d o f -CH3 g r o u p s o n t h e o u t s i d e w h i c h a r e q u i t e i n e r t c h e m i c a l l y ?
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(and h y d r o p h o b i c i n n a t u r e ) a n d w o u l d n o t r e a c t w i t h any a d h e s i v e o r c o a t i n g . However, i t i s t h e l a c k o f r e a c t i v i t y o r h y d r o p h o b i c i t y o f t h e s e -CH^groups w h i c h p r e v e n t s o r c u r t a i l s the p e n e t r a t i o n o f t h e etchant along t h e i n t e r f a c e w i t h t h e r e s u l t t h a t p h o t o r e s i s t a d h e s i o n i s enhanced. T h i s example i s a good i l l u s t r a t i o n o f t h e f a c t t h a t t h e f a c t o r s a f f e c t i n g m e c h a n i c a l a d h e s i o n and t h e p h o t o r e s i s t a d h e s i o n c a n be d i s c o r dant w i t h each o t h e r . So i n summary, f o r good p h o t o r e s i s t a d h e s i o n , t h e f o l l o w i n g conditions are important, ( i ) With bare S i 0 surface, the a d s o r b e d w a t e r s h o u l d b e removed ( e . g . ; b y h e a t i n g ) s o t h a t t h e p o l y m e r i c component o f t h e p h o t o r e s i s t c a n come i n i n t i m a t e contact with the surface, ( i i ) The c o n d i t i o n f o r w e t t i n g o f b a r e o r t r e a t e d S i 0 w i t h t h e l i q u i d p h o t o r e s i s t s h o u l d be s a t i s f i e d and t h e k i n e t i c s o f w e t t i n g s h o u l d b e f a v o r a b l e , ( i i i ) As S i 0 i s a c i d i c i n c h a r a c t e r , a b a s i c polymer would culminate i n b e t t e r a d h e s i o n p r o v i d e d t h e i n t e r f a c e c a n b e made r e s i s t a n t t o e t c h a n t p e n e t r a t i o n . Under c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s , a c i d - b a s e c o m b i n a t i o n s c a n be made r e s i s t a n t t o h y d r o l y s i s ( 2 0 ) a n d i t i s w o r t h i n v e s t i g a t i n g how t h e s e c o u l d b e p r o f i t a b l y u t i l i z e d t o i m p r o v e p h o t o r e s i s t adhesion. A l s o u s i n g Fowkes a p p r o a c h ( 2 1 ) , t h e a c i d - b a s e c h a r a c t e r s t i e s o f t h e S i 0 t r e a t e d w i t h a d h e s i o n promoters should be i n v e s t i gated. Apropos, i t w i l l be an i n t e r e s t i n g study t o c o r r e l a t e t h e s u r f a c e e n e r g e t i c s o f t h e S i 0 t r e a t e d w i t h HMDS o r s i l a n e s w i t h t h e p h o t o r e s i s t adhesion on such s u r f a c e s , ( i v ) The s o l v e n t s h o u l d have l e s s i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h S i 0 (bare o r t r e a t e d ) t h a n t h e t h e p o l y m e r i c component. T h i s i s a m p l i f i e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g paragraphs.
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E f f e c t o f Polymer and S o l v e n t . F o r good a d h e s i o n , t h e r e s h o u l d be maximum c o n t a c t b e t w e e n t h e p o l y m e r a n d t h e s u b s t r a t e a n d i f t h e solvent has greater a f f i n i t y f o r t h e surface than the polymer, t h i s would prevent t h e polymer from coming i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h t h e s u r f a c e . The c o m p a t i b i l i t y b e t w e e n p o l y m e r s a n d s o l v e n t s i s d e s c r i b e d i n t e r m s o f t h e s o l u b i l i t y p a r a m e t e r , 6, a n d f o r a g i v e n p o l y m e r a " g o o d " s o l v e n t i s t h e o n e whose 6 m a t c h e s w i t h t h a t o f t h e p o l y m e r . The 6's of v a r i o u s polymers a r e l i s t e d i n r e f e r e n c e 22, whereas 6 s f o r s o l v e n t s a r e c o m p i l e d i n numerous p l a c e s , s e e , e . g . , r e f e r e n c e 2 3 . I n a good s o l v e n t t h e p o l y m e r i s e x t e n d e d p e r m i t t i n g l a r g e degree o f c o n t a c t between t h e polymer and t h e s o l v e n t ; whereas i n a "bad" s o l v e n t t h e polymer i s t i g h t l y c o i l e d . The r o l e o f t h e s o l v e n t i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t i n t h e a d s o r p t i o n o f polymers on s o l i d s u b s t r a t e s , and t h e importance o f t h e a c i d base c o n s i d e r a t i o n s i n polymer a d s o r p t i o n from s o l v e n t s has been e m p h a s i z e d r e c e n t l y ( 2 4 ) * So f o r good a d h e s i o n , t h e p o l y m e r s h o u l d have t h e r i g h t a c i d - b a s e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e s u b s t r a t e , a n d s h o u l d c o v e r t h e maximum a r e a o f t h e s u b s t r a t e . The s o l v e n t s h o u l d h a v e minimum i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h t h e s u b s t r a t e , s h o u l d e v a p o r a t e f a s t , and s h o u l d n o t be t r a p p e d . Furthermore, the s o l v e n t should be f r e e from any i m p u r i t y which c a n adsorb s e l e c t i v e l y o n t h e s u b s t r a t e . F o r e x a m p l e , e v e n a t r a c e amount f
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o f w a t e r i n an o r g a n i c s o l v e n t i s e x t r e m e l y u n d e s i r a b l e a s w a t e r has g r e a t a f f i n i t y f o r t h e S i C ^ s u r f a c e . E f f e c t o f P r e - B a k e . The p u r p o s e o f t h e p r e - e x p o s u r e b a k i n g i s t o d r y t h e r e s i s t f i l m ( i . e . , t o remove t h e s o l v e n t s ) , p r e v e n t t a c k i n e s s and i m p r o v e a d h e s i o n t o t h e s u b s t r a t e . However, t h e p r e b a k i n g s t e p s h o u l d n o t d e s t r o y t h e p h o t o a c t i v e compound, so t h e p r e b a k i n g t e m p e r a t u r e and t i m e a r e i m p o r t a n t . P r e - b a k i n g can r e l i e v e the i n t e r n a l s t r e s s e s i n the r e s i s t f i l m thereby improving the adhesion of the dry r e s i s t f i l m to the s u b s t r a t e . I f the prebake i s done a t h i g h e r t h a n t h e d e s i r e d t e m p e r a t u r e , i t c o u l d l e a d t o " f o g g i n g " due t o t h e r m a l c r o s s l i n k i n g ( n e g a t i v e r e s i s t s ) o r m e l t i n g or decomposition i n the case of p o s i t i v e r e s i s t s . E f f e c t o f E x p o s u r e . The p u r p o s e o f t h e e x p o s u r e i s t o c a u s e c e r t a i n c h e m i c a l c h a n g e s i n t h e p o l y m e r r e s i n and t h i s c a u s e s d i f f e r e n t i a l s o l u b i l i t y b e h a v i o r i n t h e d e v e l o p i n g medium. F o r a n e g a t i v e r e s i s t , t h e e x p o s u r e s t e p c a u s e s c r o s s l i n k i n g and r e n d e r s t h e polymer r e s i s t i n s o l u b l e i n the developer. The l a r g e r t h e number o f c r o s s l i n k s , t h e g r e a t e r w i l l be t h e r i g i d i t y o f t h e s t r u c t u r e ; h o w e v e r , t o o h i g h r i g i d i t y may n o t be d e s i r a b l e . I f t h e p o l y m e r i s n o t p r o p e r l y exposed, i t w i l l cause u n d e s i r a b l e s w e l l i n g i n contact w i t h the d e v e l o p e r as d i s c u s s e d below. Underexposure r e s u l t s i n t o c r o s s l i n k i n g o n l y near the s u r f a c e . A l s o the e f f e c t of gaseous environment i s important. The p r e s e n c e o f o x y g e n i s c o n s i d e r e d bad a s i t p r e v e n t s c r o s s l i n k i n g by d e s t r o y i n g t h e s e n s i t i z e r , w h i c h c o u l d l e a d t o f l o a t i n g image b e h a v i o r o r t h i n n i n g o f r e s i s t p a t t e r n during developing. E f f e c t o f D e v e l o p m e n t . The phenomenon o f " f l o a t i n g i m a g e " i s a t t r i b u t e d to the i n t e r a c t i o n of the developer w i t h the polymeric r e s i n and t h e s u b s t r a t e . The d e v e l o p e r s h o u l d n o t c a u s e s w e l l i n g o f the r e s i s t p a t t e r n , as the s w e l l i n g i s r e s o l u t i o n l i m i t i n g (see Figure 12). I n the case of p o s i t i v e r e s i s t , the unexposed r e g i o n s r e m a i n q u i t e h y d r o p h o b i c and t h u s do n o t i n t e r a c t r a p i d l y w i t h t h e d e v e l o p i n g s o l v e n t and a r e n o t s u b j e c t t o s w e l l i n g . A good d e v e l o p e r s h o u l d be a p o o r s o l v e n t f o r t h e e x p o s e d (-v ^ r e s i s t , and s h o u l d p o s s e s s m i n i m a l i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h t h e s u b s t r a t e . F o r minimum s w e l l i n g , the i n i t i a l m o l e c u l a r weight of the polymer should be h i g h , t h e m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t b e t w e e n c r o s s l i n k s s h o u l d be l o w (many c r o s s l i n k s ) and t h e s o l v e n t s h o u l d be p o o r ( 2 6 ) . A l s o t h e w e t t i n g b e h a v i o r o f t h e e x p o s e d r e s i s t (-ve) p a t t e r n by t h e d e v e l o p e r s h o u l d be i m p o r t a n t . The c r i t i c a l s u r f a c e t e n s i o n o f w e t t i n g , y » o f some r e s i s t m a t e r i a l s a r e g i v e n i n T a b l e I I I a s d e t e r m i n e d by D a v i d s o n and L e v i ( 2 7 ) , b u t no a t t e m p t s have b e e n made t o c o r r e l a t e y o f t h e r e s i s t w i t h i t s f l o a t i n g image behavior. e
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