Mask blanks for extreme ultraviolet lithography: Ion beam sputter deposition of low defect density Mo/Si multilayers

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作者
Kearney, PA [1 ]
Moore, CE [1 ]
Tan, SI [1 ]
Vernon, SP [1 ]
Levesque, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94551 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1997年 / 15卷 / 06期
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10.1116/1.589665
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report on the growth of low defect density Mo/Si multilayer (ML) coatings. The coatings were grown in a deposition system specifically designed for extreme ultraviolet lithography mask blank fabrication. Complete, 81 layer, high reflectance Mo/Si ML coatings were deposited on 150 mm diam (100) oriented Si wafer substrates using ion beam sputter deposition. Process added defect densities correspond to 2x10(-2)/cm(-2) larger than 0.13 mu m as measured by optical scattering. This represents a reduction in defect density of Mo/Si ML coatings by a factor of 10(5). (C) 1997 American Vacuum Society.
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页码:2452 / 2454
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