aSiemens AG, Corporate Research and Development, Paul-Gossen-Strasse 100, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
bFAU, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
Abstract:
The Top-CARL process is a technique for patterning organic materials some tens of microns thick by top-resist silylation and pattern transfer via oxygen reactive ion etching. The influence of exposure dose, temperature and top-resist layer thickness on the silylation process is studied. A dyed version of the resist is examined. Its polarity can be changed from negative to positive working by addition of a small amount of a photo base.