Gas Cluster Ion Beam Technology for Nano-Fabrication

Abstract:

A gas cluster is an aggregate of a few to several thousands of gaseous atoms or molecules, and it can be accelerated to a desired energy after ionization. Since the kinetic energy of an atom in a cluster is equal to the total energy divided by the cluster size, a quite-low-energy ion beam can be realized. Although it is difficult to obtain low-energy monomer ion beams due to the space charge effect, equivalently low-energy ion beams can be realized by using cluster ion beams at relatively high acceleration voltages. Not only the low-energy feature but also the dense energy depositions at a local area are important characteristics of the irradiation by gas cluster ions. All of the impinging energy of a gas cluster ion is deposited at the surface region, and this dense energy deposition is the origin of enhanced sputtering yields, crater formation, shockwave generation, and other non-linear effects. GCIBs are being used for industrial applications where a nano-fabrication process is required. Surface smoothing, shallow doping, low-damage etching, trimming, and thin-film formations are promising applications of GCIBs. In this paper, fundamental irradiation effects of GCIB are discussed from the viewpoint of low-energy irradiation, sputtering, and dense energy depositions. Also, various applications of GCIB for nano-fabrications are explained.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 82)
• Pages: 1-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.82.1
• Online since: September 2012
• Authors: Noriaki Toyoda, Isao Yamada
• Keywords: Gas Cluster Ion Beam, Nano-Fabrication, Sidewall Roughness, Surface Planarization

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