Development and Applications of Thin Film Resists for Electron Beam Lithography

dc.contributor.advisorTyler, David
dc.contributor.authorFairley, Kurtis
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-24T00:24:11Z
dc.date.available2016-02-24T00:24:11Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-23
dc.description.abstractThroughout this work several thin film resists have been studied with substantial focus on HafSOx and SU-8. The study of HafSOx has granted more insight into how inorganic, spin coated films form and react under the electron beam. These films have been shown to form a thin dense crust at the surface that could have interesting implications in the interaction of the electrons. Continuing to further understand the electron interactions within the resist, low voltage patterns were created allowing the accelerating voltage to be matched to the film. With this general knowledge, higher resolution films can be constructed with shorter patterning times. Both resists complement each other in that HafSOx produces incredibly thin, dense structures to be formed with features below 10 nm in all dimensions. SU-8 allows micron thick features to be created over several millimeters. This flexibility in feature size enabled the creation of large fractals that could improve neuron binding to artificial retina down to the smallest fractals reported that are interesting for their applications as antennas. The final facet of this work involved looking at other methods of making structures. This was done through adding differing salts to organic molecules that stack into unique crystals. This dissertation includes previously published co-authored material.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/19703
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectFractalsen_US
dc.subjectHafSOxen_US
dc.subjectLithographyen_US
dc.subjectNeuronen_US
dc.subjectResisten_US
dc.subjectThin filmsen_US
dc.titleDevelopment and Applications of Thin Film Resists for Electron Beam Lithography
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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