Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 30, Issue 21, 2608(2022)

Self-traceable grating reference material and application

Xiao DEND... Tongbao LI and Xinbin CHENG* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, China
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    Nano-measurement traceability transfer chain
    Self-traceability characteristics of atom lithography grating
    Atom lithography 2.0 system of Tongji university and its light path
    Gradation certificate of national certified first-class reference material of one-dimensional 212.8 nm chromium grating
    Scanning atom lithography principle
    Scanning atom lithography grating 10 μm× 10 μm AFM image, and peak to valley height in the Gaussian direction
    (a) Schematic diagram of splicing atom lithography; (b) Splicing atom lithography schematic; (c) Two splicing atom lithography optical images and AFM images of P1 to P7; (d) Peaks to valleys height along grating in direction of standing wave field from left to right
    Schematic diagram of two-step deposition of atom lithography
    (a) AFM image of atom lithography grating prepared by two-step deposition; (b) Diamond-shaped structure formed by two-dimensional atom lithography grating
    Schematic diagram of soft X-ray interference lithography
    Influence of grating height and grating structure ratio R on diffraction efficiency
    Size design of mask substrate
    Schematic diagram of mask
    AFM image of one dimensional 106.4 nm grating
    One dimensional 53.2 nm grating
    Gradation certificate of national certified reference material of one-dimensional 106.4 nm silicon grating
    (a) SEM image with of grating sample; (b) Averaged profile of the SEM image along the y direction; (c) Position deviation curve indicating the scanner distortion of the SEM;(d) Calibrated pixel size of the SEM along the fast scan direction (x); The dashed line indicates the nominal pixel size given by SEM; (e) Scaling factor, k=PSEM/PRef, of SEM calibrated at 10 different randomly selected locations of gratings
    Line width diagram
    Multilayer film line width preparation process
    Image of cut silicon wafer
    AFM image of thermocompression bonded sample
    Si/SiO2 multilayer grating sample
    National standard substance classification certificate for multi-structured silicon nanowire width
    Self-traceability of amorphous silicon linewidth calibration
    Calibration diagram of amorphous silicon line width
    TEM images of different part of multilayer structures
    (a) Reproduction of TEM image of CD after contrast adjustment; (b) Image intensity profile of TEM image at specified line along Y axis in (a)
    Film layer design and linewidth area AFM images of multilayer film probe calibrator
    • Table 1. Self-traceable grating measurement results in PTB

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      Table 1. Self-traceable grating measurement results in PTB

      样品编号平均节距/nm
      SN_180612_17212.782±0.008(k=2)
      SN_180612_18212.781±0.008(k=2)
    • Table 2. Nonlinearity of a self-traceable raster with different areas by AFM

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      Table 2. Nonlinearity of a self-traceable raster with different areas by AFM

      μm1/8 image

      Relative

      value

      Relative

      error

      1 μm1.00230.23%
      2 μm1.00230.23%
      3 μm1.00190.19%
      4 μm1.00180.18%
      5 μm1.00180.18%
      6 μm1.00140.14%
      7 μm1.00060.06%
      8 μm1.00080.08%
      9 μm1.00010.01%
      10 μm1.00000
    • Table 3. Additional errors caused during preparation of large-area self-traceable gratings

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      Table 3. Additional errors caused during preparation of large-area self-traceable gratings

      误差来源节距误差/nm
      反射镜表面不平行2.2×10-4
      驻波场的不完美重合2.5×10-5
      道威棱镜高斯光束相移1.6×10-5
      拼接原子光刻高斯光束相移3.9×10-4
      总误差4.5×10-4
    • Table 4. PTB measurements for random samples 1 and 2

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      Table 4. PTB measurements for random samples 1 and 2

      测量位置样品1样品 2
      对角线夹角标准偏差对角线夹角标准偏差
      MF190.000 40.001 389.999 10.000 3
      MF290.000 60.000 789.999 60.000 2
      MF390.000 70.000 290.000 00.000 4
      平均角度90.000 689.999 6
      σuniformity0.000 10.000 5
      σrepeatability0.001 30.000 4
      校准结果90.001±0.003(k=2)90.000±0.003(k=2)
    • Table 5. Measurement results of one-dimensional 106.4 nm silicon grating by PTB

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      Table 5. Measurement results of one-dimensional 106.4 nm silicon grating by PTB

      MeasurementTJ-PTB-1D106-1TJ-PTB-1D106-2
      MF1106.449 50.000 2106.450 40.000 3
      MF2106.450 00.000 3106.450 60.000 9
      MF3106.449 40.000 3106.450 60.000 2
      MF4106.449 40.000 2106.450 60.000 2
      MF5106.449 50.000 2106.451 10.000 2
      Mean106.449 6106.450 7
      σuniformity0.000 20.000 3
      σrepeatability0.000 30.000 9
      Final calibration result(106.449 6±0.004 9)nm(k=2)(106.450 7±0.006 3)nm(k=2)
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    Paper Information

    Received: Jul. 16, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: CHENG Xinbin (chengxb@tongji.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20223021.2608

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