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Electron beam lithography for high density meta fish scale operational at optical frequency

Electron beam lithography for high density meta fish scale operational at optical frequency
Electron beam lithography for high density meta fish scale operational at optical frequency
This paper reports our recent progress in electron beam lithography for high resolution and highly dense metallic structures such as fish scale on both silicon and quartz. To observe photonic property in optical frequency, the pitch of 500 nm with both linewidth and gap of 50 nm gap in Al is demanded. For reliable lift-off process, adequate undercut in bilayer layer of resists is essential. Three different bilayers, PMMA/LOR, PMMA/copolymer and PMMA/PMMA (with different molecular weights) were compared and the most suitable bilayer was found to be the PMMA/PMMA with a difference in molecular weight between the top and bottom layer. With such a bilayer stack, dense fish scale pattern with minimum linewidth of 50 nm in Al were fabricated for both transparent and reflective configurations. Astonishing optical properties such as magnetic wall and asymmetric propagating waves through the chiral fish scale were observed.
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Chen, Yifang
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Chen, Yifang, Schwanecke, Alexander S., Fedotov, V.A., Khardikov, V.V., Mladyonov, P.L., Prosvirnin, S.L., Rogacheva, A.V., Zheludev, Nikolay I. and Huq, Ejaz (2009) Electron beam lithography for high density meta fish scale operational at optical frequency. Microelectronic Engineering, 86, 1081-1084. (doi:10.1016/j.mee.2008.11.094).

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This paper reports our recent progress in electron beam lithography for high resolution and highly dense metallic structures such as fish scale on both silicon and quartz. To observe photonic property in optical frequency, the pitch of 500 nm with both linewidth and gap of 50 nm gap in Al is demanded. For reliable lift-off process, adequate undercut in bilayer layer of resists is essential. Three different bilayers, PMMA/LOR, PMMA/copolymer and PMMA/PMMA (with different molecular weights) were compared and the most suitable bilayer was found to be the PMMA/PMMA with a difference in molecular weight between the top and bottom layer. With such a bilayer stack, dense fish scale pattern with minimum linewidth of 50 nm in Al were fabricated for both transparent and reflective configurations. Astonishing optical properties such as magnetic wall and asymmetric propagating waves through the chiral fish scale were observed.

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Published date: 2009

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Local EPrints ID: 70922
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/70922
ISSN: 0167-9317
PURE UUID: 08188788-0121-4b48-9805-617936ed7b36
ORCID for Nikolay I. Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 10 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:36

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Author: Yifang Chen
Author: Alexander S. Schwanecke
Author: V.A. Fedotov
Author: V.V. Khardikov
Author: P.L. Mladyonov
Author: S.L. Prosvirnin
Author: A.V. Rogacheva
Author: Nikolay I. Zheludev ORCID iD
Author: Ejaz Huq

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