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November 2012
ISSN 2166-2746
EISSN 2166-2754
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Letters
Gas chopping etching process for InP based nanostructures with high aspect ratios
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 060601 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4754293
Low homologous temperature (<0.2) sputtering of indium films on silicon
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 060602 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4753818
UV ozone treatment for improving contact resistance on graphene
Chung Wei Chen; Fan Ren; Gou-Chung Chi; Sheng-Chun Hung; Y. P. Huang; Jihyun Kim; Ivan I. Kravchenko; Stephen J. Pearton
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 060604 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4754566
Active layer thickness effects on the structural and electrical properties of p-type Cu2O thin-film transistors
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 060605 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764110
Review Article
Electronic & Optoelectronic Materials, Devices & Processing
High-temperature stability of postgrowth-annealed Al-doped MgxZn1-xO films without the phase separation effect
Kuang-Po Hsueh; Yi-Chang Cheng; Wen-Yen Lin; Po-Wei Cheng; Hsien-Chin Chiu; Hsiang-Chun Wang; Jinn-Kong Sheu; Yu-Hsiang Yeh
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061201 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4754813
Voltage induced acoustic resonance in metal organic chemical vapor deposition SrTiO3 thin film
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061202 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757129
Effect of bilayer geometry on the diffusion of Ni in amorphous Si and the consequent growth of silicides
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061203 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757134
Effect of p-AlxGa1−xN electron blocking layer on optical and electrical properties in GaN-based light emitting diodes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061204 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757289
Eutectic alloy electrode for rigid and low resistance carbon nanotube contact
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061205 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764513
In situ near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy investigation of the thermal defunctionalization of graphene oxide
Vincent Lee; Robert V. Dennis; Cherno Jaye; Xi Wang; Daniel A. Fischer; Alexander N. Cartwright; Sarbajit Banerjee
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061206 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766325
Comparison of neutron irradiation effects in AlGaN/AlN/GaN, AlGaN/GaN, and InAlN/GaN heterojunctions
A. Y. Polyakov; N. B. Smirnov; A. V. Govorkov; E. A. Kozhukhova; Stephen J. Pearton; Fan Ren; Lu Liu; J. W. Johnson; Wantae Lim; N. G. Kolin; S. S. Veryovkin; V. S. Ermakov
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061207 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766727
Lithography
Hot embossing of thick amorphous fluoropolymer for back end processing of infrared arrays
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061601 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757287
Fabrication of nanodot array mold with 2 Tdot/in.2 for nanoimprint using metallic glass
Yasuyuki Fukuda; Yasunori Saotome; Nobuyuki Nishiyama; Kana Takenaka; Noriko Saidoh; Eiichi Makabe; Akihisa Inoue
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061602 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4761472
Nanometer Science & Technology
Silicon-on-insulator based ZnO nanowire photodetector
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061801 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4759261
Large area nanofabrication of butterfly wing's three dimensional ultrastructures
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061802 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4759461
Experimental study of electric field screening by the proximity of two carbon fiber cathodes
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061803 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4759254
Fabrication of silicon nanopore arrays using a combination of dry and wet etching
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 061804 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766322
Microelectronic & Nanoelectronic Devices
Optimization of surface pretreatment for single GaN nanowire devices
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 062201 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4754701
Thin film high dielectric constant metal oxides prepared by reactive sputtering
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 062202 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757132
Using electron spectroscopy to verify the model of Ga implanted during focused ion beam circuit editing
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 062203 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4759249
Transmission electron microscopy characterization of electrically stressed AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor devices
Michael R. Johnson; David A. Cullen; Lu Liu; Tsung Sheng Kang; Fan Ren; Chih-Yang Chang; Stephen J. Pearton; Soohwan Jang; J. Wayne Johnson; David J. Smith
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 062204 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766303
Organic Electronics and Optoelectronics
Discrepancies in performance for heterojunction organic field-effect transistors with different channel lengths
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 062401 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4753932
The 56th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication
Self Assembly
Porous TEM windows fabrication using CsCl self-assembly
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F201 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4751550
Image quality and pattern transfer in directed self assembly with block-selective atomic layer deposition
Ricardo Ruiz; Lei Wan; Jeffrey Lille; Kanaiyalal C. Patel; Elizabeth Dobisz; Danvers E. Johnston; Kim Kisslinger; Charles T. Black
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F202 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758773
Three-dimensional capillary force assembly: Fabrication of white light emitters
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F203 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764090
Mechanical properties of polymeric nanostructures fabricated through directed self-assembly of symmetric diblock and triblock copolymers
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F204 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766916
Sub-30 nm pitch line-space patterning of semiconductor and dielectric materials using directed self-assembly
Hsin-Yu Tsai; Hiroyuki Miyazoe; Sebastian Engelmann; Bang To; Ed Sikorski; Jim Bucchignano; Dave Klaus; Chi-Chun Liu; Joy Cheng; Dan Sanders; Nicholas Fuller; Michael Guillorn
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F205 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767237
Electron or Ion Beam Lithography
High resolution patterning on nonplanar substrates with large height variation using electron beam lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F303 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4755819
Combined helium ion beam and nanoimprint lithography attains 4 nm half-pitch dense patterns
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F304 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758768
Long nanoscale gaps on III–V substrates by electron beam lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F305 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766881
Lithographically fabricated gratings for the interferometric measurement of material shear moduli under extreme conditions
Arianna E. Gleason; Richard C. Tiberio; Wendy L. Mao; Suzanne Ali; Cynthia A. Bolme; Amy Lazicki; Garry Bordonaro; John Treichler; Vincent Genova; Jon H. Eggert
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F306 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767323
Fast simulation of stochastic exposure distribution in electron-beam lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F308 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767447
Emerging Technologies and Solar
Via-hole fabrication for III-V triple-junction solar cells
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F401 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4754306
Extreme Ultraviolet lithography
Residual-type mask defect printability for extreme ultraviolet lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F501 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4756934
Defect tolerant extreme ultraviolet lithography technique
Lukasz Urbanski; Wei Li; Jorge J. Rocca; Carmen S. Menoni; Mario C. Marconi; Artak Isoyan; Aaron Stein
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F502 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758758
Identification of residual-type defect on extreme ultraviolet mask by projection electron microscope using Monte Carlo simulation
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F503 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758924
Evaluation of lithographic performance of extreme ultra violet mask using coherent scattering microscope
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F504 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764091
Fundamental study of extreme UV resist line edge roughness: Characterization, experiment, and modeling
Ramakrishnan Ayothi; Lovejeet Singh; Yoshi Hishiro; Jed W. Pitera; Linda K. Sundberg; Martha I. Sanchez; Luisa Bozano; Kumar Virwani; Hoa D. Truong; Noel Arellano; Karen Petrillo; Gregory M. Wallraff; William D. Hinsberg; Yueming Hua
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F506 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767235
Electron or Ion Sources and Systems
Visualization of beams from ionic liquid ion sources for focused ion beam applications
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F601 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4745187
Secondary ion mass spectrometry on the helium ion microscope: A feasibility study of ion extraction
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F602 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4754309
Computer modeling of the Schottky electron source
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F603 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4756935
Mass filtered plasma focused ion beam system
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F604 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764920
Size dependent enhancement of photoelectron emission quantum efficiencies from magnesium dots
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F605 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766883
Probe current distribution characterization technique for focused ion beam
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F606 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766882
Imaging & Metrology
Simulation of electron scattering in a scanning electron microscope for subsurface metrology
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F701 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767236
Development of optical system with rotational misalignment adjustment for multi-optical-probe confocal microscopy
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F702 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767639
Microfluidics
Switchable electrowetting of droplets on dual-scale structured surfaces
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F801 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764092
Fabrication of on-chip fluidic channels incorporating nanopores using self-aligned double layer resist processing technique
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F802 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767234
Nanobiology
Pyramid array substrates for biomedical studies
Ronny Löffler; Monika Fleischer; Dieter P. Kern; Claudia Matschegewski; Susanne Stählke; Barbara Nebe; Regina Lange
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F901 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757109
Fabrication of polymeric substrates with micro- and nanoscale topography bioimprinted at progressive cell morphologies
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F902 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758759
Arrays of topographically and peptide-functionalized hydrogels for analysis of biomimetic extracellular matrix properties
Michelle J. Wilson; Yaming Jiang; Bernardo Yañez-Soto; Sara Liliensiek; William L. Murphy; Paul F. Nealey
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06F903 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4762842
Nanoelectronics
Negative electron-beam resist hard mask ion beam etching process for the fabrication of nanoscale magnetic tunnel junctions
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FA01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767123
Nanoimprint Lithography
Fast and continuous patterning on the surface of plastic fiber by using thermal roller imprint
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4754810
High-resolution nondestructive patterning of isolated organic semiconductors
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB04 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757956
Release layer-free acrylate resins with segregation auxiliary agents for ultraviolet nanoimprinting
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB05 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758769
Density measurement of pillar structure fabricated via nanoimprinting using a poly(dimethylsiloxane) mold
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB06 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758776
High-density pattern transfer via roll-to-roll ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography using replica mold
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB07 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758922
Cross-linking control during imprint for hybrid lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB08 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4763357
Sidewall-angle dependent mold filling of three-dimensional microcavities in thermal nanoimprint lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB09 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764096
Investigation of nonreactive fluoroalkyl-containing surfactants for reducing release energy of ultraviolet-cured acrylate resins
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB10 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766880
Fabrication of an adhesion-free transparent roll stamp for large area patterning using ultraviolet-type roller nanoimprint lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB11 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766894
Control of inclination angle of glass-like carbon mold by defocus UV exposure on Si-containing photoresist
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB12 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766316
Real-time full-area monitoring of the filling process in molds for UV nanoimprint lithography using dark field illumination
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FB13 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767122
Maskless Lithography
Multiaxis and multibeam technology for high throughput maskless E-beam lithography
Hiroshi Yasuda; Takeshi Haraguchi; Hidebumi Yabara; Kouji Takahata; Hidekazu Murata; Eiji Rokuta; Hiroshi Shimoyama
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FC01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767275
MEMs, NEMS & Tip Based Nanofabrication
Bimaterial electromechanical systems for a biomimetical acoustic sensor
Enrico Mastropaolo; Rhonira Latif; Thomas Koickal; Alister Hamilton; Rebecca Cheung; Michael Newton; Leslie Smith
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FD01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764094
Silver patterning using an atomic force microscope tip and laser-induced chemical deposition from liquids
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FD02 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4764093
Nanomechanical tuning forks fabricated using focused-ion-beam chemical vapor deposition
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FD03 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766315
Improved single ion implantation with scanning probe alignment
Michael Ilg; Christoph D. Weis; Julian Schwartz; Arun Persaud; Qing Ji; Cheuk Chi Lo; Jeffrey Bokor; Alex Hegyi; Elshad Guliyev; Ivo W. Rangelow; Thomas Schenkel
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FD04 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767233
Piezoelectrically transduced silicon carbide MEMS double-clamped beam resonators
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FD05 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767441
Nanophotonics & Plasmonics
Fabrication of digital planar holograms into high refractive index waveguide core for spectroscopy-on-chip applications
Cosimo Calò; Valeria Lacatena; Scott D. Dhuey; Stefano Cabrini; Sergey Babin; Christophe Peroz; Alexander Koshelev; Igor Ivonin; Alexander Goltsov; Vladimir Yankov
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FE01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4750038
Sensing properties of infrared nanostructured plasmonic crystals fabricated by electron beam lithography and argon ion milling
Baogang Quan; Zhe Liu; Lin Li; Weijie Sun; Xinlong Xu; Xiaoxiang Xia; Haifang Yang; Junjie Li; Changzhi Gu
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FE02 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767274
Nanostructures & Processing
Template-assisted assembly of ZnO nanorods with postdeposition growth
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4750036
Nanofabrication of high aspect ratio (∼50:1) sub-10 nm silicon nanowires using inductively coupled plasma etching
Muhammad M. Mirza; Haiping Zhou; Philippe Velha; Xu Li; Kevin E. Docherty; Antonio Samarelli; Gary Ternent; Douglas J. Paul
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF02 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4755835
Fabrication of nanoscale, high throughput, high aspect ratio freestanding gratings
Alexander Bruccoleri; Pran Mukherjee; Ralf K. Heilmann; Jonathan Yam; Mark L. Schattenburg; Frank DiPiazza
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF03 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4755815
Dual applications of free-standing holographic nanopatterns for lift-off and stencil lithography
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF04 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757110
Process considerations for layer-by-layer 3D patterning of silicon, using ion implantation, silicon deposition, and selective silicon etching
Kristinn B. Gylfason; Andreas C. Fischer; B. Gunnar Malm; Henry H. Radamson; Lyubov M. Belova; Frank Niklaus
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF05 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4756947
Low-pressure inductively coupled plasma etching of benzocyclobutene with SF6/O2 plasma chemistry
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF06 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758765
Fabrication and magnetic properties of 100-nm-scaled permalloy nanotube arrays
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF07 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4762843
Growth characterization of electron-beam-induced silver deposition from liquid precursor
Leonidas E. Ocola; Alexandra Joshi-Imre; Cynthia Kessel; Brian Chen; Jonathan Park; David Gosztola; Ralu Divan
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF08 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4765629
Optimization of a self-closing effect to produce nanochannels with top slits in fused silica
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF09 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766317
From nanocone to nanodisc: Structural transformation of gold nanoarrays via simple mechanical stresses
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF10 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4765635
Study of the interaction of polymethylmethacrylate fragments with methyl isobutyl ketone and isopropyl alcohol
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF11 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4766318
From sponge to dot arrays on (100) Ge by increasing the energy of ion impacts
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FF12 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767269
Optical & Grating Based Lithography
Relationship between film thickness loss and polymer deprotection for extreme ultraviolet and ArF photoresists
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FG01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758772
Fast aerial image simulations for partially coherent systems by transmission cross coefficient decomposition with analytical kernels
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FG03 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4767442
Bit Patterned Media & Data Storage
Fabrication of 1 Teradot/in.2 CoCrPt bit patterned media and recording performance with a conventional read/write head
Elizabeth A. Dobisz; Dan Kercher; Michael Grobis; Olav Hellwig; Ernesto E. Marinero; Dieter Weller; Thomas R. Albrecht
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FH01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4757955
Fabrication of 5 Tdot/in.2 bit patterned media with servo pattern using directed self-assembly
Naoko Kihara; Ryousuke Yamamoto; Norikatsu Sasao; Takuya Shimada; Akiko Yuzawa; Takeshi Okino; Yasuaki Ootera; Yoshiyuki Kamata; Akira Kikitsu
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FH02 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4763356
Resists
Graphene
Optimization of the visibility of graphene on poly-Si film by thin-film optics engineering
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FJ01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4758760
Molecular dynamics study of the structural modification of graphene by electron irradiation
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FJ02 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4765630
3DIC Technology
Low-temperature Al–Ge bonding for 3D integration
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 30, 06FK01 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4762844
Future of plasma etching for microelectronics: Challenges and opportunities
Gottlieb S. Oehrlein, Stephan M. Brandstadter, et al.
Heating of photocathode via field emission and radiofrequency pulsed heating: Implication toward breakdown
Ryo Shinohara, Soumendu Bagchi, et al.
Vertical silicon nanowedge formation by repetitive dry and wet anisotropic etching combined with 3D self-aligned sidewall nanopatterning
Yasser Pordeli, Céline Steenge, et al.