US20170194167A1 - Wavelike hard nanomask on a topographic feature and methods of making and using - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to methods and devices for forming wavy (wavelike) patterns with a period of about 150 nm or less on the surface of materials using ion fluxes.
- the invention also relates to methods and devices for forming wavelike nanopatterns by ion beams on a surface of lithographically defined topographic features designed to improve the pattern quality.
- Self-formation phenomena can be used for forming periodic nanoline patterns.
- defects such as line bends, breaks, and joints are inherent in self-formed patterns and make difficult their application in semiconductor microelectronics.
- a variety of optoelectronic, semiconductor microelectronics and other applications can benefit from the development of efficient structures and methods for forming arrays of nanowires with a period of 150 nm or less, which are registered laterally to the surface of a topographic feature that may be formed using lithography.
- a hard nanomask formed by irradiating a layer of a first material with an ion flow.
- the hard nanomask is intended for use in transferring a substantially periodic pattern onto a thin film.
- This nanomask includes a substantially periodic array of substantially parallel, elongated elements formed on the surface of the first layer and having a wavelike cross-section and being oriented along a first direction.
- At least some of the elements having the following structure in cross-section: an inner region of the first material, and a first outer region of a second material covering a first portion of the inner region, wherein the second material is formed by modifying the first material using an ion flow.
- the substantially parallel, elongated elements have the wavelike cross-section are positioned on the topographic feature between two opposing sidewalls of the topographic feature with the sidewalls of the topographic feature are oriented substantially parallel along the first direction.
- the periodic array includes N elongated elements where N is a positive integer. In at least some embodiments N is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
- Another embodiment is a method of forming a hard nanomask for transferring a substantially periodic pattern into a thin film including forming a first layer of a first material; forming a topographic feature in a surface of the first layer, where the topographic feature is defined by two opposing sidewalls, where the sidewalls are oriented substantially parallel along a first direction; and irradiating the surface of the topographic feature with a flow of ions directed alternatively towards the opposite sidewalls of the topographic feature to form a hard nanomask, the nanomask including a substantially periodic array of substantially parallel elongated elements having a wavelike cross-section and being oriented substantially parallel along the first direction, at least some of the elements having the following structure in cross-section: an inner region of first material, a first outer region of a second material covering a first portion of the inner region, and a second outer region of the second material covering a second portion of the inner region and connecting with the first outer region at a wave crest, where the first outer region is substantially thicker than the
- forming the topographic feature includes depositing a second layer of a first material to compensate for narrowing of the topographic feature by ion sputtering during irradiating the surface of the topographic feature by the flow of ions.
- the periodic array includes N elongated elements where N is a positive integer. In at least some embodiments N is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
- FIG. 1B is a perspective view of elongated ridge elements of a conventional WOS hard nanomask and their wavelike cross-section;
- FIG. 2A shows a SEM top view image of one embodiment of an anisotropic array of elongated ridge elements formed in amorphous silicon layer from a conventional WOS hard nanomask by wet etching;
- FIG. 2B is a perspective view of elongated ridge elements formed in amorphous silicon layer from a conventional WOS hard nanomask by wet etching;
- FIG. 3A is a perspective views of topographic features on a semiconductor surface before ion irradiation, according to the invention.
- FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the semiconductor of FIG. 3A after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 4 and 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 3C is a perspective view of the semiconductor of FIG. 3A after ion irradiation at an angle different from that used to obtain the structure of FIG. 3B and resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 4 and 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention;
- FIG. 4A is a perspective views of topographic features on a semiconductor surface before ion irradiation, according to the invention.
- FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the semiconductor of FIG. 4A after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 4C is a perspective views of topographic features on a semiconductor surface before ion irradiation, according to the invention.
- FIG. 4D is a perspective view of the semiconductor of FIG. 4C after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 4E is a perspective view of the semiconductor of FIG. 4C after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 3 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention.
- FIG. 5A shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of a plurality of wavelike hard nanomasks including 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 5B shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of a plurality of wavelike hard nanomasks including 3 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 6A shows a SEM top view image of a plurality of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 6B shows a SEM top view image of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 8 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 6C shows a SEM top view image of a plurality of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 7 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 6D shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 7 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 7A shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention
- FIG. 7B shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 90°, of wet etched wavelike hard nanomask including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention.
- FIGS. 8A to 8J schematically illustrates steps in one embodiment of a method for forming an array of monocrystalline silicon nanowires using a wavelike hard nanomask on the surface of a topographic feature, according to the invention.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B One example of a method for nanorelief formation on a film surface, utilizing plasma modification of a wave-ordered structure (WOS) formed on an amorphous silicon layer is schematically illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B .
- a layer of amorphous silicon 2 is deposited on top of the target thin film layer 4 .
- the silicon layer is sputtered with a flow of nitrogen ions 31 to create a conventional wave ordered nanostructure 1 .
- the resultant wave-ordered nanostructure has relatively thick (for example, 2-15 nm) regions of amorphous silicon nitride 10 and relatively thin (for example, 0.2-1.5 nm) regions of amorphous silicon nitride 20 situated respectively on the front and back sides of the waves 9 (ridge elements) in the wave-ordered structure 1 .
- the wave troughs are spaced from the surface of the film layer 4 by a distance D that is usually less than the nanostructure period 3 .
- its planar pattern which is shown in FIG. 1A , is transferred into the underlying film layer 4 by selectively etching the amorphous silicon layer 2 while using regions 10 and 20 as a nanomask.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show an array of nanostructures 21 manufactured by this technique.
- the array is composed from amorphous silicon nanostripes 2 covered by the regions of amorphous silicon nitride 10 .
- the nanostripes 2 (ridge elements) are separated by trenches 22 .
- FIG. 2A shows that even in a relatively small area this array has a significant number of defects: bends, connections, and breaks.
- the array may not be sufficiently coherent enough for optoelectronic applications.
- the array may not be registered or aligned laterally to the surface of the target thin film layer 4 , which may be useful for semiconductor microelectronics applications.
- WOS wave-ordered structure
- this is particularly observed when, during WOS formation, the ion incidence plane is positioned substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the ion irradiation is performed alternatively in stepwise manner when the ion beam is directed towards the one sidewall of the feature then towards the opposite sidewall and so on, and the feature dimension between the sidewalls is close to an integer multiple of the WOS period.
- topographic features can be fabricated by, for example, optical lithography on the surface of different materials including, for example, monocrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, silicon oxide, gallium arsenide, epitaxial gallium arsenide, gallium aluminum arsenide, epitaxial gallium aluminum arsenide, germanium, or silicon-germanium, or other semiconductor materials and the like.
- FIG. 3A illustrates one embodiment of a structure 310 including periodic topographic features 305 , 306 on a surface of monocrystalline silicon 302 .
- the vertical sidewalls 313 of the features 305 , 306 are positioned parallel along the Y-axis.
- the width of the recessed feature 305 L 1 is 710 nm
- the width of the raised feature 306 L 2 is 490 nm
- the height of the sidewalls H is 74 nm.
- the sidewall height is in the range from about 20 to about 100 nm and the sidewall may be tilted up to about 45° from vertical orientation.
- the feature width may be equal to the integer multiple N of the hard nanomask period k plus some overhead, which may be from about 0.5 ⁇ to about 3.5 ⁇ ; and the total feature width may be in the range from about (N+0.5) ⁇ to about (N+3.5) ⁇ .
- N can be, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more.
- the structure 310 was irradiated by a N 2 + ion beam at an ion energy of 5 keV in the ion incidence plane ZX (the plane which is defined by a normal to the surface of the material, i.e. Z axis, and a vector oriented in the direction of the ion flow, 31 or 32 ).
- the ion beam energy may range from about 1 to about 10 keV and the ion incidence angle ⁇ may range from about 40° to about 55°. In at least some other embodiments, the ion beam energy may range from about 1 to about 5 keV and the angle ⁇ may range from 41° to about 55°.
- the resultant structure 311 is illustrated in FIG. 3B with region 307 of hard nanomask of five parallel elements (waves) and region 308 of 4 parallel elements (waves) oriented along the Y-axis direction.
- the nanomask period is 86 nm.
- Each element has relatively thick 4-15 nm silicon nitride regions 10 and relatively thin 0.2-1.5 nm silicon nitride regions 20 on the opposite slopes of the waves. Regions 10 cover the inner area 100 and regions 20 cover the inner area 200 of silicon.
- the nanomasks 307 and 308 are spaced by tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a , which are relatively thick silicon nitride regions and relatively thin silicon nitride regions, respectively.
- the tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a resulted from ion beam sputtering of the structure 310 .
- the orientation of thick silicon nitride regions 10 and thin silicon nitride regions 20 is determined by the final ion beam irradiation step. For example, if at the final step of ion irradiation the ion beam is directed along the arrow 32 as shown for structure 312 in FIG. 3C the orientation of the nanomask regions 10 and 20 became opposite to that for the structure 311 of FIG. 3B , where the ion beam is directed along the arrow 31 .
- this nanomask is particularly suited for transferring patterns into the underlying layers using anisotropic etching techniques.
- FIG. 4A illustrates a structure 410 including periodic topographic features 412 , 405 on the surface of monocrystalline silicon 402 of another embodiment.
- the sidewalls 413 of the features are positioned parallel along the first direction.
- the width of the feature 412 L 1 is 675 nm
- the width of the trench 405 filled with TEOS (tetraethyl orthosilicate) L 2 is 250 nm
- the height of the sidewalls 413 is about 370 nm.
- the height of the sidewalls 413 is in the range from about 100 to about 500 nm and the width of the feature 412 positioned between filled trenches 405 may be equal to the integer multiple N of the hard nanomask period ⁇ plus some overhead, which may be from about 0.2 ⁇ to about 1.5 ⁇ ; and the total feature width may be in the range from about (N+0.2) ⁇ to about (N+1.5) ⁇ .
- N can be, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more.
- the chamfers 414 may be tilted from about 10° to about 60° from vertical orientation.
- the sidewalls 413 of the feature 412 positioned between filled trenches 405 may be tilted from about 5° to about 15° from vertical orientation. In some other embodiments, the sidewalls 413 may be tilted to about 5° from vertical orientation or may be oriented strictly vertical.
- the structure 410 was irradiated by N 2 + ion beam at the ion energy of about 5 keV in the ion incidence plane perpendicular to the first direction.
- the ion irradiation was performed in stepwise manner when the ion beam was directed alternatively towards the opposite sides 413 of the feature 412 .
- the angle of ion incidence ⁇ 42°.
- the total number of alternating steps of irradiation was 10 with 6 minutes for each step.
- the resultant structure 411 illustrated in FIG. 4B , includes region 406 of hard nanomasks with 6 parallel elements (waves) oriented along the first direction.
- the nanomask period is 95 nm.
- Each element has thick silicon nitride regions 10 and thin silicon nitride regions 20 on the opposite slopes of the waves.
- Regions 10 cover the inner area 100 and regions 20 cover the inner area 200 of silicon.
- the nanomasks 406 are spaced by tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a , which are thick silicon nitride regions and thin silicon nitride regions, accordingly.
- the tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a were resulted from ion beam sputtering of the structure 410 .
- FIG. 4C illustrates a structure 420 including periodic topographic features 412 , 405 on the surface of monocrystalline silicon 402 of a further embodiment.
- the sidewalls 413 of the features are positioned parallel along the first direction.
- the width of the feature 412 L 1 is 385 nm
- the width of the trench 405 filled with TEOS L 2 is 160 nm
- the height of the sidewalls 413 is about 350 nm.
- the structure 420 was irradiated by N 2 + ion beam at the ion energy of about 3 keV in the ion incidence plane perpendicular to the first direction.
- the ion irradiation was performed in stepwise manner when the ion beam was directed alternatively towards the opposite sides 413 of the feature 412 .
- the angle of ion incidence ⁇ 43°.
- the total number of alternating steps of irradiation was 14 with about 6 minutes for each step.
- the resultant structure 421 illustrated in FIG. 4D , includes region 407 of hard nanomasks with 5 parallel elements (waves) oriented along the first direction.
- the nanomask period is 64 nm.
- Each element has thick silicon nitride regions 10 and thin silicon nitride regions 20 on the opposite slopes of the waves.
- Regions 10 cover the inner area 100 and regions 20 cover the inner area 200 of silicon.
- the nanomasks 407 are spaced by tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a , which are thick silicon nitride regions and thin silicon nitride regions, accordingly.
- the tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a resulted from ion beam sputtering of the structure 420 .
- the resultant nanomasks 408 include by 3 waves as shown in structure 422 of FIG. 4E .
- the nanomask period is 98 nm.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show SEM images of the nanomasks 407 and 408 of FIG. 4D , respectively. Both images represent clefts of samples with the nanomasks viewed at 8° to the nanomask surface plane (XY). Such a grazing angle is effective to reveal the straightness of the nanomask elements.
- the nanomask elements are straight parallel lines oriented along Y-axis when viewed at grazing angle of 8° to that axis.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B show SEM top view images of wet etched nanomasks 406 a and 409 a including 6 and 8 elements, respectively.
- the wet etched nanomasks contain silicon nitride regions 10 and trenches 22 a between them. Each nanomask is positioned on top surface of topographic silicon features between sloped parallel sidewalls 10 a and 20 a oriented along Y-axis direction.
- Middle lines exhibit some waviness.
- FIGS. 6C and 6D show a top view and a cross-section view, angled at 82°, of SEM images of a plurality of wet etched hard nanomasks 601 including 7 elongated ridge elements.
- the nanomask elements are straight parallel lines oriented along Y-axis when viewed at grazing angle of 8° to that axis.
- FIG. 7A demonstrates the cleavage of a 6-element nanomask 406 a viewed at 8° to the direction of their elongated elements (Y-axis), the top view of which is presented in FIG. 6A .
- the nanomask is positioned on top surface of topographic silicon features between sloped parallel sidewalls 10 a and 20 a oriented along Y-axis direction.
- the nanomask elements are straight parallel lines oriented along Y-axis when viewed at grazing angle of 8° to that axis.
- FIG. 7B demonstrates the magnified view of the cleavage of a 6-element nanomask 406 a viewed along the direction of their elongated elements (Y-axis), the top and angled views of which are shown in FIGS. 6A and 7A , respectively.
- Y-axis elongated elements
- FIGS. 8A-8J illustrate one embodiment of a method for manufacturing a dense array of monocrystalline silicon nanowires 819 ( FIG. 8J ) on the surface of buried oxide (BOX) layer 801 of a SOI (silicon on insulator) wafer.
- FIG. 8A shows a structure 810 , including a BOX layer 801 and an initial topographic feature 412 a including layers of monocrystalline silicon 802 (for example, approximately 90 nm thick), silicon oxide 404 (for example, approximately 20 nm thick), and amorphous silicon 402 (for example, approximately 300-350 nm thick).
- the topographic feature 412 a can be made using, for example, lithographic patterning and etching to form layers 402 , 404 , and 802 .
- a thin silicon oxide layer 803 for example, approximately 5 nm thick
- the topographic feature 412 b with sidewalls 413 has a larger width by approximately 2d+10 nm to align the nanomask 406 ( FIG. 8E ) relative to the surface of target layers 404 and 802 .
- the amorphous silicon layers 402 and 402 a may be deposited, for example, by magnetron sputtering of a silicon target, by silicon target evaporation with an electron beam in high vacuum, or by any other method known in art.
- the initial structure 812 may include material 405 (for example, TEOS, silicon oxide or silicon nitride), the surface of which is leveled with the surface of amorphous silicon 402 and 402 a using, for example, chemical mechanical planarization.
- material 405 for example, TEOS, silicon oxide or silicon nitride
- silicon oxide or TEOS is deemed as material 405 .
- the topographic feature 412 c having width L 3 is similar to the topographic feature 412 of FIGS. 4A and 4C .
- Selective etching of the structure 812 may result in the structure 812 a of FIG. 8D , where the raised topographic feature 412 d has the chamfers 414 narrowing the top surface of the feature to the dimension L 4 ⁇ L 3 . Note that chamfers 414 often result in lowering ion sputtering on their surfaces and accelerating the nanomask formation on top surface of the topographic feature.
- the structure 812 or 812 a may be irradiated with nitrogen N 2 + ions in alternating stepwise mode when the ion beam is directed alternatively along the vectors 31 and 32 in the ion incidence pane ZX.
- the thickness of the layer 402 is selected to enable the formation of the nanomask with desired period, ⁇ , (for example, a period of approximately 40-100 nm) positioned at desired distance D 1 or D 2 ⁇ D 1 from the target layer 404 .
- the materials 402 , 402 a , 405 , and 803 are sputtered out and the distance between the nanomask and the target layer decreases.
- the elongated elements of the nanomasks 406 and 406 b including outer regions of silicon nitride 10 and 20 and inner regions of silicon 100 and 200 covered by outer regions are parallel to the first direction (Y-axis) together with the sidewalls of the topographic features 415 and 415 a and perpendicular to the ion incidence plane XZ.
- the nanomask is positioned symmetrically with respect to the sidewalls of the topographic feature. In other embodiments, the nanomask is positioned asymmetrically with respect to the sidewalls of the topographic feature. It depends on the number of steps of ion irradiation. The larger the latter, the greater is the symmetry of the nanomask position with respect to the sidewalls of the topographic feature. In any case the nanomask can be registered or aligned to the sidewalls of the topographic feature.
- the structure 814 is modified by applying a reactive-ion plasma (Cl 2 , Cl 2 —Ar, HBr—O 2 or Cl 2 —He—O 2 or by any other method known in art) to the amorphous silicon layer 402 , using the nanomask 406 b .
- a reactive-ion plasma Cl 2 , Cl 2 —Ar, HBr—O 2 or Cl 2 —He—O 2 or by any other method known in art
- RIE reactive-ion etching
- the sidewall of the topographic feature 10 a is transformed by RIE into the sidewall 10 c .
- the thickness of regions 10 b and 10 c may become thinner than the thickness of original regions 10 and 10 a during plasma etching, and region 20 a may be etched out with the underlying silicon.
- a preliminary breakthrough etching step might be performed using argon ion sputtering or sputtering by ions of etching plasma for a relatively short period of time to remove regions 20 from the nanomask.
- argon ion sputtering or sputtering by ions of etching plasma for a relatively short period of time to remove regions 20 from the nanomask.
- ions of etching plasma for a relatively short period of time.
- a 20-nm-thick target layer of silicon oxide 404 can be partially etched, for example, in CF 4 —H 2 , CHF 3 , C 4 F 6 —Ar or C 4 F 8 —Ar based plasma using amorphous silicon as a mask as shown in structure 816 of FIG. 8H . Then the layer 402 a can be burned out in SF 6 based plasma and the target silicon oxide layer 404 can be etched to silicon layer 802 to form the structure 817 of FIG. 8I .
- the patterned target layer 404 is then used as a nanomask for etching a layer of monocrystalline silicon 802 by applying a reactive-ion plasma (Cl 2 , Cl 2 —Ar, HBr—O 2 or Cl 2 —He—O 2 or by any other method known in art). After plasma etching the damaged silicon layer may be removed through oxidation followed by oxide removal.
- the final structure 818 illustrated in FIG. 8J , contains a dense array 819 of monocrystalline silicon nanowires 802 on the surface of BOX layer 801 of a SOI wafer. The array 819 can be used for manufacturing multiwire-channel field effect transistors.
- different ion species can be used along with N 2 + ions to form the WOS and to generate the hard wavelike nanomask.
- N+, NO + , NH m + , O 2 + , Ar + , Kr + , Xe + , or a mixture of Ar + and N 2 + can be used.
- the ion bombardment may be performed in multistep manner similarly to the alternating bombardment of the topographic feature during nanomask formation. In some embodiments, this preliminary bombardment results in the formation of chamfers 414 shown in FIGS. 4A, 4C, and 8D that may lower ion sputtering on their surfaces and may accelerate the nanomask formation on top surface of the topographic feature.
- the composition of regions 10 and 20 of the WOS formed by a first ion irradiation of a material with the first ions can be changed by a second ion irradiation during a short period of time, if the ion incidence planes for the first and the second ion irradiations substantially coincide.
- a WOS on silicon having regions 10 and 20 of silicon oxide formed from silicon by oxygen ions can be transformed by nitrogen ion flow into a WOS on silicon having regions 10 and 20 of silicon nitride.
- the sputtering depth for such a transformation may be approximately equal to the thickness of the relatively thick regions 10 .
- a WOS on silicon having regions 10 and 20 of silicon nitride formed from silicon by nitrogen ions can be transformed by oxygen ion flow into a WOS on silicon having regions 10 and 20 of silicon oxide.
- the invention can be used, for example, for forming nanowire arrays for nanoelectronics and optoelectronics devices.
Abstract
An array of nanowires with a period smaller than 150 nm can be used for optoelectronics and semiconductor electronics applications. A hard nanomask is registered to a lithographically defined feature and can be used to manufacture such structures. This nanomask includes a substantially periodic array of substantially parallel elongated elements having a wavelike cross-section. The fabrication method of the nanomask may be contactless and uses ion beams.
Description
- The invention relates to methods and devices for forming wavy (wavelike) patterns with a period of about 150 nm or less on the surface of materials using ion fluxes. The invention also relates to methods and devices for forming wavelike nanopatterns by ion beams on a surface of lithographically defined topographic features designed to improve the pattern quality.
- Self-formation phenomena can be used for forming periodic nanoline patterns. However, defects such as line bends, breaks, and joints are inherent in self-formed patterns and make difficult their application in semiconductor microelectronics.
- A variety of optoelectronic, semiconductor microelectronics and other applications can benefit from the development of efficient structures and methods for forming arrays of nanowires with a period of 150 nm or less, which are registered laterally to the surface of a topographic feature that may be formed using lithography. To manufacture such structures one embodiment employs a hard nanomask formed by irradiating a layer of a first material with an ion flow. The hard nanomask is intended for use in transferring a substantially periodic pattern onto a thin film. This nanomask includes a substantially periodic array of substantially parallel, elongated elements formed on the surface of the first layer and having a wavelike cross-section and being oriented along a first direction. At least some of the elements having the following structure in cross-section: an inner region of the first material, and a first outer region of a second material covering a first portion of the inner region, wherein the second material is formed by modifying the first material using an ion flow. The substantially parallel, elongated elements have the wavelike cross-section are positioned on the topographic feature between two opposing sidewalls of the topographic feature with the sidewalls of the topographic feature are oriented substantially parallel along the first direction. In at least some embodiments the periodic array includes N elongated elements where N is a positive integer. In at least some embodiments N is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
- Another embodiment is a method of forming a hard nanomask for transferring a substantially periodic pattern into a thin film including forming a first layer of a first material; forming a topographic feature in a surface of the first layer, where the topographic feature is defined by two opposing sidewalls, where the sidewalls are oriented substantially parallel along a first direction; and irradiating the surface of the topographic feature with a flow of ions directed alternatively towards the opposite sidewalls of the topographic feature to form a hard nanomask, the nanomask including a substantially periodic array of substantially parallel elongated elements having a wavelike cross-section and being oriented substantially parallel along the first direction, at least some of the elements having the following structure in cross-section: an inner region of first material, a first outer region of a second material covering a first portion of the inner region, and a second outer region of the second material covering a second portion of the inner region and connecting with the first outer region at a wave crest, where the first outer region is substantially thicker than the second outer region, and where the second material is formed by modifying the first material by the ion flow, where a plane of incidence of the ion flow is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and where the substantially parallel, elongated elements having the wavelike cross-section are positioned on the surface of the topographic feature between the two opposing sidewalls defining the topographic feature.
- In at least some embodiments, forming the topographic feature includes depositing a second layer of a first material to compensate for narrowing of the topographic feature by ion sputtering during irradiating the surface of the topographic feature by the flow of ions. In at least some other embodiments, the periodic array includes N elongated elements where N is a positive integer. In at least some embodiments N is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
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FIG. 1A shows a SEM top view image of a conventional WOS hard nanomask having a period of about 80 nm formed by single-step irradiation of amorphous silicon layer with N2+ ions having energy E=5 keV at the angle of bombardment θ=53° from surface normal; -
FIG. 1B is a perspective view of elongated ridge elements of a conventional WOS hard nanomask and their wavelike cross-section; -
FIG. 2A shows a SEM top view image of one embodiment of an anisotropic array of elongated ridge elements formed in amorphous silicon layer from a conventional WOS hard nanomask by wet etching; -
FIG. 2B is a perspective view of elongated ridge elements formed in amorphous silicon layer from a conventional WOS hard nanomask by wet etching; -
FIG. 3A is a perspective views of topographic features on a semiconductor surface before ion irradiation, according to the invention; -
FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the semiconductor ofFIG. 3A after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 4 and 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 3C is a perspective view of the semiconductor ofFIG. 3A after ion irradiation at an angle different from that used to obtain the structure ofFIG. 3B and resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 4 and 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 4A is a perspective views of topographic features on a semiconductor surface before ion irradiation, according to the invention; -
FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the semiconductor ofFIG. 4A after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 4C is a perspective views of topographic features on a semiconductor surface before ion irradiation, according to the invention; -
FIG. 4D is a perspective view of the semiconductor ofFIG. 4C after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 4E is a perspective view of the semiconductor ofFIG. 4C after ion irradiation resulting in the formation of the wavelike hard nanomasks including 3 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 5A shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of a plurality of wavelike hard nanomasks including 5 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 5B shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of a plurality of wavelike hard nanomasks including 3 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 6A shows a SEM top view image of a plurality of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 6B shows a SEM top view image of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 8 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 6C shows a SEM top view image of a plurality of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 7 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 6D shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 7 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 7A shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 82°, of wet etched wavelike hard nanomasks including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; -
FIG. 7B shows a SEM cross-section view, angled at 90°, of wet etched wavelike hard nanomask including 6 elongated ridge elements, according to the invention; and -
FIGS. 8A to 8J schematically illustrates steps in one embodiment of a method for forming an array of monocrystalline silicon nanowires using a wavelike hard nanomask on the surface of a topographic feature, according to the invention. - One example of a method for nanorelief formation on a film surface, utilizing plasma modification of a wave-ordered structure (WOS) formed on an amorphous silicon layer is schematically illustrated in
FIGS. 1A and 1B . First, a layer ofamorphous silicon 2 is deposited on top of the targetthin film layer 4. Then, the silicon layer is sputtered with a flow ofnitrogen ions 31 to create a conventional wave orderednanostructure 1. The resultant wave-ordered nanostructure has relatively thick (for example, 2-15 nm) regions ofamorphous silicon nitride 10 and relatively thin (for example, 0.2-1.5 nm) regions ofamorphous silicon nitride 20 situated respectively on the front and back sides of the waves 9 (ridge elements) in the wave-orderedstructure 1. As shown, the wave troughs are spaced from the surface of thefilm layer 4 by a distance D that is usually less than the nanostructure period 3. After the wave-orderednanostructure 1 is formed, its planar pattern, which is shown inFIG. 1A , is transferred into theunderlying film layer 4 by selectively etching theamorphous silicon layer 2 while usingregions - However, experiments using conventional wave ordered nanostructures obtained by single-step oblique sputtering of amorphous silicon with nitrogen ions showed that these structures often do not possess a desired degree of ordering (i.e., high coherency).
FIGS. 2A and 2B show an array ofnanostructures 21 manufactured by this technique. The array is composed fromamorphous silicon nanostripes 2 covered by the regions ofamorphous silicon nitride 10. The nanostripes 2 (ridge elements) are separated bytrenches 22.FIG. 2A shows that even in a relatively small area this array has a significant number of defects: bends, connections, and breaks. In at least some instances, the array may not be sufficiently coherent enough for optoelectronic applications. In at least some instances, the array may not be registered or aligned laterally to the surface of the targetthin film layer 4, which may be useful for semiconductor microelectronics applications. - To improve the pattern quality the self-formation process is performed on the surfaces of lithographically defined topographic features. Experiments on forming a wave-ordered structure (WOS) on surfaces of topographic features with parallel opposite sidewalls oriented in a first direction show that such WOS patterns often possess a considerably higher degree of ordering (i.e., coherency or straightness of elongated elements of WOS) compared to conventional WOS patterns. In at least some embodiments, this is particularly observed when, during WOS formation, the ion incidence plane is positioned substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the ion irradiation is performed alternatively in stepwise manner when the ion beam is directed towards the one sidewall of the feature then towards the opposite sidewall and so on, and the feature dimension between the sidewalls is close to an integer multiple of the WOS period.
- Such topographic features can be fabricated by, for example, optical lithography on the surface of different materials including, for example, monocrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, silicon oxide, gallium arsenide, epitaxial gallium arsenide, gallium aluminum arsenide, epitaxial gallium aluminum arsenide, germanium, or silicon-germanium, or other semiconductor materials and the like.
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FIG. 3A illustrates one embodiment of astructure 310 including periodictopographic features monocrystalline silicon 302. Thevertical sidewalls 313 of thefeatures feature 305 L1 is 710 nm; the width of the raisedfeature 306 L2 is 490 nm; and the height of the sidewalls H is 74 nm. In at least some embodiments, the sidewall height is in the range from about 20 to about 100 nm and the sidewall may be tilted up to about 45° from vertical orientation. In at least some embodiments, the feature width may be equal to the integer multiple N of the hard nanomask period k plus some overhead, which may be from about 0.5λ to about 3.5λ; and the total feature width may be in the range from about (N+0.5)λ to about (N+3.5)λ. N can be, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more. In the example of the illustrated embodiment, for the recessedfeature 305 λ=86 nm, N=5 and for the raisedfeature 306 λ=86 nm, N=4. - The
structure 310 was irradiated by a N2 + ion beam at an ion energy of 5 keV in the ion incidence plane ZX (the plane which is defined by a normal to the surface of the material, i.e. Z axis, and a vector oriented in the direction of the ion flow, 31 or 32). The ion irradiation was performed alternatively in stepwise manner. First, the ion beam was directed along 32 at θ=43°, then it was directed along 31 at the same angle θ and so on. The total number of alternating steps of irradiation was 58 with 5 seconds for each step. - In at least some embodiments, the ion beam energy may range from about 1 to about 10 keV and the ion incidence angle θ may range from about 40° to about 55°. In at least some other embodiments, the ion beam energy may range from about 1 to about 5 keV and the angle θ may range from 41° to about 55°.
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resultant structure 311 is illustrated inFIG. 3B withregion 307 of hard nanomask of five parallel elements (waves) andregion 308 of 4 parallel elements (waves) oriented along the Y-axis direction. The nanomask period is 86 nm. Each element has relatively thick 4-15 nmsilicon nitride regions 10 and relatively thin 0.2-1.5 nmsilicon nitride regions 20 on the opposite slopes of the waves.Regions 10 cover theinner area 100 andregions 20 cover theinner area 200 of silicon. Thenanomasks structure 310. The orientation of thicksilicon nitride regions 10 and thinsilicon nitride regions 20 is determined by the final ion beam irradiation step. For example, if at the final step of ion irradiation the ion beam is directed along the arrow 32 as shown forstructure 312 inFIG. 3C the orientation of thenanomask regions structure 311 ofFIG. 3B , where the ion beam is directed along thearrow 31. Since the thickness of the silicon nitride on the front side (regions 10) is much larger then on the back side (regions 20) and since the silicon nitride is hard and durable, this nanomask is particularly suited for transferring patterns into the underlying layers using anisotropic etching techniques. -
FIG. 4A illustrates astructure 410 including periodictopographic features monocrystalline silicon 402 of another embodiment. Thesidewalls 413 of the features are positioned parallel along the first direction. As an example, the width of thefeature 412 L1 is 675 nm; the width of thetrench 405 filled with TEOS (tetraethyl orthosilicate) L2 is 250 nm; and the height of thesidewalls 413 is about 370 nm. At the top of thefeature 412 there arechamfers 414. In at least some embodiments, the height of thesidewalls 413 is in the range from about 100 to about 500 nm and the width of thefeature 412 positioned between filledtrenches 405 may be equal to the integer multiple N of the hard nanomask period λ plus some overhead, which may be from about 0.2λ to about 1.5λ; and the total feature width may be in the range from about (N+0.2)λ to about (N+1.5)λ. N can be, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more. In the example of the illustrated embodiment, for thefeatures 412 ofFIG. 4A λ=95 nm, N=6. In at least some embodiments, thechamfers 414 may be tilted from about 10° to about 60° from vertical orientation. In at least some embodiments, thesidewalls 413 of thefeature 412 positioned between filledtrenches 405 may be tilted from about 5° to about 15° from vertical orientation. In some other embodiments, thesidewalls 413 may be tilted to about 5° from vertical orientation or may be oriented strictly vertical. - The
structure 410 was irradiated by N2 + ion beam at the ion energy of about 5 keV in the ion incidence plane perpendicular to the first direction. The ion irradiation was performed in stepwise manner when the ion beam was directed alternatively towards theopposite sides 413 of thefeature 412. The angle of ion incidence θ=42°. The total number of alternating steps of irradiation was 10 with 6 minutes for each step. - The
resultant structure 411, illustrated inFIG. 4B , includesregion 406 of hard nanomasks with 6 parallel elements (waves) oriented along the first direction. The nanomask period is 95 nm. Each element has thicksilicon nitride regions 10 and thinsilicon nitride regions 20 on the opposite slopes of the waves.Regions 10 cover theinner area 100 andregions 20 cover theinner area 200 of silicon. Thenanomasks 406 are spaced by tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a, which are thick silicon nitride regions and thin silicon nitride regions, accordingly. The tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a were resulted from ion beam sputtering of thestructure 410. -
FIG. 4C illustrates astructure 420 including periodictopographic features monocrystalline silicon 402 of a further embodiment. Thesidewalls 413 of the features are positioned parallel along the first direction. As an example, the width of thefeature 412 L1 is 385 nm; the width of thetrench 405 filled with TEOS L2 is 160 nm; and the height of thesidewalls 413 is about 350 nm. At the top of thefeature 412 there arechamfers 414. - The
structure 420 was irradiated by N2 + ion beam at the ion energy of about 3 keV in the ion incidence plane perpendicular to the first direction. The ion irradiation was performed in stepwise manner when the ion beam was directed alternatively towards theopposite sides 413 of thefeature 412. The angle of ion incidence θ=43°. The total number of alternating steps of irradiation was 14 with about 6 minutes for each step. - The
resultant structure 421, illustrated inFIG. 4D , includesregion 407 of hard nanomasks with 5 parallel elements (waves) oriented along the first direction. The nanomask period is 64 nm. Each element has thicksilicon nitride regions 10 and thinsilicon nitride regions 20 on the opposite slopes of the waves.Regions 10 cover theinner area 100 andregions 20 cover theinner area 200 of silicon. Thenanomasks 407 are spaced by tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a, which are thick silicon nitride regions and thin silicon nitride regions, accordingly. The tilted sidewalls 10 a and 20 a resulted from ion beam sputtering of thestructure 420. - If, instead, the
structure 420 is irradiated by 5.5-keV N2 + ion beam with 4-minutes irradiation steps and all other parameters being the same theresultant nanomasks 408 include by 3 waves as shown instructure 422 ofFIG. 4E . The nanomask period is 98 nm. -
FIGS. 5A and 5B show SEM images of thenanomasks FIG. 4D , respectively. Both images represent clefts of samples with the nanomasks viewed at 8° to the nanomask surface plane (XY). Such a grazing angle is effective to reveal the straightness of the nanomask elements. One can see that the nanomask elements are straight parallel lines oriented along Y-axis when viewed at grazing angle of 8° to that axis. -
FIGS. 6A and 6B show SEM top view images of wet etched nanomasks 406 a and 409 a including 6 and 8 elements, respectively. The wet etched nanomasks containsilicon nitride regions 10 andtrenches 22 a between them. Each nanomask is positioned on top surface of topographic silicon features between slopedparallel sidewalls FIG. 6B middle lines exhibit some waviness. -
FIGS. 6C and 6D show a top view and a cross-section view, angled at 82°, of SEM images of a plurality of wet etchedhard nanomasks 601 including 7 elongated ridge elements. Thehard nanomask 601 is formed by N2+ ion beam at ion beam energy of 4.2 keV and θ=42° for 12 alternating steps of ion bombardment. The nanomask elements are straight parallel lines oriented along Y-axis when viewed at grazing angle of 8° to that axis. -
FIG. 7A demonstrates the cleavage of a 6-element nanomask 406 a viewed at 8° to the direction of their elongated elements (Y-axis), the top view of which is presented inFIG. 6A . The nanomask is positioned on top surface of topographic silicon features between slopedparallel sidewalls -
FIG. 7B demonstrates the magnified view of the cleavage of a 6-element nanomask 406 a viewed along the direction of their elongated elements (Y-axis), the top and angled views of which are shown inFIGS. 6A and 7A , respectively. One can see thesilicon nitride regions trenches 22 a between them, andetched regions 20 a on the topographic feature sidewalls. -
FIGS. 8A-8J illustrate one embodiment of a method for manufacturing a dense array of monocrystalline silicon nanowires 819 (FIG. 8J ) on the surface of buried oxide (BOX)layer 801 of a SOI (silicon on insulator) wafer.FIG. 8A shows astructure 810, including aBOX layer 801 and an initialtopographic feature 412 a including layers of monocrystalline silicon 802 (for example, approximately 90 nm thick), silicon oxide 404 (for example, approximately 20 nm thick), and amorphous silicon 402 (for example, approximately 300-350 nm thick). Thetopographic feature 412 a can be made using, for example, lithographic patterning and etching to formlayers - In one embodiment, to register or align the
nanomask 406 relative to the surface oftarget layers topographic feature 415 in X-axis direction one can deposit alayer 402 a of amorphous silicon (for example, approximately d=50 nm thick) on thetopographic feature 412 covered by a thin silicon oxide layer 803 (for example, approximately 5 nm thick) as shown instructure 811 inFIG. 8B . Thetopographic feature 412 b withsidewalls 413 has a larger width by approximately 2d+10 nm to align the nanomask 406 (FIG. 8E ) relative to the surface oftarget layers - The amorphous silicon layers 402 and 402 a may be deposited, for example, by magnetron sputtering of a silicon target, by silicon target evaporation with an electron beam in high vacuum, or by any other method known in art.
- In one embodiment, the
initial structure 812, as illustrated inFIG. 8C , may include material 405 (for example, TEOS, silicon oxide or silicon nitride), the surface of which is leveled with the surface ofamorphous silicon material 405. In this case, thetopographic feature 412 c having width L3 is similar to thetopographic feature 412 ofFIGS. 4A and 4C . - Selective etching of the
structure 812 may result in thestructure 812 a ofFIG. 8D , where the raised topographic feature 412 d has thechamfers 414 narrowing the top surface of the feature to the dimension L4<L3. Note that chamfers 414 often result in lowering ion sputtering on their surfaces and accelerating the nanomask formation on top surface of the topographic feature. - To form
hard nanomasks 406 and 406 b shown instructures FIGS. 8E and 8F , respectively, thestructure vectors 31 and 32 in the ion incidence pane ZX. The thickness of thelayer 402 is selected to enable the formation of the nanomask with desired period, λ, (for example, a period of approximately 40-100 nm) positioned at desired distance D1 or D2<D1 from thetarget layer 404. During ion irradiation thematerials nanomasks 406 and 406 b including outer regions ofsilicon nitride silicon topographic features - In some embodiment, the nanomask is positioned symmetrically with respect to the sidewalls of the topographic feature. In other embodiments, the nanomask is positioned asymmetrically with respect to the sidewalls of the topographic feature. It depends on the number of steps of ion irradiation. The larger the latter, the greater is the symmetry of the nanomask position with respect to the sidewalls of the topographic feature. In any case the nanomask can be registered or aligned to the sidewalls of the topographic feature.
- Turning to
FIG. 8F , after the nanomask 406 b is formed, thestructure 814 is modified by applying a reactive-ion plasma (Cl2, Cl2—Ar, HBr—O2 or Cl2—He—O2 or by any other method known in art) to theamorphous silicon layer 402, using the nanomask 406 b. In at least some embodiments, the reactive-ion etching (RIE) results in a modified nanomask having silicon nitride regions 10 b formed on top of 40-100 nm high stripes ofamorphous silicon 402, as shown in thestructure 815 ofFIG. 8G . The sidewall of thetopographic feature 10 a is transformed by RIE into thesidewall 10 c. The thickness ofregions 10 b and 10 c may become thinner than the thickness oforiginal regions region 20 a may be etched out with the underlying silicon. - Depending on the chosen thickness of the
regions 20 of the nanomask, a preliminary breakthrough etching step might be performed using argon ion sputtering or sputtering by ions of etching plasma for a relatively short period of time to removeregions 20 from the nanomask. To removeregions 20 one can also perform wet etching in HNO3-HF solution for a short period of time. - In at least some embodiments, a 20-nm-thick target layer of
silicon oxide 404 can be partially etched, for example, in CF4—H2, CHF3, C4F6—Ar or C4F8—Ar based plasma using amorphous silicon as a mask as shown instructure 816 ofFIG. 8H . Then thelayer 402 a can be burned out in SF6 based plasma and the targetsilicon oxide layer 404 can be etched tosilicon layer 802 to form thestructure 817 ofFIG. 8I . The patternedtarget layer 404 is then used as a nanomask for etching a layer ofmonocrystalline silicon 802 by applying a reactive-ion plasma (Cl2, Cl2—Ar, HBr—O2 or Cl2—He—O2 or by any other method known in art). After plasma etching the damaged silicon layer may be removed through oxidation followed by oxide removal. Thefinal structure 818, illustrated inFIG. 8J , contains adense array 819 ofmonocrystalline silicon nanowires 802 on the surface ofBOX layer 801 of a SOI wafer. Thearray 819 can be used for manufacturing multiwire-channel field effect transistors. - In at least some embodiments, different ion species can be used along with N2 + ions to form the WOS and to generate the hard wavelike nanomask. For example, N+, NO+, NHm +, O2 +, Ar+, Kr+, Xe+, or a mixture of Ar+ and N2 + can be used.
- In at least some embodiments, before the nanomask formation the topographic features are subjected to ion bombardment under conditions that the nanomask is not formed, for example at θ=37° and ion energy of about 5 keV for N2 + ion beam. The ion bombardment may be performed in multistep manner similarly to the alternating bombardment of the topographic feature during nanomask formation. In some embodiments, this preliminary bombardment results in the formation of
chamfers 414 shown inFIGS. 4A, 4C, and 8D that may lower ion sputtering on their surfaces and may accelerate the nanomask formation on top surface of the topographic feature. - In at least some embodiments, the composition of
regions silicon having regions silicon having regions thick regions 10. Alternatively, a WOS onsilicon having regions silicon having regions - While the described above preferred embodiments illustrate the formation of the nanomask by the modification of monocrystalline silicon or an amorphous silicon layer by oblique sputtering with nitrogen ions, similar results can be obtained using different materials (for example, nanocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, crystalline gallium arsenide, germanium, silicon-germanium, etc.) and different ions (for example, N2 +, N+, NO+, NHm +, O2 +, Ar+, Kr+, Xe+, or a mixture of Ar+ and N2 +).
- The invention can be used, for example, for forming nanowire arrays for nanoelectronics and optoelectronics devices.
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1. A hard nanomask, comprising:
a first layer formed of a first material and having a surface, a topographic feature, and two opposing sidewalls defining the topographic feature; and
a substantially periodic array of substantially parallel, elongated elements formed on the surface of the first layer and having a wavelike cross-section and being oriented along a first direction, at least some of the elements having the following structure in cross-section
an inner region of the first material, and
a first outer region of a second material covering a first portion of the inner region,
wherein the second material is formed by modifying the first material using an ion flow;
wherein the substantially parallel, elongated elements having the wavelike cross-section are positioned on the topographic feature between the two opposing sidewalls of the topographic feature and wherein the sidewalls of the topographic feature are oriented substantially parallel along the first direction.
2. The nanomask of claim 1 , wherein a wavelength of the substantially periodic array is in a range from 20 to 150 nm.
3. The nanomask of claim 1 , wherein the first material is silicon, amorphous silicon, silicon oxide, gallium arsenide, epitaxial gallium arsenide, gallium aluminum arsenide, epitaxial gallium aluminum arsenide, germanium, or silicon-germanium.
4. The nanomask of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first outer region is at least 2 nm.
5. The nanomask of the claim 1 , further comprising a second outer region of the second material covering a second portion of the inner region connected to the first outer region at a wave crest, wherein the first outer region is substantially thicker than the second outer region.
6. The nanomask of the claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the second outer region is no more than 1.5 nm.
7. The nanomask of claim 5 , wherein the second material is silicon nitride, silicon-germanium nitride, silicon oxide, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide, gallium aluminum nitride, or gallium aluminum oxide.
8. The nanomask of claim 5 , wherein the ion flow is N2 +, N+, NO+, NHm +, O2 +, Ar+, Kr+, Xe+, or a mixture of Ar+ and N2 +.
9. The nanomask of claim 1 , wherein the topographic feature a raised topographic feature.
10. The nanomask of claim 1 , wherein the topographic feature is a recessed topographic feature.
11. The nanomask of claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls of the topographic feature are sloped with respect to the surface of the topographic feature between the sidewalls.
12. The nanomask of claim 1 , wherein the periodic array includes N elongated elements where N is a positive integer.
13. The nanomask of claim 12 , wherein N is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
14. A method of forming a hard nanomask for transferring a substantially periodic pattern into a thin film, the method comprising:
forming a first layer of a first material;
forming a topographic feature in a surface of the first layer, wherein the topographic feature is defined by two opposing sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls are oriented substantially parallel along a first direction; and
irradiating the surface of the topographic feature with a flow of ions directed alternatively towards the opposite sidewalls of the topographic feature to form a hard nanomask, the nanomask comprising a substantially periodic array of substantially parallel elongated elements having a wavelike cross-section and being oriented substantially parallel along the first direction, at least some of the elements having the following structure in cross-section: an inner region of first material, a first outer region of a second material covering a first portion of the inner region, and a second outer region of the second material covering a second portion of the inner region and connecting with the first outer region at a wave crest, wherein the first outer region is substantially thicker than the second outer region, and wherein the second material is formed by modifying the first material by the ion flow, wherein a plane of incidence of the ion flow is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and wherein the substantially parallel, elongated elements having the wavelike cross-section are positioned on the surface of the topographic feature between the two opposing sidewalls defining the topographic feature.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a wavelength of the substantially periodic array is in a range from 20 to 150 nm.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first material is silicon, amorphous silicon, silicon oxide, gallium arsenide, epitaxial gallium arsenide, gallium aluminum arsenide, epitaxial gallium aluminum arsenide, germanium, or silicon-germanium.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the ion flow comprises a flow of N2 +, N+, NO+, NHm +, Ar+, Xe+, or a mixture of Ar+ and N2 +.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the first outer region is at least 4 nm.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the second outer region is no more than 2 nm.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second material is silicon nitride, silicon-germanium nitride, silicon oxide, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide, gallium aluminum nitride, or gallium aluminum oxide.
21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the topographic feature is a raised topographic feature.
22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising after forming the topographic feature depositing a second layer of a first material to compensate for narrowing of the topographic feature due to ion sputtering during irradiating the surface of the topographic feature by a flow of ions.
23. The method of claim 14 , wherein the topographic feature is a recessed topographic feature.
24. The method of claim 14 , wherein the sidewalls of the topographic feature are sloped.
25. The method of claim 14 , wherein the periodic array includes N elongated elements where N is a positive integer.
26. The method of claim 25 , wherein N is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
27. (canceled)
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