Study on ZrSi2 as a Candidate Material for Extreme Ultraviolet Pelliclesopen access
- Authors
- Wi, Seong Ju; Kim, Won Jin; Kim, Haneul; Jeong, Dongmin; Lee, Dong Gi; Choi, Jaehyuck; Cho, Sang Jin; Yu, Lan; Ahn, Jinho
- Issue Date
- Aug-2023
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- EUV pellicle; zirconium silicide (ZrSi2); EUV transmittance; EUV reflectivity; emissivity; ultimate tensile strength
- Citation
- MEMBRANES, v.13, no.8, pp.1 - 10
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- MEMBRANES
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 10
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/192275
- DOI
- 10.3390/membranes13080731
- Abstract
- An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pellicle is an ultrathin membrane at a stand-off distance from the reticle surface that protects the EUV mask from contamination during the exposure process. EUV pellicles must exhibit high EUV transmittance, low EUV reflectivity, and superior thermomechanical durability that can withstand the gradually increasing EUV source power. This study proposes an optimal range of optical constants to satisfy the EUV pellicle requirements based on the optical simulation results. Based on this, zirconium disilicide (ZrSi2), which is expected to satisfy the optical and thermomechanical requirements, was selected as the EUV pellicle candidate material. An EUV pellicle composite comprising a ZrSi2 thin film deposited via co-sputtering was fabricated, and its thermal, optical, and mechanical properties were evaluated. The emissivity increased with an increase in the thickness of the ZrSi2 thin film. The measured EUV transmittance (92.7%) and reflectivity (0.033%) of the fabricated pellicle satisfied the EUV pellicle requirements. The ultimate tensile strength of the pellicle was 3.5 GPa. Thus, the applicability of the ZrSi2 thin film as an EUV pellicle material was verified.
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