Sains Malaysiana 43(2)(2014):
267–272
Nanoscale Patterning by AFM Lithography and its Application on
the Fabrication
of Silicon Nanowire Devices
(Pencorakan Berskala Nano dengan Litografi AFM dan
Aplikasinya dalam Fabrikasi
Peranti Nanowayar Silikon)
SABAR D. HUTAGALUNG*12, KAM
CHUNG
LEW1& TEGUH
DARSONO1
1School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Engineering
Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
2Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan,
Saudi Arabia
Diserahkan: 7 Januari 2013/Diterima: 19 Julai 2013
ABSTRACT
Many techniques have been applied to fabricate nanostructures via
top-down approach such as electron beam lithography. However, most of the
techniques are very complicated and involves many process steps, high cost
operation as well as the use of hazardous chemicals. Meanwhile, atomic force
microscopy (AFM)
lithography is a simple technique which is considered maskless and involves
only an average cost and less complexity. In AFM lithography, the
movement of a probe tip can be controlled to create nanoscale patterns on
sample surface. For silicon nanowire (SiNW) fabrication, a conductive tip was
operated in non-contact AFM mode to grow nanoscale oxide patterns on
silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer surface based on local anodic
oxidation (LAO)
mechanism. The patterned structure was etched through two steps of wet etching
processes. First, the TMAH was used as the etchant solution for Si
removing. In the second step, diluted HF was used to remove oxide mask in order to
produce a completed SiNW based devices. A SiNW based device which is formed by
a nanowire channel, source and drain pads with lateral gate structures can be
fabricated by well controlling the lithography process (applied tip voltage and
writing speed) as well as the etching processes.
Keywords: AFM lithography; nanodevices; nanoscale
pattern; silicon nanowire
ABSTRAK
Pelbagai teknik telah digunakan untuk fabrikasi nanostruktur
melalui pendekatan atas-bawah seperti litografi alur elektron. Walau
bagaimanapun, teknik tersebut sangat rumit dan prosesnya memerlukan banyak
langkah, kos operasi tinggi dan menggunakan bahan kimia merbahaya. Manakala,
litografi mikroskop daya atom (AFM) merupakan suatu teknik yang mudah serta
dapat dikatakan tanpa topeng, melibatkan kos sederhana dan prosesnya tidak
rumit. Dalam litografi AFM, pergerakan tip penduga dapat dikawal
untuk menghasilkan corak berskala nano pada permukaan sampel. Bagi fabrikasi
nanowayar silikon (SiNW), sebatang tip konduktif dioperasikan dalam mod AFM tak-sentuh
untuk menumbuhkan corak oksida berskala nano pada permukaan wafer silikon-di
atas-penebat (SOI) berdasarkan mekanisme pengoksidaan anod setempat (LAO). Struktur tercorak
kemudian dipunar melalui dua langkah proses punaran basah. Pertama, TMAH telah
digunakan sebagai larutan punar bagi menghilangkan Si. Langkah kedua, HF yang
dicairkan digunakan menghilangkan topeng oksida untuk menghasilkan satu peranti
lengkap berasaskan SiNW. Struktur peranti SiNW yang terdiri daripada suatu
saluran nanowayar, pad sumber dan longkang dengan get sisi dapat dihasilkan
apabila proses litografi (voltan yang dikenakan pada tip dan laju pencorakan)
serta proses punaran dikawal dengan baik.
Kata kunci: Corak berskala nano; litografi AFM;
nanowayar silikon; peranti nano
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untuk surat-menyurat; email: mrsabar@eng.usm.my
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