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Published on: February 7, 2017
Dynamics of ionized poly(4-hydroxystyrene)-type resist polymers with tert-butoxycarbonyl-protecting group
Kazumasa Okamoto1,2, Yusa Muroya3, Takahiro Kozawa3
1SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan. kazu@sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
The imaging reactions of resist materials used for nano-patterning have become radiation-chemical reactions, with the shortening of wavelengths of the exposure light sources in lithography systems. The most widely used patterning materials in industrial lithography are chemically amplified resists (CAR). Understanding the deprotonation mechanism of ionized polymers (radical cations) is important for acid generation in CARs. In this study, the dynamics of radical cations in poly(4-hydroxystyrene) (PHS)-type resist polymers, partially and totally protected by tert-butoxycarbonyl (t-BOC) groups, are investigated using a combination of electron pulse radiolysis experiments, acid yield measurements, and quantum chemical calculations. The t-BOC(oxy) group exhibits π-electron-donating behavior in the monomer cation but changes to electron-accepting behavior in the polymer cation, owing to the interaction between substituents. The destabilization of radical cations due to decreased intramolecular charge resonance may contribute to the high deprotonation efficiency of t-BOC-capped PHS polymers.
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