• 한국재료학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.186-190
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• 2004

An electron beam microcolumn composed of an electron emitter, micro lenses, scan deflector, and focus lenses have been fabricated and tested in the STEM mode. In this paper, we report a technique of precisely aligning the electron lenses by the laser diffraction patterns instead of the conventional alignment method based on aligner and STM. STEM images of a standard Cu-grid were observed using a fabricated microcolumn under both the retarding and accelerating modes.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2008

마이크로칼럼에 사용되는 전자렌즈는 MEMS 공정으로 정밀하게 가공되어 기존의 전자칼럼에 비하여 광학수차를 최소화 할 수 있으며, 이는 전자칼럼의 성능 향상에 주요한 요소로 작용한다. 습식 식각과 건식 식각에 의해 형성되는 전자렌즈의 모양과 배열조합에 따른 전자 광학계 연구는 중요한 의미가 있다. 마이크로칼럼은 전자방출원, source 렌즈, deflector, focus 렌즈(Einzel 렌즈)로 구성되는데, 전자빔의 특성에 가장 큰 영향을 주는 source 렌즈의 구성 요소 중 extractor와 limiting aperture의 모양에 따른 전자빔 특성을 조사하여 마이크로칼럼 제작에 있어서 최적화된 전자렌즈 조합을 도출하였다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.127-130
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• 2010

We have developed an efficient electron beam (e-beam) source, a microcolumn, that can be used as a source module for of microscopy and its applications. To obtain a low operating voltage, a very sharp cold field electron emitter was developed by electrochemically etching a tungsten wire. Laser diffraction was used for the fabrication of high-quality electron lenses and for their precise alignment. The measurement of the e-beam currents, and SEM images captured by the microcolumn confirmed the potential of the device as a very good e-beam source.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1999년도 제17회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.78-78
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• 1999

Experimental studies of laser micromachining on Mo metal using piezo Q-switched Nd:YAG laser have been performed. Miniaturized microcolumn electron gun arrays as a potential electron beam lithography or portable mini-scanning electron microscope application have recently extensively examined. For these purpose, the electro-static electron lens and deflector system called microcolumn has to be assembled. The conventional microcolumn fabrication technique would gave a limitation on the minimization of aberration. The current technique of a 1 $\mu$m misalignment would lead to ~1.3 nm coma. In order to reduce aberration, assembling the microcolumn component followed by laser drilling should be very beneficial. In this report, we will address the preliminary report of laser micromachining on Mo substrate using piezo Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. The geometrical figures, such as the diameter and the depth of the frilled aperture are dependent upon the total energy of the laser pulse train, laser pulsewidth, and the diameter of laser beam in addition to the materials-dependent parameters.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.792-796
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• 2001

For electron beam lithography and SEM(scanning electron microscopy) applications, miniaturized electrostatic lenses called a microcolumn have been fabricated. In this paper, we report the fabrication technique for 20~30$\mu\textrm{m}$ apertures of electron lenses based on silicon and Mo membrane using an active Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Experimental conditions of laser micromachining for silicon and Mo membrane are improved. The geometrical structures, such as the diameter and the preciseness of the micron-size aperture are dependent upon the total energy of the laser pulse train, laser pulse width, and the diameter of laser spot.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.428-432
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• 2005

마이크로칼럼에 사용되는 전자렌즈는 MEMS 공정으로 정밀하게 가공되어 기존의 전자칼럼에 비하여 광학수차를 최소화 할 수 있으며, 이는 전자칼럼의 성능 향상에 주요한 요소로 작용한다. 따라서 반도체 공정 방식(습식식각과 건식식각)에 의해 형성되는 렌즈구조에 따른 전자 광학계 연구는 중요한 의미가 있다. 마이크로칼럼을 구성하고 있는 전자방출원, 소스렌즈, 디플렉터, 포커스렌즈(Einzel lens) 중에서 전자빔의 특성에 가장 큰 영향을 주는 것은 소스렌즈이다. 본 연구에서는 소스렌즈의 extractor와 limiting aperture의 구조에 따른 전자빔 특성을 조사하였다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.52-61
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• 2023

We designed a novel ultra-miniaturized microcolumn structure having an stigmator to significantly improve throughput per unit time, which is the biggest disadvantage of microcolumns. We adopted the structure of the stigmator in the form of an electrostatic octupole electrode, and used an electrostatic quadrupole deflector with a relatively simple structure considering the increase in wiring due to the introduction of the stigmator. We have dramatically reduced the effect of astigmatism that occurs when the electron beam probe is scanned to the periphery of the target by introducing the stigmator between the control electrode and the deflector. As our numerical analysis simulation results, the field of view obtained as a result of this study is about 46.3% improved compared to our previous study, and the electron beam probe size of less than 10 nm was achieved in the entire field of view.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.235-238
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• 2005

생산성 향상을 위하여 정렬된 마이크로칼럼을 이용하여 멀티-전자빔 리소그라피 장치를 개발하였다. 마이크로칼럼은 매우 작은 크기를 가지고 있어 병렬구조로 정렬하여 작동시킬 수 있다. Single Column Module(SCM) 구조의 멀티 전자빔 리소그라피 시스템과 전자칼럼을 제작하여 250 eV에서 300 eV 에너지 범위에서의 저에너지 마이크로칼럼 리소그라피를 성공적으로 수행하였다. 전자방출원에서 방출되는 전자빔의 총 전류가 $0.5\;{\mu}A$일 때, 샘플에서의 전류는 >1 nA으로 측정되었으며 리소그라피 패텅닝에서 사용된 working distance은 $\~1\;mm$였다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2021

A 7 nm technology node using extreme ultraviolet lithography with a wavelength of 13.5 nm has been recently developed and applied to the semiconductor manufacturing process. Furthermore, the development of sub-3 nm technology nodes continues to be required. In this study, design factors of an electrostatic deflector for an ultra-miniaturized microcolumn system that can realize an electron wavelength of below 1.23 nm with an acceleration voltage of above 1 eV were investigated using a three-dimensional simulator. Particularly, the optimal design of the electrostatic octupole floating deflector was derived by optimizing the design elements and improving the driving method of the 1 keV low energy ultra-miniaturized microcolumn deflector. As a result, the entire wide field of view greater than 330 ㎛ at a working distance of 4 mm was realized with an ultra-high-resolution electron beam spot smaller than 10 nm. The results of this study are expected to be a basis technology for realizing a wafer-scale multi-array microcolumn system, which is expected to innovatively improve the throughput per unit time, which is the biggest drawback of electron beam lithography.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제8권4A호
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• pp.456-460
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• 1999

Experimental studies of laser micromachining on Mo diaphragm using piezo Q-switched Nd:YAZ laser have been performed. Application of miniaturized micorcolumn electron gun arrays as a potential electron beam lithography or portable mini-scanning electron microscope (SEM) application have recently extensively examined. The conventional microcolumn fabrication technique would give a limitation on the minimization of aberration, In this paper, we obtained 20~30 $\mu \textrm m$aperture of laser micromachining on Mo diaphragm using piezo Q-swithed Nd:YAG laser. The geometrical figures, such as the diameter and the preciseness of the drilled aperture are dependent upon the total energy of the laser pulse train, laser pulse width, and the diameter of laser spot in addition to the materials-dependent parameters.