Method and apparatus for manufacturing ultra fine three-dimensional structure
View Patent ↗A method is adopted for deposition technology using a focused ion beam device, characterized by enabling structures to be formed by using phenanthrene as a source gas and using ions of gallium or gold, silicon or beryllium etc. of energies of 5 to 100 keV from a liquid-metal ion source as ions so as to give a gas blowing density of five to ten times greater than the case of deposition in the related art, with directionality of the gas blowing being both isotropic and symmetrical.
1. A method for forming a three-dimensional structure having a generally non-planar shape, comprising the steps of:
irradiating a focused ion beam having an energy in the range of 5 to 100 keV onto a desired region of a substrate using a liquid ion source for producing ions;
blowing phenanthrene source gas at a pre-set blowing density toward the desired region of the substrate to react with the focused ion beam to deposit a carbon film, the pre-set blowing density of the phenanthrene gas being set by raising the temperature of a container of phenanthrene to a temperature where phenanthrene gas from the container deposits on the substrate, then lowering the temperature of the container to a critical temperature at which the phenanthrene gas no longer deposits on the substrate, and then further lowering the temperature of the container to a temperature a few degrees lower than the critical temperature; and
progressively moving the focused ion beam in a predetermined manner such that the deposited film grows into the three-dimensional structure.
2. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the step of blowing the phenanthrene source gas is performed in a directional manner that is isotropic or symmetrical.
3. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the step of irradiating the focused ion beam is performed with a spot current density of the ion beam being 1A/cm 2 or less, a scanning speed of the ion beam is in the range of 1/10 to 10 times the thickness growth speed of a deposited layer column that is grown with the focused ion beam in a stationary state, and a beam step width of the focused ion beam is smaller than a diameter of the deposition layer column.
4. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 3 ; wherein the step of irradiating the focused ion beam is performed with a beam current of the focused ion beam being 1 pA or less to enable formation of the three-dimensional structure with a deposition layer column diameter of 100 nm or less.
5. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the step of irradiating the focused ion beam is performed using a focused ion beam device having a liquid ion source, an optical system for focusing ions emitted from the liquid ion source, and a sample stage that can be driven in five directions comprised of x, y and z, rotation, and inclination; and the step of successively moving the focused ion beam in a predetermined manner comprises controlling the optical system to control the focal point of the beam to control growth of the film, and then controlling the sample stage to control growth of the three-dimensional structure when the range of control of the optical system is exceeded.
6. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the liquid ion source produces gallium ions; and further comprising the steps of heating the three-dimensional structure in a vacuum to a temperature of 600° C. to cause injected gallium ions to cohere and form droplets; and heating the three-dimensional structure to 900° C. to 1000° C. to cause the droplets to evaporate.
7. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the liquid ion source produces gallium ions; and further comprising the steps of heating the three-dimensional structure in a vacuum to a temperature of 600° C. to cause injected gallium ions to cohere and form droplets; and blowing a halogen gas to produce gallium halide to eliminate the droplets through volatility.
8. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the liquid ion source produces gallium ions; and further comprising the steps of heating the three-dimensional structure in a vacuum to a temperature of 600° C. to cause injected gallium ions to cohere and form droplets; and cooling and soaking the three-dimensional structure in an alkali solution to dissolve and eliminate the droplets.
9. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; further comprising the step of forming a layer on the three-dimensional structure by plating or chemical vapor deposition.
10. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the step of progressively moving the focused ion beam comprises moving the focused ion beam in a circular manner so that the deposited film grows primarily in a vertical direction.
11. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the step of progressively moving the focused ion beam comprises moving the focused ion beam in a linear manner so that the deposited film grows primarily in a lateral direction.
12. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 1 ; wherein the irradiating step is carried out using a liquid ion source that produces ions of gallium, gold, silicon or beryllium.
13. A method for forming a three-dimensional structure having a generally non-planar shape, comprising the steps of:
irradiating a focused ion beam having an energy in the range of 5 to 100 keV to a desired region of a substrate using a liquid ion source for producing ions;
blowing phenanthrene source gas toward the desired region of the substrate to react with the focused ion beam to deposit a carbon film, the gas blowing density of the phenanthrene source gas being five to ten times greater as compared to using pyrene source gas under conditions that the source gas used does not deposit on the desired region of the substrate; and
progressively moving the focused ion beam in a predetermined manner so that the deposited film grows into the three-dimensional structure.
14. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 13 ; wherein the step of irradiating the focused ion beam is performed with a spot current density of the ion beam being 1A/cm 2 or less, a scanning speed of the ion beam is in the range of 1/10 to 10 time the thickness growth speed of a deposited layer column that is grown with the focused ion beam in a stationary state, and a beam step width of the focused ion beam is smaller than a diameter of the deposition layer column.
15. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 14 ; wherein the step of irradiating the focused ion beam is performed with a beam current of the focused ion beam being 1 pA or less to enable formation of the three-dimensional structure with a deposition layer column diameter of 100 nm or less.
16. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 13 ; wherein the liquid ion source produces gallium ions; and further comprising the steps of heating the three-dimensional structure in a vacuum to a temperature of 600° C. to cause injected gallium ions to cohere and form droplets; and heating the three-dimensional structure to 900° C. to 1000° C. to cause the droplets to evaporate.
17. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 13 ; wherein the liquid ion source produces gallium ions; and further comprising the steps of heating the three-dimensional structure in a vacuum to a temperature of 600° C. to cause injected gallium ions to cohere and form droplets; and blowing a halogen gas to produce gallium halide to eliminate the droplets through volatility.
18. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 13 ; wherein the step of progressively moving the focused ion beam comprises moving the focused ion beam in a circular manner so that the deposited film grows primarily in a vertical direction.
19. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 13 ; wherein the step of progressively moving the focused ion beam comprises moving the focused ion beam in a linear manner so that the deposited film grows primarily in a lateral direction.
20. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 13 ; wherein the irradiating step is carried out using a liquid ion source that produces ions of gallium, gold, silicon or beryllium.
21. A method for forming a three-dimensional structure having a general non-planar shape, comprising the steps of:
irradiating a focused ion beam having an energy in the range of 5 to 100 keV onto a desired region of a substrate;
blowing phenanthrene source gas at a pre-set blowing density toward the desired region of the substrate to react with the focused ion beam to deposit a carbon film, the pre-set blowing density of the phenanthrene gas being set so that a single layer of the phenanthrene gas may be formed on the desired region of the substrate; and
progressively moving the focused ion beam in a predetermined manner such that the deposited film grows into the three-dimensional structure.
22. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 21 ; wherein the step of progressively moving the focused ion beam comprises moving the focused ion beam in a circular manner so that the deposited film grows primarily in a vertical direction.
23. A method of forming a three-dimensional structure according to claim 21 ; wherein the step of progressively moving the focused ion beam comprises moving the focused ion beam in a linear manner so that the deposited film grows primarily in a lateral direction.