Self-traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology

Traceability is a fundamental issue for ensuring accuracy of nanometrology. A shortened traceability chain is advantageous for reducing calibration steps, thus reducing errors and raising application efficiency. A novel kind of two-dimensional grating is manufactured by atom lithography, whose pitch...

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Main Authors: Xiao Deng, Junyu Shen, Yingfan Xiong, Jinming Gou, Zhaohui Tang, Guangxu Xiao, Zhijun Yin, Dongbai Xue, Yushu Shi, Zhoumiao Shi, Yuying Xie, Xinbin Cheng, Tongbao Li
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Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Applied Physics Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad87a9
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Junyu Shen
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Yuying Xie
Xinbin Cheng
Tongbao Li
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description Traceability is a fundamental issue for ensuring accuracy of nanometrology. A shortened traceability chain is advantageous for reducing calibration steps, thus reducing errors and raising application efficiency. A novel kind of two-dimensional grating is manufactured by atom lithography, whose pitch and (orthogonal) angle values are directly determined by natural constants, offering a feasible approach for effectively shortening the traceability chain. The PTB’s calibration results show that the two-dimensional grating has excellent orthogonality with a deviation of only 0.001°. The application of two-dimensional grating is demonstrated for the characterization of the angular distortion of a SEM, showing its great application potential.
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Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China; Shenzhen Institute for Technology Innovation, National Institute of Metrology, Shenzhen 518107, People’s Republic of ChinaShenzhen Institute for Technology Innovation, National Institute of Metrology, Shenzhen 518107, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaNational Metrology and Testing Center for Integrated Circuit Measurement and Inspection Equipment Industry (Shanghai), Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China; School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaTraceability is a fundamental issue for ensuring accuracy of nanometrology. A shortened traceability chain is advantageous for reducing calibration steps, thus reducing errors and raising application efficiency. A novel kind of two-dimensional grating is manufactured by atom lithography, whose pitch and (orthogonal) angle values are directly determined by natural constants, offering a feasible approach for effectively shortening the traceability chain. The PTB’s calibration results show that the two-dimensional grating has excellent orthogonality with a deviation of only 0.001°. The application of two-dimensional grating is demonstrated for the characterization of the angular distortion of a SEM, showing its great application potential.https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad87a9dimensional metrologyshortened angle traceability chainatom lithography2D self-traceable gratingSEM calibration
spellingShingle Xiao Deng
Junyu Shen
Yingfan Xiong
Jinming Gou
Zhaohui Tang
Guangxu Xiao
Zhijun Yin
Dongbai Xue
Yushu Shi
Zhoumiao Shi
Yuying Xie
Xinbin Cheng
Tongbao Li
Self-traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology
Applied Physics Express
dimensional metrology
shortened angle traceability chain
atom lithography
2D self-traceable grating
SEM calibration
title Self-traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology
title_full Self-traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology
title_fullStr Self-traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology
title_full_unstemmed Self-traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology
title_short Self-traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology
title_sort self traceable angle standards with simplified traceability chain for dimensional metrology
topic dimensional metrology
shortened angle traceability chain
atom lithography
2D self-traceable grating
SEM calibration
url https://doi.org/10.35848/1882-0786/ad87a9
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