Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithography

Abstract As a basic component of the versatile semiconductor devices, metal oxides play a critical role in modern electronic information industry. However, ultra-high precision nanopatterning of metal oxides often involves multi-step lithography and transfer process, which is time-consuming and cost...

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Main Authors: Chun Cao, Xianmeng Xia, Xiaoming Shen, Xiaobing Wang, Zhenyao Yang, Qiulan Liu, Chenliang Ding, Dazhao Zhu, Cuifang Kuang, Xu Liu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52929-8
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description Abstract As a basic component of the versatile semiconductor devices, metal oxides play a critical role in modern electronic information industry. However, ultra-high precision nanopatterning of metal oxides often involves multi-step lithography and transfer process, which is time-consuming and costly. Here, we report a strategy, using metal-organic compounds as solid precursor photoresist for multi-photon lithography and post-sintering, to realize ultra-high precision additive manufacturing of metal oxides. As a result, we gain metal oxides including ZnO, CuO and ZrO2 with a critical dimension of 35 nm, which sets a benchmark for additive manufacturing of metal oxides. Besides, atomic doping can be easily accomplished by including the target element in precursor photoresist, and heterogeneous structures can also be created by multiple multi-photon lithography, allowing this strategy to accommodate the requirements of various semiconductor devices. For instance, we fabricate an ZnO photodetector by the proposed strategy.
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spelling doaj-art-c35584bd783c4d5fbedb337f909d04f32025-08-20T02:11:21ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-10-0115111110.1038/s41467-024-52929-8Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithographyChun Cao0Xianmeng Xia1Xiaoming Shen2Xiaobing Wang3Zhenyao Yang4Qiulan Liu5Chenliang Ding6Dazhao Zhu7Cuifang Kuang8Xu Liu9School of Mechanical Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityResearch Center for Astronomical Computing, Zhejiang LabZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation CenterResearch Center for Astronomical Computing, Zhejiang LabResearch Center for Astronomical Computing, Zhejiang LabState Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityState Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityState Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang UniversityZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation CenterZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation CenterAbstract As a basic component of the versatile semiconductor devices, metal oxides play a critical role in modern electronic information industry. However, ultra-high precision nanopatterning of metal oxides often involves multi-step lithography and transfer process, which is time-consuming and costly. Here, we report a strategy, using metal-organic compounds as solid precursor photoresist for multi-photon lithography and post-sintering, to realize ultra-high precision additive manufacturing of metal oxides. As a result, we gain metal oxides including ZnO, CuO and ZrO2 with a critical dimension of 35 nm, which sets a benchmark for additive manufacturing of metal oxides. Besides, atomic doping can be easily accomplished by including the target element in precursor photoresist, and heterogeneous structures can also be created by multiple multi-photon lithography, allowing this strategy to accommodate the requirements of various semiconductor devices. For instance, we fabricate an ZnO photodetector by the proposed strategy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52929-8
spellingShingle Chun Cao
Xianmeng Xia
Xiaoming Shen
Xiaobing Wang
Zhenyao Yang
Qiulan Liu
Chenliang Ding
Dazhao Zhu
Cuifang Kuang
Xu Liu
Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithography
Nature Communications
title Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithography
title_full Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithography
title_fullStr Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithography
title_full_unstemmed Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithography
title_short Ultra-high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi-photon lithography
title_sort ultra high precision nano additive manufacturing of metal oxide semiconductors via multi photon lithography
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52929-8
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