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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

CuO/PMMA Polymer Nanocomposites as Novel Resist Materials for E-Beam Lithography.

Georgia Geka, George Papageorgiou, Margarita Chatzichristidi, Andreas Germanos Karydas, Vassilis Psycharis, Eleni Makarona

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Georgia GekaDepartment of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece.
George PapageorgiouInstitute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "Demokritos", Aghia Paraskevi, 153 10 Athens, Greece.
Margarita ChatzichristidiDepartment of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece.
Andreas Germanos KarydasInstitute of Nuclear and Particle Physics, NCSR "Demokritos", 153 10 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1527-9521
Vassilis PsycharisInstitute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "Demokritos", Aghia Paraskevi, 153 10 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1280-3199
Eleni MakaronaInstitute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "Demokritos", Aghia Paraskevi, 153 10 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5115-5518
National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece MIS5002772
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymer nanocomposites have emerged as a new powerful class of materials because of their versatility, adaptability and wide applicability to a variety of fields. In this work, a facile and cost-effective method to develop poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based polymer nanocomposites with copper oxide (CuO) nanofillers is presented. The study concentrates on finding an appropriate methodology to realize CuO/PMMA nanocomposites that could be used as resist materials for e-beam lithography (EBL) with the intention of being integrated into nanodevices. The CuO nanofillers were synthesized via a low-cost chemical synthesis, while several loadings, spin coating conditions and two solvents (acetone and methyl ethyl ketone) were explored and assessed with regards to their effect on producing CuO/PMMA nanocomposites. The nanocomposite films were patterned with EBL and contrast curve data and resolution analysis were used to evaluate their performance and suitability as a resist material. Micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (μ-XRF) complemented with XRF measurements via a handheld instrument (hh-XRF) was additionally employed as an alternative rapid and non-destructive technique in order to investigate the uniform dispersion of the nanofillers within the polymer matrix and to assist in the selection of the optimum preparation conditions. This study revealed that it is possible to produce low-cost CuO/PMMA nanocomposites as a novel resist material without resorting to complicated preparation techniques.

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chemical synthesisCuO nanostructurese-beam lithographyPMMApolymer nanocompositesresist process engineeringX-ray fluorescence

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PMID33803056
PMCPMC8003112
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