Nanoprocessing of free-standing thin films by ultrafast laser ablation

Yuuki Uesugi; Yuichi Kozawa; Shunichi Sato

doi:10.1117/12.2587393

5 March 2021 Nanoprocessing of free-standing thin films by ultrafast laser ablation

Yuuki Uesugi, Yuichi Kozawa, Shunichi Sato

Proceedings Volume 11674, Laser-based Micro- and Nanoprocessing XV; 116740O (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587393
Event: SPIE LASE, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrated the processing of free-standing thin films by the ultrafast laser ablation, which has been difficult to process using existing nanoprocessing methods such as focused ion beam milling. First, we fabricated a holographic diffraction grating for transmission electron microscopy using a two-beam interference laser processing. We fabricated an electron phase hologram made of silicon with a thickness of 35 nm that generated electron vortex beams with high efficiency. Then, we demonstrated the laser processing of silicon nitride membranes with a thickness of 10 nm at near-threshold conditions and realized gratings with sub-100-nm structure. We believe that this technique will introduce a new nanoengineering technology using light because of its suitability for nanofilm processing and ease of use.

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Yuuki Uesugi, Yuichi Kozawa, and Shunichi Sato "Nanoprocessing of free-standing thin films by ultrafast laser ablation", Proc. SPIE 11674, Laser-based Micro- and Nanoprocessing XV, 116740O (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587393

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