WO2024256578A1 - Lebensdauerstabilisierung beschichteter optiken mittels elektronenstrahlheizen - Google Patents
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- the optical elements are exposed to high temperatures during operation of the systems, which can cause undesirable changes in the substrate and the coating of the optical elements and lead to undesirable imaging properties .
- the object of the present invention is to provide a method and an optical element which solve the disadvantages of the prior art described above .
- a further object of the invention is to provide a projection lens and a projection exposure system with an improved optical element as well as an advantageous device for electron irradiation.
- the object is achieved for a method for stabilizing an optical element, the method comprising: providing an optical element with a substrate and a coating, and tempering the optical element, in that the tempering of the optical element comprises irradiating the coating of the optical element with electrons.
- the method comprises providing an optical element.
- the optical element can be a reflective optical element, for example a mirror or a mask. It is also conceivable that the optical element is a lens, a prism, a hologram and/or a diffusing screen .
- the optical element comprises a substrate and a coating.
- the substrate can comprise, for example, SiSiC, Zerodur® from Schott AG, ULE® from Corning Inc., quartz glass and/or any other type of glass.
- the coating can comprise one or more layers.
- the coating is preferably electrically conductive. In particular, it is a metallic coating.
- the coating can be a coating that is suitable for the EUV wavelength range .
- it can be a MoSi coating. S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024
- the coating can comprise at least one layer subsystem.
- the layer subsystem can comprise at least one layer that is formed or composed as a compound of at least one material from the group: nickel, carbon, boron carbide, cobalt, beryllium, silicon, silicon oxides.
- the layer arrangement of the at least one layer subsystem can, for example, comprise a periodic sequence of at least two periods of individual layers.
- the periods can comprise individual layers made of different materials.
- the materials of the individual layers forming the periods can be, for example, nickel and silicon or cobalt and beryllium .
- the coating can preferably comprise a reflective layer.
- the reflective layer can comprise at least one layer subsystem optimized for the reflection of EUV radiation, in particular radiation with a wavelength of 13 nm or 7 nm .
- the reflective layer can comprise a periodic sequence of at least one period of individual layers.
- the period can comprise individual layers with different refractive indices, e.g.
- a protective layer can be applied between the substrate and the reflection layer .
- the protective layer is intended to prevent the substrate from compacting, e.g. due to EUV useful radiation, i.e. the radiation used in an EUV projection exposure system.
- the layer arrangement of the protective layer can comprise at least a thickness of greater than 20 nm, in particular greater than 50 nm, so that the transmission of EUV radiation through the layer arrangement is less than 10%, in particular less than 2%.
- S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 The method includes tempering the optical element. Tempering can be understood as a heat treatment in which the coating of the optical element is heated.
- the method includes tempering the coating of the optical element.
- the coating of the optical element can, for example, be heated at least partially evenly.
- Tempering can, for example, take place upstream during the manufacturing process of the optical element. Undesirable changes to the coating, for example the layer stress, can thus advantageously be avoided.
- the substrate can be at least partially tempered. In particular, at least areas of the substrate close to the surface are tempered.
- Tempering the optical element includes irradiating the coating of the optical element with electrons.
- the energy of the electrons is introduced locally in the coating, in particular in at least one layer. It has been recognized that the optical element, in particular the coating of the optical element, can be advantageously heated by means of electron irradiation.
- the tempering takes place in particular by depositing the energy of the electrons in the coating of the optical element by irradiation. When the coating is irradiated with electrons, the energy of the electrons can be converted into heat via a collision cascade.
- the coating can thus be specifically heated by irradiation with electrons and thus pre-aged.
- the heat input can in turn lead to relaxation processes that stabilize the coating of the optical element against heat input for later applications of the optical element.
- the coating of the optical element is irradiated in particular in such a way that at least the coating S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 is stabilized.
- the assignment of process parameters to a desired stabilization effect can be carried out according to a suitable calibration.
- the irradiation with electrons takes place in a vacuum, in particular in a high vacuum.
- the optical element can be introduced into a vacuum chamber of a vacuum system .
- the vacuum system can contain an electron beam source, in particular an electron gun, which generates an electron beam.
- An electron gun can be an electrical arrangement for generating electron beams.
- the electron gun provides a bundled and directed electron beam.
- the electron beam can, for example, have a diameter of 0.1 mm to 20 mm.
- the surface of the coating of the optical element can be rasterized using the electron beam .
- the rasterization is preferably carried out several times, for example two to 10,000 times.
- the repeated thermal stress through multiple rasterization leads to the stabilization of lifetime effects.
- the rasterization can, for example, be carried out point by point.
- the field to be irradiated can be divided into discrete points.
- the electron beam can be directed at at least one discrete point on the surface and remain at this point for a certain time.
- the dwell time ⁇ t of the electron beam is 10 ns to 10 ms.
- a local temperature peak can occur at the discrete point.
- the temperature can suddenly shoot up due to the heat input.
- the temperature drops again.
- the electron radiation can heat the optical element, in particular the coating, locally to much higher temperatures than, for example, with a tempering furnace. Due to the strong temperature dependence of the relaxations, the temperature peaks can be used for stabilization. In addition to the temperature peaks, a net increase in the temperature ⁇ T of the coating of the optical element can also occur over time .
- other parts of the optical element in particular the substrate of the optical element, can be influenced, in particular stabilized, by irradiating the coating of the optical element with electrons.
- the heat generated in the coating can, for example, also at least partially heat the substrate of the optical element.
- parts of the substrate close to the surface can also be heated by irradiating the coating with electrons.
- the heat can be transferred to other parts of the optical element.
- these parts of the optical element can also be stabilized.
- parts of the optical element that extend beyond the coating can also be advantageously stabilized against lifetime effects .
- compactions introduced into the substrate can be at least partially stabilized.
- tempering can lead to a partial reduction in a compaction previously introduced into the substrate, i.e. to decompaction.
- Decompaction is an effect that occurs over time when the substrate is used in a projection exposure system, such as an EUV projection exposure system, and can thus lead to a non-negligible change in the surface of the optical element.
- Annealing accelerates the decompaction process, whereby the change remaining over the lifetime of the substrate due to decompaction can advantageously be reduced to a negligible value.
- the process can thus be used to specifically optimize optical elements, for example during production or subsequently. It has been shown that optical elements can be advantageously stabilized with the present process, in particular against lifetime effects.
- the process allows targeted heat input, which results in local relaxation processes .
- the coating of the optical element and optionally near-surface S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 Areas of the substrate can be specifically tempered. In particular, this avoids undesired heating of temperature-sensitive components, such as glued attachments. Thermally induced compaction phenomena of the substrate material of an optical element during use can be avoided by stabilizing it using the present method.
- tempering using electron irradiation also offers the advantage, among other things, that the electron absorption is largely independent of the optical properties of the optical element. The method can therefore be used in particular for different metallic coatings without increased adaptation effort.
- the backscattered electrons are largely undirected.
- the coating of the optical element can scatter the electrons striking it back.
- the fact that the backscattered electrons are largely undirected has the advantage that there are no reflex zones in the vacuum chamber that need to be cooled.
- laser radiation in particular is directed and can require a cooled absorber .
- the electron energy ETemp for tempering is selected depending on the thickness of the coating of the optical element.
- the thickness of the coating is up to 500 nm, preferably up to 450 nm, particularly preferably up to 400 nm.
- the electron energy ETemp for tempering is selected depending on the thickness of at least one layer of the coating of the optical element.
- the electron energy ETemp is preferably selected such that the electron energy ETemp is at least essentially completely absorbed in the coating of the optical element .
- the electron energy ETemp is, for example, selected such that the energy is absorbed exclusively in the coating, in particular at least one layer . Penetration of electrons into underlying layers or into the substrate of the optical element should preferably be avoided in order to avoid undesirable effects such as undesirable compaction .
- a low electron energy ETemp is therefore preferably selected for tempering .
- the acceleration voltage UTemp for tempering is selected depending on the thickness of the coating of the optical element, in particular at least one layer.
- the electron energy ETemp is in particular dependent on the voltage for accelerating the electrons, the acceleration voltage UTemp.
- the acceleration voltage UTemp for tempering is 1 to 30 keV, preferably 1 to 10 keV, more preferably 11 to 15 keV, more preferably 16 to 20 keV, more preferably 21 to 30 keV.
- the acceleration voltage UTemp is preferably less than 30 keV.
- an acceleration voltage UTemp in the range 1 to 30 keV can be selected.
- the acceleration voltage UTemp can be 5 keV, for example.
- the acceleration voltage UTemp can be calculated depending on the layer system.
- the current intensity ITemp for tempering is 0.1 to 5 mA. With an acceleration voltage UTemp in the range 1 to 20 keV and a current intensity ITemp in the range 0.1 to 5 mA, power in the range of 0.1 to 100 W can be generated.
- the current intensity ITemp for tempering is preferably 0.5 to 5 mA, particularly preferably more than 0.5 mA.
- the power can also be adjusted via the current intensity ITemp. This in turn can influence the temperature.
- a higher current ITemp can be selected, for example, to achieve a higher power and thus higher temperatures.
- the duration of the irradiation can be shortened.
- the temperature during tempering is ⁇ 60 °C.
- the temperature of ⁇ 60 °C can be achieved by irradiating the coating with electrons locally in the coating and optionally in areas of the substrate close to the surface.
- the temperature is 60 °C.
- significantly higher temperatures are also conceivable.
- the method further comprises: at least partially compacting the substrate of the optical S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 Elements, wherein the compacting comprises irradiating the optical element with electrons.
- the method can thus comprise compacting a substrate of an optical element by means of electron irradiation and tempering the optical element by means of electron irradiation. The flexibility of the processing can be increased by the independent electron irradiations.
- the substrate can be locally compacted by irradiation with electrons.
- the substrate material can be locally compacted over the long term by the irradiation. This can change, in particular correct, the surface shape of the optical element near the irradiated areas. Surface defects left behind by previous processes, in particular coatings, can be compensated for.
- the compaction in particular compaction in areas of the substrate close to the surface, can preferably be stabilized.
- the electron energy E Komp used for compacting is preferably greater than the electron energy ETemp used for tempering. A deeper penetration depth can thus be achieved.
- the electron energy E Komp can be deposited in the substrate beneath the coating of the optical element in order to achieve local compaction.
- the effective zones for the correction and the tempering are therefore different.
- the acceleration voltage UKomp for compaction is preferably more than 30 keV, particularly preferably 31 to 40 keV, further particularly preferably 41 to 50 keV, further particularly preferably 51 to 60 keV, further particularly preferably 61 to 70 keV, further particularly preferably 71 to 80 keV, further particularly preferably 81 to 90 keV, further particularly preferably 91 to 100 keV.
- the compaction preferably takes place in a range between 1 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m, particularly preferably between 1 ⁇ m and 10 ⁇ m, further particularly preferably between 11 ⁇ m and 20 ⁇ m, further particularly preferably between 21 ⁇ m and 30 ⁇ m, further particularly preferably between 31 ⁇ m and 40 ⁇ m, further particularly preferably between 41 ⁇ m and 50 ⁇ m, further particularly preferably between 51 S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 ⁇ m and 60 ⁇ m, more particularly preferably between 61 ⁇ m and 70 ⁇ m, more particularly preferably between 71 ⁇ m and 80 ⁇ m, more particularly preferably between 81 ⁇ m and 90 ⁇ m, more particularly preferably between 91 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m below the coating of the optical element.
- the compaction of the substrate of the optical element preferably takes place before the tempering of the optical element or essentially simultaneously therewith.
- the irradiation of the substrate of the optical element takes place before the irradiation of the coating of the optical element or essentially simultaneously therewith.
- both the coating and the introduced compaction can advantageously be stabilized.
- the tempering can be carried out in-situ.
- the compaction and tempering can be carried out in parallel or one after the other in-situ .
- the acceleration voltages UKomp and UTemp of the respective processes can be coordinated with one another. While the annealing takes place on the surface in the coating of the optical element, the compaction is created in an underlying layer in the substrate.
- the two processes are coordinated so that the heating is efficient and the compaction is not negatively influenced by the annealing.
- the acceleration voltage UKomp for compacting is preferably selected to be slightly higher than the acceleration voltage UTemp for annealing. In this way, the introduced compaction is heated as efficiently as possible.
- the exact value of the acceleration voltages can be selected depending on the thickness of the coating . If the compaction of the substrate is carried out before the annealing of the optical element, the compaction and the stabilization of the optical element can advantageously be carried out with the same electron gun. For example, the electron gun can first be operated with an acceleration voltage UKomp for compacting and then with an acceleration voltage UTemp for annealing.
- the compaction of the substrate and the tempering of the optical element can also take place essentially simultaneously.
- Essentially simultaneous means in particular an at least essentially simultaneous compaction of the substrate and tempering of the optical element.
- Essentially simultaneous compaction of the substrate and tempering of the optical element is understood in particular to mean that the compaction of the substrate and the tempering of the optical element can take place in parallel.
- different electron guns can be used for this.
- the electron guns can be operated with different acceleration voltages UKomp for compacting and UTemp for tempering.
- the electron guns can be provided in a system for electron irradiation. This means that an additional machine, such as a tempering oven, for a downstream tempering process can be dispensed with.
- the method thus enables significant savings in production time and space.
- the layers can be heated to much higher temperatures using electron radiation than with an oven. Temperatures of ⁇ 60 °C, in particular more than 60 °C, can be achieved.
- a counterfield in particular a dynamic counterfield, is applied to the optical element, in particular the coating of the optical element.
- the optical element can thus be irradiated with the same, higher electron energy E Komp both for compacting and for tempering , whereby the electrons can be specifically slowed down by the counterfield for irradiating the coating . This also makes it possible to temper the coating , whereby no change in the voltage source of the electron radiation is required.
- the above-mentioned task for an optical element is solved by stabilizing the optical element using a method according to the first aspect.
- Lifetime effects of the optical element in particular the coating of the S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 optical element, have been stabilized by tempering.
- the optical element is particularly suitable for use in a projection exposure system .
- the optical element is a coated mirror.
- the coating of the substrate of the mirror can comprise at least one layer subsystem optimized for the reflection of EUV radiation, i.e. radiation with a wavelength of 13 nm or 7 nm.
- This reflection layer can comprise a periodic sequence of at least one period of individual layers , wherein the period can comprise two individual layers with different refractive indices in the EUV wavelength range.
- aperiodic layers or coatings that comprise only one layer are also possible.
- the above-mentioned object for a projection objective for microlithography is achieved in that the projection objective comprises an optical element according to the second aspect.
- Projection objectives for microlithography are exposed to high loads from the useful radiation, the wavelength of which is preferably 13.5 nm, and radiation of other wavelengths, as a result of which they are heated during operation.
- the above-mentioned object for a projection exposure system for microlithography is achieved in that the projection exposure system comprises a projection lens according to the third aspect .
- a projection exposure system can be provided for generating an image of an object arranged in an object plane in an image plane with a light source emitting projection light.
- the projection exposure system according to the fourth aspect is a projection exposure system for microlithography.
- Projection exposure systems for microlithography S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 are used to manufacture microstructured or nanostructured components in microelectronics or microsystem technology.
- projection exposure systems structures that are formed on a photomask are imaged in a reduced manner onto wafers or the like in order to produce the corresponding structures on the wafer using microlithographic processes .
- a projection exposure system can be an EUV projection exposure system or a DUV projection exposure system . Due to the increasing miniaturization and reduction of structure widths, projection exposure systems are operated with working light with ever smaller wavelengths, for example with wavelengths in the range of extreme ultraviolet light (EUV light). Projection exposure systems are operated around the clock and any malfunction affects the performance of the projection exposure system.
- EUV light extreme ultraviolet light
- the above-mentioned object is achieved for a device for electron irradiation comprising a vacuum system with a vacuum chamber, wherein the vacuum system contains an electron beam source, in particular an electron gun, for generating an electron beam, in that the device is designed to generate a counterfield, in particular a dynamic counterfield, on the optical element, in particular the coating of the optical element .
- the optical element can be irradiated with the same electron energy both for compacting and for tempering , wherein the counterfield specifically slows down the electrons for irradiating the coating.
- the present disclosure also includes the subject matter of the following clauses: SH/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 1.
- Method for stabilizing an optical element comprising: - providing an optical element with a substrate and a coating, and - tempering the optical element, characterized in that tempering the optical element comprises irradiating the coating of the optical element with electrons.
- the electron energy ETemp in particular the acceleration voltage UTemp, for tempering is selected depending on the thickness of the coating, in particular at least one layer of the coating, of the optical element .
- the acceleration voltage UTemp for tempering is 1 to 30 keV, preferably 1 to 10 keV, more preferably 11 to 15 keV, more preferably 16 to 20 keV, more preferably 21 to 30 keV. 4.
- the current intensity ITemp for tempering is 0.1 to 25 mA, in particular 0.1 to 5 mA, further in particular 5.1 to 10 mA, further in particular 10.1 to 15 mA, further in particular 15.1 to 20 mA, further in particular 20.1 to 25 mA. 5.
- Method according to one of clauses 1 to 4 characterized in that the temperature during tempering is > 60 °C.
- the acceleration voltage UKomp for compacting is more than 30 keV, particularly preferably 31 to 40 keV, further particularly preferably 41 to 50 keV, further particularly preferably 51 to 60 keV, further particularly preferably 61 to 70 keV, further particularly preferably 71 to 80 keV, further particularly preferably 81 to 90 keV, further particularly preferably 91 to 100 keV.
- Method according to one of clauses 6 to 8 characterized in that the compaction of the substrate of the optical element takes place before the tempering of the coating of the optical element or essentially simultaneously therewith .
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of a projection exposure apparatus according to the fourth aspect
- Fig. 2 shows a diagram of the variation of the maximum penetration depth of electrons into a MoSi coating of an optical element depending on the electron energy
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- Fig. 3a-c simulations of the trajectories of electrons that were introduced into an optical element by an embodiment of a method according to the first aspect
- Fig. 4a-b schematic representations of embodiments of a method according to the first aspect for stabilizing an optical element
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of a projection exposure apparatus according to the fourth aspect
- Fig. 2 shows a diagram of the variation of the maximum penetration depth of electrons into a MoSi coating of an optical element depending on the electron energy
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- Fig. 3a-c simulations of the trajectories of electrons that were introduced into an optical element by an
- FIG. 5a-b shows an irradiation field for carrying out an embodiment of a method according to the first aspect for stabilizing an optical element and a temperature development for discrete points of the irradiation field
- Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of a system for electron irradiation for carrying out an embodiment of a method according to the first aspect for stabilizing an optical element.
- Fig. 1 shows an example of the basic structure of a projection exposure system 10 for microlithography, in which the invention can be used.
- An illumination system of the projection exposure system 10 has, in addition to a light source 12, an illumination optics 13 for illuminating an object field 14 in an object plane 15.
- An EUV radiation 23 generated by the light source 12 as optical useful radiation is aligned by means of a collector integrated in the light source 12 in such a way that it passes through an intermediate focus in the area of an intermediate focal plane 24 before it hits a field facet mirror 11.
- the EUV radiation 23 is reflected by a pupil facet mirror 25.
- field facets of the field facet mirror 11 are imaged into the object field 14.
- S H/hl 220968WO 1 June 3, 2024 A reticle 16 arranged in the object field 14 is illuminated and is held by a schematically shown reticle holder 17.
- a structure on the reticle 16 is projected onto a light-sensitive layer of a wafer 21 arranged in the area of the image field 19 in the image plane 20 , which is held by a wafer holder 22, which is also shown in detail .
- the light source 12 can emit useful radiation in particular in a wavelength range between 5 nm and 30 nm.
- the invention can also be used in a DUV projection system, which is not shown.
- a DUV system is basically constructed like the EUV projection system 10 described above, whereby mirrors and lenses can be used as optical elements in a DUV system and the light source of a DUV system emits useful radiation in a wavelength range from 100 nm to 300 nm.
- Fig. 2 shows the variation of the maximum penetration depth of electrons in a layer system of a MoSi coating of an optical element for different electron energies. It was recognized that when an optical element is irradiated with electrons, the penetration depth of the electrons is influenced by the electron energy. For example , the heating depth can be adjusted via the electron energy. The greater the electron energy, the deeper the penetration depth of the electrons.
- Fig. 3a shows a simulation of the trajectories at an electron energy of 5 keV. At an electron energy of 5 keV, the electrons do not reach the substrate of the optical element, which begins below the lowest dashed line.
- Fig. 3b and 3c show the trajectories for electron energies of 15 keV and 55 keV, respectively.
- the electrons also penetrate into areas close to the surface of the substrate of the optical element arranged below the coating. The electrons reach penetration depths of up to about 5500 nm below the surface of the optical element. At an electron energy of 55 keV , the electrons penetrate significantly deeper into the substrate, as shown in Fig.
- Fig. 4a and 4b show compacting a substrate of an optical element by means of electron irradiation and subsequent tempering of the optical element by means of electron irradiation.
- Fig. 4a shows irradiation of an optical element 1 with an electron energy E Komp1 (left) to compact the substrate 2 of the optical element 1.
- E Komp1 an electron energy
- the coating 3 of the optical element 1 is irradiated in order to temper it, as shown in Fig. 4b (left). Tempering can stabilize both the coating 3 and the compaction introduced.
- the heat introduced in depth by tempering is not sufficient, it is possible to enable effective tempering of coating 3 and compaction of the optical element 1 by adjusting the processing parameters during compaction, in particular the electron energy E Komp2 and thus the depth of the compaction zone .
- the penetration depth of the electrons depends on the electron energy.
- the electron energy E Komp2 can be chosen to be lower than the electron energy E Komp1, which means that the electrons penetrate less deeply into the S H/hl 220968WO 1 3 June 2024
- Substrate 2 can penetrate to compact the substrate material there, as shown in Fig. 4a (right).
- the electron energy ETemp1 during tempering in Fig. 4b (right) is not changed because it is adapted to the layer system 3 of the optical element 1.
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