Double Exposure Photoresists for the 32 and 22 nm Lithographic Nodes. The semiconductor industry is one of the largest world-wide, with annual revenue of $220B and employing over 1.5M people around the world. This project provides a unique opportunity for development within Australia of significant expertise in the field of double exposure lithography. The novel photoactive polymeric films to be developed are expected to support the next generation of microchips. A major outcome of this project ....Double Exposure Photoresists for the 32 and 22 nm Lithographic Nodes. The semiconductor industry is one of the largest world-wide, with annual revenue of $220B and employing over 1.5M people around the world. This project provides a unique opportunity for development within Australia of significant expertise in the field of double exposure lithography. The novel photoactive polymeric films to be developed are expected to support the next generation of microchips. A major outcome of this project will be establishment of Australia as a world-leader in this rapidly expanding field. Furthermore the technology can be applied broadly to many printing technologies.Read moreRead less
Advanced Lithographic Solutions using Block Copolymers: Integrating Self Assembly and Lithography. The semiconductor industry is one of the largest world-wide, with annual revenue of $220B and employing over 1.5M people around the world. This project provides a unique opportunity for development within Australia of significant expertise in the field of self assembly in photolithography. Plastics with tailored properties will be made and used to develop novel processes to reduce the defectivity i ....Advanced Lithographic Solutions using Block Copolymers: Integrating Self Assembly and Lithography. The semiconductor industry is one of the largest world-wide, with annual revenue of $220B and employing over 1.5M people around the world. This project provides a unique opportunity for development within Australia of significant expertise in the field of self assembly in photolithography. Plastics with tailored properties will be made and used to develop novel processes to reduce the defectivity in integrated circuit manufacture. The ultimate benefit will be faster and more energy efficient microprocessors. A major outcome of this project will be establishment of Australia as a world-leader in this rapidly expanding field. Furthermore, the technology can be applied broadly to many other applications such as high density data storage.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0775553
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$500,000.00
Summary
The Nanoscale Characterisation Centre WA Focussed Ion Beam Nanofabrication and Milling Facility. The advanced capabilities of the proposed nano-machining scanning electron microscope will facilitate research at the forefront of materials science and engineering. The proposed facility will play a key role in leading applied research across a wide range of areas including materials technology, nanochemistry, corrosion research, geology, sensor development, minerals processing and environmental re ....The Nanoscale Characterisation Centre WA Focussed Ion Beam Nanofabrication and Milling Facility. The advanced capabilities of the proposed nano-machining scanning electron microscope will facilitate research at the forefront of materials science and engineering. The proposed facility will play a key role in leading applied research across a wide range of areas including materials technology, nanochemistry, corrosion research, geology, sensor development, minerals processing and environmental research. The proposed facility to be used by scientific and industrial researchers will deliver applied interdisciplinary research of an international standard and allow Australian industries to remain internationally competitive.Read moreRead less
Laser Spectroscopy of Molecular Electronic Components. Electronic devices such as computer memory have been getting smaller and smaller for decades, yet soon devices will need to be constructed from single molecules. Single molecules behave very differently to copper conductors and silicon chips. To understand the behaviour of molecular electronic devices such as molecular wires, switches and diodes, one needs to isolate them under rigorously reproducable conditions. We will study molecular elec ....Laser Spectroscopy of Molecular Electronic Components. Electronic devices such as computer memory have been getting smaller and smaller for decades, yet soon devices will need to be constructed from single molecules. Single molecules behave very differently to copper conductors and silicon chips. To understand the behaviour of molecular electronic devices such as molecular wires, switches and diodes, one needs to isolate them under rigorously reproducable conditions. We will study molecular electronic devices in this way, providing rigorous support to Australia's growing expertise in this field.Read moreRead less
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SILICON ON SAPPHIRE THIN FILMS GROWN USING SOLID-PHASE EPITAXIAL TECHNIQUES. Devices based on silicon-on-sapphire processing are potentially faster and are prepared with fewer processing steps than those based on conventional silicon processing technology. However, silicon-on-sapphire films prepared by traditional methods are unsatisfactory due to the high densities of defects they contain. The development of solid phase epitaxial processing has lead to significant increas ....STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SILICON ON SAPPHIRE THIN FILMS GROWN USING SOLID-PHASE EPITAXIAL TECHNIQUES. Devices based on silicon-on-sapphire processing are potentially faster and are prepared with fewer processing steps than those based on conventional silicon processing technology. However, silicon-on-sapphire films prepared by traditional methods are unsatisfactory due to the high densities of defects they contain. The development of solid phase epitaxial processing has lead to significant increases in performance. This project will characterize the structures of films grown by this new process, and relate them to both the processing conditions and device performance. A greater understanding of the relationship between processing, structure and properties will assist the commercial development of these devices.Read moreRead less
Structural Characterization of Ion Beam Synthesized Metallic Nanocrystals using Advanced Synchrotron based Analytical Techniques. Metallic nanocrystals formed by ion implantation represent a highly relevant class of nanomaterials with significant potential applications in communication technology. A detailed understanding of the structure of such crystals, as proposed in the project, will yield considerable information for efficient utilization of ion beam synthesized nanocrystals. This will enh ....Structural Characterization of Ion Beam Synthesized Metallic Nanocrystals using Advanced Synchrotron based Analytical Techniques. Metallic nanocrystals formed by ion implantation represent a highly relevant class of nanomaterials with significant potential applications in communication technology. A detailed understanding of the structure of such crystals, as proposed in the project, will yield considerable information for efficient utilization of ion beam synthesized nanocrystals. This will enhance Australia's strength in nanotechnology and materials science and create the potential for technical innovation. Furthermore, this project will produce significant know-how in synchrotron based analytical techniques which is invaluable with respect to future research at the forthcoming Australian synchrotron facility.Read moreRead less
Template-Directed Growth and Assembly of Nanoscale Graphitic Carbon Structures. The various nanometre-scale forms of graphitic carbon have been strong candidates for use as novel building blocks in electronic, opto-electronic and electro-mechanical devices. However, their development has been hampered by a lack of control of the type, quality and homogeneity of structures produced by conventional methods.
This project aims to fabricate and characterise thin films of ordered, high-quality carbon ....Template-Directed Growth and Assembly of Nanoscale Graphitic Carbon Structures. The various nanometre-scale forms of graphitic carbon have been strong candidates for use as novel building blocks in electronic, opto-electronic and electro-mechanical devices. However, their development has been hampered by a lack of control of the type, quality and homogeneity of structures produced by conventional methods.
This project aims to fabricate and characterise thin films of ordered, high-quality carbon nanostructures. A novel synthesis route, involving the controlled deposition of carbon onto template substrates, is proposed. The products will be studied with near-atomic resolution to understand their formation mechanisms, and hence approach the goal of elaborating carbon-based nanodevices.
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Ion implantation induced diffusion and defect evolution in Si nanostructures. A fundamental understanding of nanostructures is essential for the development of nanoscale electronic devices. This project will investigate ion implantation of dopant atoms into Si nanostructures. The goal is to develop a broad understanding of the effect of the nanostructure dimensions on point-defect-induced diffusion and the formation of extended defects. In particular, the influence of multiple surfaces on point- ....Ion implantation induced diffusion and defect evolution in Si nanostructures. A fundamental understanding of nanostructures is essential for the development of nanoscale electronic devices. This project will investigate ion implantation of dopant atoms into Si nanostructures. The goal is to develop a broad understanding of the effect of the nanostructure dimensions on point-defect-induced diffusion and the formation of extended defects. In particular, the influence of multiple surfaces on point-defect recombination will be investigated. Concurrently, the techniques necessary for the analysis of nano-structures will be developed.
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Corrosion Resistance of Nanocrystalline Materials. Novel structure and the associated unique properties of nanostructured materials confer potentials for their exciting industrial applications, such as drug delivery to specified locations for cancer treatment, exceptionally high sensitivity sensors, miniaturisation in computers/electronic/communication industry, nano electro-mechanical systems, catalytic applications and exceptionally high strength materials. In most of the applications, the nan ....Corrosion Resistance of Nanocrystalline Materials. Novel structure and the associated unique properties of nanostructured materials confer potentials for their exciting industrial applications, such as drug delivery to specified locations for cancer treatment, exceptionally high sensitivity sensors, miniaturisation in computers/electronic/communication industry, nano electro-mechanical systems, catalytic applications and exceptionally high strength materials. In most of the applications, the nanomaterials have to demonstrate acceptable corrosion resistance in the operation environment. However, corrosion resistance of nanostructured materials has not been investigated. The proposal will investigate the mechanistic aspect of localized corrosion and cracking of nanostructured materials.Read moreRead less
Investigation of 1/f noise mechanisms in HgCdTe heterostructure IR photodiodes. Since the performance of any photon detector is defined by its signal to noise ratio, the reduction of noise generating mechanisms is equally important to improvement of the signal. In this project we propose to carry out, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of noise generating mechanisms in HgCdTe detectors using recently developed, two-dimensional analysis procedure. The main objective of this project is t ....Investigation of 1/f noise mechanisms in HgCdTe heterostructure IR photodiodes. Since the performance of any photon detector is defined by its signal to noise ratio, the reduction of noise generating mechanisms is equally important to improvement of the signal. In this project we propose to carry out, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of noise generating mechanisms in HgCdTe detectors using recently developed, two-dimensional analysis procedure. The main objective of this project is to prove that 1/f noise in HgCdTe photodetectors is caused by dark current fluctuations in the high electric field regions of the detector structure. The primary outcome of this work will be the first comprehensive two-dimensional device model that can predict 1/f noise in a semiconductor device.Read moreRead less