Pattern forming method

Claim 2

A pattern forming method comprising: a step of forming on a substrate an energy responsive monomolecular film of a straight chain hydrocarbon having a terminal chlorosilane or silanol group at one end of the chain for bonding to the substrate, and a terminal vinyl, acetylene or cyano group at another end of the chain as responsive groups which undergo chemical reactions under irradiation by energy beams; a step of deactivating the responsive groups in a pattern by irradiating energy beams in the pattern onto said responsive film; and a step of bonding a chemical reagent to the parts of said responsive film where the responsive groups remain, said chemical reagent being a siloxane having a chloro or hydroxy terminal group at both ends, or a siloxane having a chloro or hydroxy terminal group at one end and a vinyl or cyano group at another end.

Claim 3

A pattern forming method comprising: a step of forming on a substrate an energy responsive monomolecular film of a straight chain hydrocarbon having, as responsive groups, a vinyl group, cyano group or acetylene group at one end thereof, and a chlorosilane group or a hydrophilic silanol group at the other end thereof, said monomolecular responsive film being formed on said substrate by a chemical adsorption reaction such that the responsive groups are juxtaposed and exposed on the substrate surface, and wherein said responsive groups undergo chemical reaction under irradiation by energy beams; a step of deactivating the responsive groups in a pattern by irradiating energy beams in the pattern onto said responsive film; and a step of bonding a chemical reagent to the parts of said responsive film where the responsive groups remain, wherein a straight chain siloxane molecule combined with chlorine at both ends thereof is used as said chemical reagent.

Claim 4

A pattern forming method comprising: a step of forming on a substrate an energy responsive monomolecular film of a straight chain hydrocarbon having, as responsive groups, a vinyl group, cyano group or acetylene group at one end thereof, and a chlorosilane group or a hydrophilic silanol group at the other end thereof, said monomolecular responsive film being formed on said substrate by a chemical adsorption reaction such that the responsive groups are juxtaposed and exposed on the substrate surface, and wherein said responsive groups undergo chemical reaction under irradiation by energy beams; a step of deactivating the responsive groups in a pattern by irradiating energy beams in the pattern onto said responsive film; and a step of bonding a chemical reagent to the parts of said responsive film where the responsive groups remain, wherein a straight chain siloxane molecule combined with chlorine at both ends thereof is used as said chemical reagent.

Claim 5

The pattern forming method of claim 2, wherein said responsive film and is formed on the substrate, interposed by an organic film the chemical reagent is selectively bonded to the responsive film and, thereafter, the reagent is subjected to a treatment with oxygen plasma, thereby transferring to the organic film the pattern formed of the chemical reagent.

Claim 6

The pattern forming method of claim 2, wherein said responsive groups which tend to undergo chemical reaction under irradiation of energy beams include the vinyl group.

Claim 7

The pattern forming method of claim 2, wherein said responsive film is formed by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, using a straight chain hydrocarbon having a hydrophilic silanol group.

Claim 8

The pattern forming method of claim 2, wherein a substrate whose surface is hydrophobic is used, and the surface is rendered hydrophilic by means of plasma treatment, coating or adsorption of a surface active agent.

Claim 9

The pattern forming method of claim 2, wherein said responsive film is formed on an arbitrary substrate, interposed by an organic film, then, siloxane molecules are selectively combined with surface parts of the responsive film and, thereafter, through treatment with oxygen plasma, the pattern formed of siloxane molecules is transferred to the organic film.

Claim 10

The pattern forming method of claim 2 further comprising a step of replacing with hydroxyl group the chlorine at one end of each siloxane molecule which remains after the bonding reaction and a step of further subjecting said hydroxyl groups to a bonding reaction with straight chain siloxane molecules having chlorine combined at both ends thereof, which steps are performed more than once.

Claim 11

A pattern forming method comprising: a step of forming on an arbitrary substrate having a hydrophilic surface an energy responsive monomolecular film of a straight chain hydrocarbon having, as responsive groups, a vinyl group, cyano group or acetylene group at one end thereof, and a chlorosilane group or a hydrophilic silanol group at the other end thereof, said monomolecular responsive film being formed on said substrate by a chemical adsorption reaction such that the responsive groups are juxtaposed and exposed on the substrate surface, and wherein said responsive groups undergo chemical reaction under irradiation of energy beams; a step of deactivating or activating the responsive groups in a pattern by irradiating energy beams in the pattern onto said responsive film; and a step of selectively combining a chemical reagent with the remaining parts, where a straight chain siloxane having chlorine combined at both ends thereof is used as said chemical reagent.

Claim 12

A pattern forming method comprising: a step of forming on an arbitrary substrate having a hydrophilic surface an energy responsive monomolecular film of a straight chain hydrocarbon having, as responsive groups, a vinyl group, cyano group or acetylene group at one end thereof, and a chlorosilane group or a hydrophilic silanol group at the other end thereof, said monomolecular responsive film being formed on said substrate by a chemical adsorption reaction such that the responsive groups are juxtaposed and exposed on the substrate surface, and wherein said responsive groups undergo chemical reaction under irradiation of energy beams; a step of deactivating or activating the responsive groups in a pattern by irradiating energy beams in the pattern onto said responsive film; and a step of selectively combining a chemical reagent with the remaining parts, where a straight chain siloxane having chlorine combined at both ends thereof is used as said chemical reagent.

Claim 13

The pattern forming method of claim 9, wherein said responsive film is formed by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, using straight chain hydrocarbons having hydrophilic silanol groups.

Claim 14

The pattern forming method of claim 9, wherein the substrate surface is rendered hydrophilic by means of plasma treatment, coating or adsorption of surface active agent.

Claim 15

The pattern forming method of claim 9, wherein said responsive film is formed on an arbitrary substrate, interposed by an organic film, siloxane moleculees are selectively bonded to surface parts of the responsive film and, thereafter, through treatment with oxygen plasma, the pattern formed of the siloxane molecules is transferred to the organic film.

Claim 16

The pattern forming method of claim 9 further comprising a step of replacing with hydroxyl group the chlorine at one end of each of the remaining siloxane molecules after the bonding reaction and a step of subjecting the hydroxyl groups to a bonding reaction with straight chain siloxane molecules having chlorine bonded at both ends thereof, which steps are performed more than once.

Claim 17

A pattern forming method comprising: a step of forming an organic film on a substrate; a step of forming on said organic film an energy responsive monomolecular film of a straight chain hydrocarbon having, as responsive groups, a vinyl group, cyano group or acetylene group at one end thereof, and a chlorosiliane group or a hydrophilic silanol group at the other end thereof, said monomolecular responsive film being formed on said substrate by a chemical adsorption reaction such that the responsive groups are juxtaposed and exposed on the substrate surface, and wherein said responsive groups undergo chemical reaction under irradiation of energy beams; a step of deactivating said responsive groups in a pattern by irradiating energy beams onto the responsive film in a pattern; a step of bonding a chemical reagent to parts of said responsive film where the responsive groups remain, said chemical reagent being a siloxane having a chloro or hydroxy terminal group at both ends, or a siloxane having a chloro or hydroxy terminal group at one end and a vinyl or cyano group at another end; and a step of transferring said pattern to the organic film by subjecting said substrate to oxygen plasma treatment.

Claim 18

A pattern forming method comprising: a step of forming an organic film on a substrate; a step of forming on said organic film an energy responsive monomolecular film of a straight chain hydrocarbon having, as responsive groups, a vinyl group, cyano group or acetylene group at one end thereof, and a chlorosiliane group or a hydrophilic silanol group at the other end thereof, said monomolecular responsive film being formed on said substrate by a chemical adsorption reaction such that the responsive groups are juxtaposed and exposed on the substrate surface, and wherein said responsive groups undergo chemical reaction under irradiation of energy beams; a step of deactivating said responsive groups in a pattern by irradiating energy beams onto the responsive film in a pattern; a step of bonding a chemical reagent to parts of said responsive film where the responsive groups remain, said chemical reagent being a siloxane having a chloro or hydroxy terminal group at both ends, or a siloxane having a chloro or hydroxy terminal group at one end and a vinyl or cyano group at another end; and a step of transferring said pattern to the organic film by subjecting said substrate to oxygen plasma treatment.