Patent ID: 8349549

Claim:
A method for forming a resist pattern comprising the steps of selectively exposing a resist film formed on a substrate; contacting the resist film after the exposure with a resist surface modifying liquid prior to a post exposure baking (PEB) step, wherein the resist surface modifying liquid comprises: an acidic compound, and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of (i) an alcohol-based solvent represented by the following formula (1) and (ii) an ether-based solvent represented by the following formula (2): R 1 —OH (1) R 2 —O—R 3 (2) wherein, in the formulae (1) and (2), R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 each represent a linear or branched alkyl group, and R 2 and R 3 may bind to one another to form a ring structure, and wherein the total content of the acidic compound and the solvent is not lower than 80% by mass of the total content of the resist surface modifying liquid; and developing the resist film after the contact with the resist surface modifying liquid to form the resist pattern.