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the invention encompasses developable bottom antireflective coating ( dbarc ) compositions comprising a polymer containing pendant aromatic moieties and pendant aliphatic alcohol - containing moieties . these dbarc compositions are characterized by the ability to apply them to substrates using conventional spin - coating and conventional solvents commonly used for casting resist materials . the compositions are further characterized by their ability , upon adequate baking ( e . g ., above about 150 ° c . ), to undergo little or no significant intermixing with the subsequently applied resist layer . additionally , the dbarc compositions of the invention provide good reflectivity control ( e . g ., k value & gt ; 0 . 15 ), good adhesion to substrate , upon adequate baking , and good dissolution properties in developer for the resist . the invention also encompasses methods of using such lithographic structures to pattern underlying material layers on a substrate . the polymer of the dbarc preferably has an ethylenic backbone . more preferably , the polymer contains vinyl , acrylate and / or methacrylate repeating units . the polymer preferably contains a first repeating unit having the structure : where r 1 is selected from h , f , br , cf 3 , cn and ch 3 and r 2 includes an aromatic moiety . the aromatic moieties are preferably independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aromatic moieties or combinations thereof . more preferably , aromatic moieties are selected from the group consisting of benzene , naphthalene , anthracene , phenanthrene , pyrene , coronene and combinations thereof . the polymer preferably contains about 10 to 80 mole % of repeating units having aromatic moieties , more preferably about 15 - 70 mole %, most preferably about 20 - 65 mole %. examples of specific first repeating units are derived from one of the following structures : the polymer preferably contains a second repeating unit having the structure : where r 3 is selected from h , f , br , cf 3 , cn and ch 3 , r 4 includes an aliphatic alcohol moiety . the aliphatic alcohol moieties are preferably independently selected from the group consisting of linear , branched , and cycloaliphatic alcohols and combinations thereof . more preferably , the aliphatic alcohol moieties are selected from hydroxyadamantyl moieties , hydroxycyclohexyl , hydroxynorbornyl and hydroxyethyl moieties . the polymer preferably contains about 10 to 80 mole % of repeating units having aliphatic alcohol moieties , more preferably about 20 - 70 mole %, most preferably about 25 - 65 mole %. examples of specific second repeating units are derived from one of the following structures : the invention also encompasses photoimageable dbarc compositions where the polymer preferably further includes third repeating units derived from a monomer which includes acid - labile pendant moieties , such as tertiary alkyl carbonates , tertiary alkyl esters , tertiary alkyl ethers , acetals , and ketals . some examples of such a monomer including a tertiary alkyl ester are shown below : the dbarc compositions of the invention are not limited to any specific form of the third repeating unit . the dbarc polymer preferably includes about 10 - 65 mole % of the third repeating unit , more preferably about 15 - 50 mole %. some example dbarc polymers of the invention are described in the table below where the numbers indicate mole percent of repeating unit : the dbarc compositions of the invention preferably have an extinction coefficient k of about & gt ; 0 . 15 with respect to a radiation wavelength of 193 nm . the dbarc polymers of the invention preferably have a weight average molecular weight of at least about 1000 , more preferably a weight average molecular weight of about 1500 - 50000 , most preferably about 8000 to 15000 . the polymers of the invention may be made by conventional polymerization techniques using commercially available and / or easily synthesized monomers . if desired , blends of different polymers of the invention may be used . the invention also encompasses photoimageable dbarc compositions where the composition preferably contains a radiation sensitive acid generator . the radiation sensitive acid generators , also known as photoacid generators , used in the photoresist composition of the invention are compounds that generate an acid upon exposure to radiation . any suitable photoacid generating agent may be used , so long as the resulting dbarc composition dissolves sufficiently in the casting solvent and the resulting solution thereof forms a suitably uniform film by a film - forming process , such as spin coating or the like . some examples of classes of photoacid generators that may be employed in the dbarc compositions of the invention are : onium salts , succinimide derivatives , diazo compounds , nitrobenzyl compounds , and the like . the photoacid generators may be used singly or in a mixture of two or more . some preferred photoacid generators are onium salts , such as an iodonium salt or a sulfonium salt , and / or a succinimide derivative . more preferred photoacid generators include 4 -( 1 - butoxynaphthyl ) tetrahydrothiophenium perfluorobutanesulfonate , triphenyl sulfonium perfluorobutanesulfonate , t - butylphenyl diphenyl sulfonium perfluorobutanesulfonate , 4 -( 1 - butoxynaphthyl ) tetrahydrothiophenium perfluorooctanesulfonate , triphenyl sulfonium perfluorooctanesulfonate , t - butylphenyl diphenyl sulfonium perfluorooctanesulfonate , di ( t - butylphenyl ) iodonium perfluorobutane sulfonate , di ( t butylphenyl ) iodonium perfluorohexane sulfonate , di ( t - butylphenyl ) iodonium perfluoroethylcyclohexane sulfonate , di ( t - butylphenyl ) iodonium camphorsulfonate , and perfluorobutylsulfonyloxybicylo [ 2 . 2 . 1 ]- hept - 5 - ene - 2 , 3 - dicarboximide . the compositions of the invention may further comprise at least one solvent . suitable solvents include , but are not limited to : pgmea , ethyl lactate , ethyl 3 - ethoxypropionate , cyclohexanone , 1 - butanol , methanol , ethanol , 1 - propanol , ethylene glycol , 1 , 2 - butanediol , 1 , 3 - butanediol , 1 , 4 - butanediol , 1 , 2 - propanediol , 1 - pentanol , 2 - pentanol , 3 - pentanol , 1 - hexanol , 2 - hexanol , 3 - hexanol , 1 - heptanol , 2 - heptanol , 3 - heptanol , 4 - heptanol , 2 - methyl - 1 - pentanol , 2 - methyl - 2 - pentanol , 2 - methyl - 3 - pentanol , 3 - methyl - 1 - pentanol , 3 - methyl - 2 - pentanol , 3 - methyl - 3 - pentanol , 4 - methyl - 1 - pentanol , 4 - methyl - 2 - pentanol , 2 , 4 - dimethyl - 3 - pentanol , 3 - ethyl - 2 - pentanol , 1 - methylcyclopentanol , 2 - methyl - 1 - hexanol , 2 - methyl - 2 - hexanol , 2 - methyl - 3 - hexanol , 3 - methyl - 3 - hexanol , 4 - methyl - 3 - hexanol , 5 - methyl - 1 - hexanol , 5 - methyl - 2 - hexanol , 5 - methyl - 3 - hexanol , 4 - methylcyclohexanol , 1 , 3 - propanediol , octanol , and decane . the composition may further comprise small portion of second or third solvent to form a mixed solvent . suitable second or third solvents include , but not limited to : γ - butyrolactone , anisole , propylene carbonate , sulfolane , dimethyl succinate , and dimethyl adipate . preferably , the solvent is one used for casting of resist formulations . the amount of solvent in the composition for application to a substrate is preferably sufficient to achieve a solids content of about 0 . 5 - 5 wt . %. the compositions may include surfactants , acid quenchers or other expedients known in the art . the invention encompasses methods of forming a patterned material feature on a substrate , the method comprising : ( a ) providing a material surface on a substrate , ( b ) forming a bottom antireflective coating over the material surface , the bottom antireflective coating comprising a polymer containing a backbone component , a pendant aromatic moiety and a pendant aliphatic alcohol moiety , wherein the polymer becomes substantially insoluble in a resist casting solvent if subsequently baked at a temperature greater than about 150 ° c ., and ( a ) a solvent for the unbaked polymer , ( b ) baking the antireflective coating layer to render it substantially insoluble in casting solvent for a subsequent resist layer , ( c ) forming a resist layer over the bottom antireflective coating , ( d ) patternwise exposing the resist layer to radiation thereby creating a pattern of radiation - exposed regions in the resist layer , ( e ) selectively removing portions of the resist layer and antireflective coating to expose portions of the material surface by selective dissolution in an aqueous alkaline developer , and ( f ) etching or ion implanting the exposed portions of the material , thereby forming the patterned material feature . the material surface of the semiconductor substrate may be a metal conductor layer , a ceramic insulator layer , a semiconductor layer or other material depending on the stage of the manufacture process and the desired material set for the end product . the compositions of the invention are especially useful for lithographic processes used in the manufacture of integrated circuits on semiconductor substrates . the compositions of the invention in lithographic processes to create patterned material layer structures such as metal wiring lines , holes for contacts or vias , insulation sections ( e . g ., damascene trenches or shallow trench isolation ), trenches for capacitor structures , ion implanted si structures for transistors , etc . as might be used in integrated circuit devices . the dbarc compositions of the invention preferably will substantially reduce the substrate reflectivity with respect to 193 nm radiation . the dbarc composition of the invention is preferably applied directly over the material surface by spin - coating . the dbarc is then baked for a time and temperature sufficient to remove any solvent in the dbarc composition and to render the dbarc composition substantially insoluble in the solvent used to apply the subsequent resist layer . the baking temperature is preferably about 110 ° c . or higher , more preferably about 150 ° c . to 250 ° c . the bake time is preferably about 30 seconds to 5 minutes , more preferably about 1 to 2 minutes . for dbarcs containing acid labile groups , overbaking would result in a substantial deprotection of the polymers and would then become largely or completely dissolved away in the develop process to form the undesired undercut profiles or collapsed images . overbaking may in some instances create insoluble component such as to form residues after develop process . preferably , overbaking such as would hinder solubility of the dbarc in aqueous base developer is avoided . the resist is preferably imagable with 193 nm ultraviolet radiation . examples of suitable resist materials are described in us published patent application nos . 20050153232a1 and 20040063024a1 and u . s . pat . nos . 6 , 902 , 874 , 6 , 730 , 452 , 6 , 627 , 391 , 6 , 635 , 401 and 6 , 756 , 180 the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference . typically , the solvent - containing resist composition is applied using spin coating or other technique . the substrate with the resist coating is then preferably heated ( pre - exposure baked ) to remove the solvent and improve the coherence of the resist layer . the pre - exposure bake step is preferably conducted for about 10 seconds to 15 minutes , more preferably about 15 seconds to one minute . the pre - exposure bake temperature may vary depending on the glass transition temperature of the resist . if desired , a top antireflective coating may be applied to the substrate after formation of the resist layer according to conventional techniques . the resist layer is then patternwise - exposed to the desired radiation ( e . g . 193 nm ultraviolet radiation ). the patternwise exposure is conducted through a mask which is placed over the resist layer . for 193 nm uv radiation , the total exposure energy is preferably about 100 millijoules / cm 2 or less , more preferably about 50 millijoules / cm 2 or less ( e . g . 15 - 30 millijoules / cm 2 ). after the desired patternwise exposure , the resist layer is typically baked to further complete the acid - catalyzed reaction and to enhance the contrast of the exposed pattern . the post - exposure bake is preferably conducted at about 60 - 175 ° c ., more preferably about 90 - 160 ° c . the post - exposure bake is preferably conducted for about 30 seconds to 5 minutes . after post - exposure bake , if any , the resist structure with the desired pattern is obtained ( developed ) by contacting the resist layer with an aqueous alkaline developer solution which selectively dissolves the areas of the resist which were exposed to radiation in the case of a positive resist ( or the unexposed areas in the case of a negative resist ). the dbarc in the area of the dissolved resist is also removed by dissolution in the aqueous base developer solution . preferred aqueous base developer solutions are aqueous solutions of tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide . the resulting lithographic structure on the substrate is then typically dried to remove any remaining developer . the pattern from the resist structure may then be transferred to the exposed portions of underlying material of the substrate by etching with a suitable etchant using techniques known in the art ( e . g ., reactive ion etching or wet etching ) or by ion implantation in the exposed portions . the invention is especially useful where the pattern transfer is performed by ion implantation ( e . g ., dopant implantation to form source / drain features in semiconductor materials ). once the desired pattern transfer has taken place , any remaining resist may be removed using conventional stripping techniques . examples of general lithographic processes where the composition of the invention may be useful are disclosed in u . s . pat . nos . 4 , 855 , 017 ; 5 , 362 , 663 ; 5 , 429 , 710 ; 5 , 562 , 801 ; 5 , 618 , 751 ; 5 , 744 , 376 ; 5 , 801 , 094 ; 5 , 821 , 469 and 5 , 948 , 570 , the disclosures of which patents are incorporated herein by reference . other examples of pattern transfer processes are described in chapters 12 and 13 of “ semiconductor lithography , principles , practices , and materials ” by wayne moreau , plenum press , ( 1988 ), the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference . it should be understood that the invention is not limited to any specific lithography technique or device structure . the invention is further described by the examples below . the invention is not limited to the specific details of the examples . synthesis of terpolymers of 4 - hydroxystyrene , 1 - ethylcyclopentyl methacrylate , and 3 - hydroxy - 1 - adamantyl methacrylate ( hs / ecpma / hadma ( 30 / 20 / 50 )) ( ws - 10 ) to a round bottom flask equipped with condenser , thermometer , an argon ( ar ) inlet , and a magnetic stirrer bar , the following were added : 4 - acetoxystyrene monomer ( 2 . 43 grams ( g ), 0 . 015 mole ), 1 - ethylcyclopentyl methacrylate monomer ( 1 . 82 g , 0 . 01 mole ), 3 - hydroxy - 1 - adamantyl methacrylate monomer ( 5 . 91 g , 0 . 025 mole ), 2 , 2 ′- azobis ( 2 - methylpropionitrile ) ( aibn )( 0 . 41 g , 5 % of total moles of monomers ), and approximately 40 g of tetrahydrofuran ( thf ). the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature and bubbled with ar flow for 45 minutes before it was heated . the reaction was carried out overnight at 72 ° c . under an inert ar atmosphere . the reaction solution was then cooled to room temperature and approximately 20 g of thf was blown away by a high flow of nitrogen bubbling into the flask . to the remaining reaction solution , 18 g of methanol and approximately 4 g ( excess ) of concentrated nh 4 oh were added and the reaction was carried out at 65 ° c . overnight . the solution was then cooled to room temperature , and small portion of the reaction mixture was removed for c 13 nmr test . the mixture was added in with equivalent of deuterated acetone for this test . after the confirmation of complete deprotection of acetoxy group ( the disappearance of 121 ppm peak ), the reaction solution was then added dropwise into a mixture of water ( 1000 ml )) and glacial acetic acid ( 30 ml ). the precipitated polymer was separated , rinsed with water ( 2 × 300 ml ) and dried in a vacuum oven at 65 ° c . for a short time . the polymer was re - dissolved in acetone and re - precipitated in a mixture of water ( 1000 ml ) and glacial acetic acid ( 30 ml ). the solid was filtered with a frit funnel , washed with water ( 2 × 300 ml ) and dried in a vacuum oven at 65 ° c . for 24 hours . synthesis of terpolymers of 4 - hydroxystyrene , t - butyl acrylate , and 3 - hydroxy - 1 - adamantyl methacrylate ( hs / tba / hadma ( 30 / 25 / 45 )) ( ws - 17 ) to a round bottom flask equipped with condenser , thermometer , an argon ( ar ) inlet , and a magnetic stirrer bar , the following were added : 4 - acetoxystyrene monomer ( 2 . 43 grams ( g ), 0 . 015 mole ), t - butyl acrylate monomer ( 1 . 6 g , 0 . 0125 mole ), 3 - hydroxy - 1 - adamantyl methacrylate monomer ( 5 . 319 g , 0 . 0225 mole ), 2 , 2 ′- azobis ( 2 - methylpropionitrile ) ( aibn )( 0 . 328 g , 4 % of total moles of monomers ), and approximately 40 g of tetrahydrofuran ( thf ). the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature and bubbled with ar flow for 45 minutes before it was heated . the reaction was carried out overnight at 72 ° c . under an inert ar atmosphere . the rest of the synthetic procedures are the same as example 1 , except approximately 5 g of concentrated nh 4 oh was used in deprotecting the acetoxy groups from acetoxystyrene repeat units to form hydroxyl styrene repeat units of the terpolymer . formulation was prepared by dissolving 100 mg of polymer prepared in example 1 and 5 mg of tps pfbus in 4 - methyl - 2 - pentanol . it was then filtered through 0 . 2 μm ptfe filter and spincoated onto a clean silicon wafer at about 1500 rpm . the wafer was then baked at 180 ° c . for 60 sec . subsequently the wafer was coated with a arf photoresist and imaged using binary mask in a arf stepper . the wafer was baked at 100 ° c . and developed in a standard 0 . 26n developer . the x - sem of printed pattern for 135 nm lines / spaces showed improved sidewall profile compared to images created without use of the dbarc of the invention . formulation was prepared by dissolving 100 mg of polymer prepared in example 2 and 5 mg of tps pfbus in 4 - methyl - 2 - pentanol . it was then filtered through 0 . 2 μm ptfe filter and spin - coated onto a clean silicon wafer at about 1500 rpm . the wafer was then baked at 180 ° c . for 60 sec . subsequently the wafer was coated with a arf photoresist and imaged using binary mask in a arf stepper . the wafer was baked at 110 ° c . and developed in a standard 0 . 26n developer . the x - sem of printed pattern for 135 nm lines / spaces showed improved sidewall profile compared to images created without use of the dbarc of the invention . a hs - hadma ( 85 / 15 ) copolymer was prepared in the manner described in example 1 . the copolymer was spin coated onto a substrate using a casting solvent of 2 % gbl and 98 % pgmea . the sample was then baked at 185 ° c . for 1 minute . the resulting film was then contacted with an aqueous alkaline developer for 60 seconds which resulted in complete dissolution of the baked dbarc .

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