文摘
In the presence of a small amount of acid, 3-phenyl-3,3-ethylenedioxy-1-propyl p-toluenesulfonate autocatalytically decomposed to give p-toluenesulfonic acid both in solutionand in a polymer matrix. Such a reaction was successfully applied for the improvement ofsensitivity of several positive-working chemical-amplification photoresists. It was revealedthat the diffusion of the acid plays the most essential role in the sensitivity enhancement,by determining the addition effect of the acid amplifiers with various arenesulfonates onphotosensitivity characteristics.