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The chemical treatment with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) before the spin coating can be used to promote the adhesion for photoresist. Vapor priming with HMDS leaves a mono-layer of TMS (trimethylsilyl) on the Si or SiO<sub>2</sub> surface. The process dehydrates the substrate surface, and lowers the surface tension.
The chemical treatment with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) before the spin coating can be used to promote the adhesion for photoresist. Vapor priming with HMDS leaves a mono-layer of TMS (trimethylsilyl) on the Si or SiO<sub>2</sub> surface. The process dehydrates the substrate surface, and lowers the surface tension.


The molecular formula for hexamethyldisilazane, or bis(trimethylsilyl)amine, is C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>19</sub>NSi<sub>2</sub>. Here is a schematic overview of HMDS treatment of silicon-oxide surface.
The molecular formula for hexamethyldisilazane, or bis(trimethylsilyl)amine, is C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>19</sub>NSi<sub>2</sub>.


[[File:HMDS priming schematic.png|640px|thumb|right|Schematic of the HMDS vapor priming process]]
[[File:HMDS priming schematic.png|640px|thumb|right|Schematic of the HMDS vapor priming process]]