Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of forming a pattern, includes forming a guide pattern including a first region having a first surface energy and a second region having a second surface energy on a to-be-processed film, the first and second regions alternately arranged in one direction, forming a block copolymer layer on the guide pattern, and causing microphase separation in the block copolymer layer, the microphase-separated structure is a lamellar block copolymer pattern.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of forming a pattern, including forming a thermally crosslinkable molecule layer including a thermally crosslinkable molecule on a substrate, forming a photosensitive composition layer including a photosensitive composition on the thermally crosslinkable molecule layer, chemically binding the thermally crosslinkable molecule to the photosensitive composition by heating, selectively irradiating the photosensitive composition layer with energy rays, forming a block copolymer layer including a block copolymer on the photosensitive composition layer, and forming a microphase-separated structure in the block copolymer layer.

Abstract: An organic molecular memory of an embodiment includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an organic molecular layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the organic molecular layer including charge-storage molecular chains or variable-resistance molecular chains, the charge-storage molecular chains or the variable-resistance molecular chains including fused polycyclic groups.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of forming a pattern includes applying a block copolymer to a substrate, the block copolymer including a first block and a second block, the first block including polyacrylate or polymethacrylate having a side chain to which an alicyclic hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbon group including a tertiary carbon is introduced, and the second block including polystyrene substituted with hydrocarbon or halogen at an ?-position, causing the block copolymer to be phase-separated, irradiating the block copolymer with an energy beam to decompose the second block, and removing the second block with a developer to form a pattern of the first block.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of forming a pattern includes forming a monolayer on a substrate, selectively exposing the monolayer to an energy beam and selectively modifying exposed portions thereof to form patterns of exposed and unexposed portions, forming a block copolymer layer includes first and second block chains on the monolayer, and causing the block copolymer layer to be phase-separated to form patterns of the first and second block chains of the block copolymer layer based on the patterns of the exposed and unexposed portions of the monolayer.

Abstract: A storage device includes: a plurality of first electrode wirings; a plurality of second electrode wirings which cross the first electrode wirings; a via plug which is formed between the second electrode wiring and the two adjacent first electrode wirings, and in which a maximum diameter of a bottom surface opposing the first electrode wirings in a direction vertical to a direction in which the first electrode wirings stretch is smaller than a length corresponding to a pitch of the first electrode wiring plus a width of the first electrode wirings; a first storage element which is formed between the via plug and one of the two first electrode wirings; and a second storage element which is formed between the via plug and the other one of the two first electrode wirings.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of forming a pattern including forming a polymer layer on a substrate, the polymer layer including a first and second regions, selectively irradiating either of the first and second regions with energy rays or irradiating the first and second regions with energy rays under different conditions to cause a difference in surface free energy between the first and second regions, thereafter, forming a block copolymer layer on the polymer layer, and causing microphase separation in the block copolymer layer to simultaneously form first and second microphase-separated structures on the first and second regions, respectively.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pattern including first and second block phases is formed by self-assembling a block copolymer onto a film to be processed. The entire block copolymer present in a first region is removed under a first condition by carrying out energy beam irradiation and development, thereby leaving a pattern including the first and second block phases in a region other than the first region. The first block phase present in a second region is selectively removed under a second condition by carrying out energy beam irradiation and development, thereby leaving a pattern including the first and second block phases in an overlap region between a region other than the first region and a region other than the second region, and leaving a pattern of second block phase in the second region excluding the overlap region. The film is etched with the left patterns as masks.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked structure body, a first semiconductor layer, a first organic film, a first semiconductor-side insulating film, and a first electrode-side insulating film. The first stacked structure body includes a plurality of first electrode films stacked along a first direction and a first inter-electrode insulating film provided between the first electrode films. The first semiconductor layer is opposed to side faces of the first electrode films. The first organic film is provided between the side faces of the first electrode films and the first semiconductor layer and containing an organic compound. The first semiconductor-side insulating film is provided between the first organic film and the first semiconductor layer. The first electrode-side insulating film provided between the first organic film and the side faces of the first electrode films.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition is provided, which includes a compound represented by the formula BP; and a photo-acid generator which generates an acid by the action of actinic radiation, wherein R1 is an acid-leaving group, and a part of R1 may be substituted with a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition is provided, which includes a compound expressed by the formula T3 and a photo-acid generator which generates an acid by an action of actinic radiation. In the formula T3, R3s are hydrogen atoms and hydrophobic groups. The hydrophobic groups are selected from the group consisting of (AD-1), (AD-2), and (AD-3) shown below, and the hydrogen atoms are partially substituted with a hydrophilic group (LA) shown below.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition is provided, which includes a compound expressed by the formula T3 and a photo-acid generator which generates an acid by an action of actinic radiation. In the formula T3, R3s are hydrogen atoms and hydrophobic groups. The hydrophobic groups are selected from the group consisting of (AD-1), (AD-2), and (AD-3) shown below, and the hydrogen atoms are partially substituted with a hydrophilic group (LA) shown below.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition is provided, which includes a compound represented by the formula BP; and a photo-acid generator which generates an acid by the action of actinic radiation, wherein R1 is an acid-leaving group, and a part of R1 may be substituted with a hydrogen atom.