The minute pattern drawing material and the micro processing manner which uses that

摘要

To provide a material for minute processing and a method for minute processing using the material which realize dimensions of processing exceeding by far the limit of diffraction by using an existing low-cost laser light source and without necessitating the use of expensive and large-scale equipment. SOLUTION: The material for drawing a minute pattern has a composite layer which is composed of a layer of at least one kind of inorganic substance (A) and of a layer of at least one kind of inorganic substance (B) reacting with the inorganic substance (A) under irradiation of light and is provided ON a base. A substance produced after the reaction has an etching rate different from that of the inorganic substance (A) or (B). After the substance having the etching rate different from that of the inorganic substance (A) or (B) is produced by irradiating the material with a narrowed beam light, etching is executed with the difference in the etching rate utilized and so as to conduct the minute processing.