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Viscoelastic Finite Element Analysis of Filling Process on the Moth-Eye Pattern

모스아이 패턴의 충전공정에 대한 점탄성 유한요소해석

  • Kim, Kug Weon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, SoonChunHyang University) ;
  • Lee, Ki Yeon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, SoonChunHyang University) ;
  • Kim, Nam Woong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongyang Mirae University)
  • 김국원 (순천향대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 이기연 (순천향대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 김남웅 (동양미래대학교 기계공학부)
  • Received : 2013.12.09
  • Accepted : 2014.04.10
  • Published : 2014.04.30

Abstract

Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) fabrication process is regarded as the main alternative to existing expensive photo-lithography in areas such as micro- and nano-electronics including optical components and sensors, as well as the solar cell and display device industries. Functional patterns, including anti-reflective moth-eye pattern, photonic crystal pattern, fabricated by NIL can improve the overall efficiency of such devices. To successfully imprint a nano-sized pattern, the process conditions such as temperature, pressure, and time should be appropriately selected. In this paper, a cavity-filling process of the moth-eye pattern during the thermal-NIL within the temperature range, where the polymer resist shows the viscoelastic behaviors with consideration of stress relaxation effect of the polymer, were investigated with three-dimensional finite element analysis. The effects of initial thickness of polymer resist and imprinting pressure on cavity-filling process has been discussed. From the analysis results it was found that the cavity filling can be completed within 100 s, under the pressure of more than 4 MPa.

나노 임프린트 리소그래피는 수십 나노미터에서 수십 마이크론에 이르는 패턴을 간단하고 저비용으로 대면적 기판에 제작할 수 있어 차세대 패터닝 기술로 주목 받고 있다. 특히, 발광소자, 태양전지, 디스플레이 등의 분야에서는 저반사 나노패턴, 광결정 패턴 등 기능성 패턴을 제작하고 이를 적용하는 연구가 활발히 진행 중에 있다. NIL공정을 통해 성공적으로 패턴을 전사시키기 위해서는 적절한 공정조건의 선택이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 열 나노임프린트를 이용하여 모스아이 패턴을 전사할 때, 충전과정 및 잔류층 형성을 수치 해석하여 폴리머 레지스트의 점탄성 거동을 살펴 보았고, 레지스트 초기 코팅 두께의 변화 및 가압력의 변화가 충전과정 및 잔류층에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 해석결과 본 논문에서 고려된 PMMA의 경우, 4MPa 이상의 압력에서 100초 내로 충전공정이 완료되는 것으로 나타났다.

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