• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2011

Nano Imprint Lithography(NIL) is technique for copying a pattern from stamp with nano size pattern in order to replicated the materials. It is very important to demold in order to make NIL process effectively. Self Assembled Monolayers(SAM) coater is manufactured by means of decreasing surface energy with the stamp surface treatment to improve release characteristics. Manufactured device contains tilting and rotation option for increasing process life time by coating on the sidewall of the pattern in stamp. The stamp coated with optimized tilting angle $30^{\circ}$ and rotation speed of 10rpm has more imprinting cycles than the stamping coated without tilting and rotation. Effective SAM coating on the sidewall of the pattern in stamp will improve by 50% of process life time.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1917-1921
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• 2008

Ultraviolet-nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) is promising technology for cost effectively defining micro/nano scale structure at room temperature and low pressure. In addition, this technology is fascinating because of it's possibility for high-throughput patterning without complex processes. However, to acquire good micro/nano patterns using this technology, there are some challenges such as uniformity and fidelity of patterns, etc. In this paper, we have focused on uniform contact mechanism and performed contact mechanics analysis. The dimension of the flexible sheet to get adequate uniform contact area has been obtained from contact mechanics simulation. Based on this analysis, we have made a uniform pressurizing device and confirmed its uniform pressurized zone using a pressure sensing paper.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2007

Recently nano imprint lithography to fabricate photonic crystal on polymer is preferred because of its simplicity and short process time and ease of precise manufacturing. But, the technique requires the precise mold as an imprinting tool for good replication. These molds are made of the silicon, nickel and quartz. But this is not desirable due to complex fabrication process, high cost. So, we describe a simple, precise and low cost method of fabricating PDMS stamp to make the photonic crystals. In order to fabricate the PDMS mold, we make the original pattern with designed hole array by finding the optimal electron beam writing condition. And then, we have tried to fabricate PDMS mold by the replica molding with ultrasonic vibration and pressure system. We have used the cleaning process to solve the detaching problem on the interface. Using these methods, we acquired the PDMS mold for photonic crystals with characteristics of a good replication. And the accuracy of replication shows below 1% in 440nm at diameter and in 610nm at lattice constant by dimensional analysis by SEM and AFM.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.2375-2380
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• 2008

Controlling of thermal environment and flow in nanoimprint process chamber is important to ensure high precision levels of products. The purpose of this paper is to build optimal nanoimprint process environment. Because of this, Optimum PI control parameter for precise temperature control has been examined. Also porous medium of ventilation system is simulated for uniform flow in the equipment chamber. The porous medium consists of mesh structure, and is installed to place which flow the influx of the air flows. PID control parameter is based on the data obtained by experiment. And then heating and cooling method which simultaneously operated was used for decreasing an error. In conclude temperature in the equipment chamber was able to control precisely in the range of ${\pm}0.1^{\circ}C$ by the PID control parameter and Deadband.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.460-460
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• 2010

단결정 수정은 높은 자외선(UV) 투과성, 화학정 내성, 압전성 등의 특성을 가지고 있으며, 이로 인해 UV 나노임프린트 리소그래피의 스탬프, 광학 리소그래피의 마스크, MEMS 능동소자 등의 다양한 분야에 응용되고 있다. 단결정 수정의 응용분야를 넓히기 위해서 수정과 수정을 접합하는 것은 매우 유용하다. 수정과 수정의 접합은 무결정 유리, 금속등의 중간층을 이용한 접합이 소개되었으나, 접합 시 접합 계면의 평평도가 낮아 지거나, 중간 금속층의 내화학성이 낮은 단점이 있다[1,2]. 이를 극복하기 위해 중간층을 사용하지 않고, 습식 화학적 에칭을 통한 수정-수정의 직접 접합 방법이 소개되었다[3]. 이 방법은 UV 투과성과 내화학성이 높은 접합을 형성할 수 있으나 500도씨 이상의 고온의 어닐링이 필요한 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마를 이용하여 저온(200도씨)에서 수정-수정의 직접 접합을 형성하였다. 플라즈마 처리를 통해 수정-수정 직접 접합의 접합 강도가 향상되는 것을 확인하였다. 플라즈마 시간과 수정의 표면 거칠기가 접합 강도에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이 방법을 이용하여 나노 임프린트 리소그래피용 스탬프를 제작하였으며, 성공적으로 나노임프린트를 수행하였다. 이 방법은 MEMS 능동 소자 제작, UV 나노임프린트 리소그래피 스탬프 등 다층 수정구조 제작에 등에 응용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.498-501
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• 2005

Photonic crystals, periodic structure with a high refractive index contrast modulation, have recently become very interesting platform for manipulation of light. The existence of a photonic bandgap, a frequency range in which propagation of light is prevented in all direction, makes photonic crystal very useful in application where spatial localization of light is required for waveguide, beam splitter, and cavity. But fabrication of 3 dimensional photonic crystal is still difficult process. a concept that has recently attracted a lot of attention is a planar photonic crystal based on a dielectric membrane, suspended in the air, and perforated with 2 dimensional lattice of hole. We show that the polymer slabs suspended in air with triangular lattice of air hole can exhibit the in-plane photonic bandgap for TE-like modes. The fabrication of Si master with pillar structure using hot embossing process was investigated for 2 dimensional low-index-contrast photonic crystal waveguide.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2007

나노임프린트 공정기술은 나노구조물이 패턴된 스템프(혹은 몰드)를 이용하여 적절한 기판 위에 나노구조물을 복제하여 패턴을 전사하는 기술이다. 효과적인 나노임프린트 공정을 위해서는 몰드의 이형처리뿐 아니라 반대쪽의 기질과 레지스트 사이에 접착력 증가(adhesion promoter) 처리가 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 자기조립 실란커플링제의 기상증착을 이용하여 나노임프린트 공정에서 사용되는 접착 증가막 및 표면처리 방법을 비교 분석 하였다. 이를 위해서 평탄화층(DUV-30J), 산소 플라즈마 처리, 실란커플링제 자기조립막이 비교되었다. 실란커플링제 자기조립막이 형성된 실리콘 표면은 전체적으로 나노 두께의 균일한 막이 형성되며 임프린트시 구조물들을 정밀하게 전사하였으며 3-acryloxypropyl methyl dichlorosilane(APMDS)을 이용한 자기조립막(SAMs) 처리가 평탄화층과 산소 플라즈마 처리보다 강한 접착력을 가지고 있어 나노임프린트 공정에 적합함을 알 수 있었다.