• Title/Summary/Keyword: Polymeric Nano-pattern

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Replication of High Density Patterned Media (고밀도 패턴드 미디어 성형에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Nam-Seok;Choi, Yong;Kang, Shin-Ill
    • Transactions of the Society of Information Storage Systems
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.192-196
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, we investigated the possibility of replicating patterned media by nano-injection molding process with a metallic nano-stamper. The original nano-master was fabricated by E-beam lithography and ICP etching process. The metallic nano-stamper was fabricated using a nanoimprint lithography and nano-electroforming process. The nano-patterned substrate was replicated using a nano-injection molding process without additional etching process. In nano-injection molding process, since the solidified layer, generated during the polymer filling, deteriorates transcribability of nano patterns by preventing the polymer melt from filling the nano cavities, an injection-mold system was constructed to actively control the stamper surface temperature using MEMS heater and sensors. The replicated polymeric patterns using nano-injection molding process were as small as 50 nm in diameter, 150 nm in pitch, and 50 nm in depth. The replicated polymeric patterns can be applied to high density patterned media.

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Development of Continuous UV Nano Imprinting Process Using Pattern Roll Stamper (패턴 롤 스템퍼를 이용한 연속 UV 나노 임프린팅 공정기술 개발)

  • Cha, J.;Ahn, S.;Han, J.;Bae, H.;Myoung, B.;Kang, S.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.105-108
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    • 2006
  • It has been issued to fabricate nano-scale patterns with large-scale in the field of digital display. Also, large-scale fabrication technology of nano pattern is very important not only for the field of digital display but also for the most of applications of the nano-scale patterns in the view of the productivity. Among the fabrication technologies, UV nano imprinting process is suitable for replicating polymeric nano-scale patterns. However, in case of conventional UV nano imprinting process using flat mold, it is not easy to replicate large areal nano patterns. Because there are several problems such as releasing, uniformity of the replica, mold fabrication and so on. In this study, to overcome the limitation of the conventional UV nano imprinting process, we proposed a continuous UV nano imprinting process using a pattern roll stamper. A pattern roll stamper that has nano-scale patterns was fabricated by attaching thin metal stamper to a roll base. A continuous UV nano imprinting system was designed and constructed. As practical examples of the process, various nano patterns with pattern size of 500, 150 and 50nm were fabricated. Finally, geometrical properties of imprinted nano patterns were measured and analyzed.

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Relationship between Replication and Structure of Micro/Nano Molded Parts

  • Ito, Hiroshi;Kazama, Kunihiko;Kikutani, Takeshi
    • Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.368-368
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    • 2006
  • Micro-molded parts can be defined as parts with microgram weight, parts with micro-structured surface, and parts with micro-precision. In this study, various micro-scale molded parts for various polymers were produced by using a precision micro-molding machine. Molded parts with nano-structure surface were also produced to analyze the effect of molding conditions on replication of surface pattern and higher-order structure development of molded parts. Replication of molded parts was influenced by material properties, molding conditions and size of surface pattern. Higher-order structure of molded parts was investigated by using polarized microscope. Skin-shear-core regions inside the molded parts were observed and shear region affected to surface replication.

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Replication of Patterned Media Using Nano-injection Molding Process (패턴드 미디어를 위한 나노 사출 성형 공정에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Nam-Seok;Choi, Yong;Kang, Shin-Ill
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.14 no.7 s.79
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    • pp.624-627
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, we investigated the possibility of replicating patterned media by nano-injection molding process with a metallic nano-stamper. The original nano-master was fabricated by I-beam lithography and ICP etching process. The metallic nano-stamper was fabricated using a nanoimprint lithography and nano-electroforming process. Finally, the nano-patterned substrate was replicated using a nano-injection molding process without additional etching process. The replicated patterns using nano-injection molding process were as small as 50nm in diameter, 150nm in pitch, and 50nm in depth.

Replication of Patterned Media Using Nano-injection Molding Process (패턴드 미디어를 위한 나노 사출 성형 공정에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Nam-Seok;Choi, Yong;Kang, Shin-Ill
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.60-63
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, we investigated the possibility of replicating patterned media by nano-injection molding process with a metallic nano-stamper. The original nano-master was fabricated by E-beam lithography and ICP etching process. The metallic nano-stamper was fabricated using a nanoimprint lithography and nano-electroforming process. Finally, the nano-patterned substrate was replicated using a nano-injection molding process without additional etching process. The replicated patterns using nano-injection molding process were as small as 50 nm in diameter, 150 nm in pitch, and 50 nm in depth.

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Evaluation of Adhesive Properties in Polymeric Thin Film by Ultrasonic Atomic Force Microscopy (UAFM을 이용한 폴리머 박막의 접합 특성 평가)

  • Kwak, Dong-Ryul;Park, Tae-Sung;Park, Ik-Keun;Miyasaka, Chiaki
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.142-148
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    • 2012
  • This study presents the assessment results of adhesive properties on the interface between a silicon wafer and nano-scale polymer thin film pattern through UAFM images by using the contact resonance frequency of the cantilever. For the experiment, we varied surface treatment processes for the silicon wafer and fabricated a 300nm polymer thin film pattern through lithography. Images from the optical microscope were used to compare the produced test specimens for adhesive condition and the critical load value from the nano scratch test was used to verify the adhesive condition of the nano pattern. Each test specimen resulted in a $1{\mu}m{\times}1{\mu}m$ surface image and subsurface adhesive image. Adhesive condition was evaluated by image contrast differences on the interface according to the changing amplitudes and phases of contact resonance frequency.

Direct Patterning of Self Assembled Nano-Structures of Block Copolymers via Electron Beam Lithography

  • Yoon Bo Kyung;Hwang Wonseok;Park Youn Jung;Hwang Jiyoung;Park Cheolmin;Chang Joonyeon
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.435-440
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    • 2005
  • This study describes a method where the match of two different length scales, i.e., the patterns from self-assembled block copolymer (<50 nm) and electron beam writing (>50 nm), allow the nanometer scale pattern mask. The method is based on using block copolymers containing a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) block, which is subject to be decomposed under an electron beam, as a pattern resist for electron beam lithography. Electron beam on self assembled block copolymer thin film selectively etches PMMA microdomains, giving rise to a polymeric nano-pattern mask on which subsequent evaporation of chromium produces the arrays of Cr nanoparticles followed by lifting off the mask. Furthermore, electron beam lithography was performed on the micropatterned block copolymer film fabricated by micro-imprinting, leading to a hierarchical self assembled pattern where a broad range of length scales was effectively assembled, ranging from several tens of nanometers, through submicrons, to a few microns.

Effect of polymer substrates on nano scale hot embossing (나노 사이즈 hot embossing 공정시 폴리머의 영향)

  • Lee, Jin-Hyung;Kim, Yang-sun;Park, Jin-goo
    • Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.71-71
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    • 2003
  • Hot embossing has been widely accepted as an alternative to photolithography in generating patterns on polymeric substrates. The optimization of embossing process should be accomplished based on polymer substrate materials. In this paper, the effect of polymer substrates on nano scale hot embossing process was studied. Silicon molds with nano size patterns were fabricated by e-beam direct writing. Molds were coated with self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of (1, 1, 2.2H -perfluorooctyl)-trichlorosilane to reduce the stiction between mold and substrates. For an embossing, pressure of 55, 75 bur, embossing time of 5 min and temperature of above transition temperature were peformed. Polymethylmethacrylates (PMMA) with different molecular weights of 450,000 and 950,000, MR-I 8010 polymer (Micro Resist Technology) and polyaliphatic imide copolymer were applied for hot embossing process development in nano size. These polymers were spun coated on the Si wafer with the thickness between 150 and 200 nm. The nano size patterns obtained after hot embossing were observed and compared based on the polymer properties by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The imprinting uniformity dependent on the Pattern density and size was investigated. Four polymers have been evaluated for the nanoimprint By optimizing the process parameters, the four polymers lead to uniform imprint and good pattern profiles. A reduction in the friction for smooth surfaces during demoulding is possible by polymer selection.

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Polymeric Waveguide Bio Sensors with Bragg Gratings (브래그 격자 광도파로형 바이오 센서)

  • Lee, Jae-Hyun;Kim, Gyeong-Jo;Oh, Min-Choel
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.54-59
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    • 2006
  • Biophotonic sensors based on polymer waveguide with Bragg reflection grating are demonstrated in this work. Waveguide Bragg reflectors were designed by using the effective index method and the transmission matrix method. The grating pattern was formed by exposing the laser interference pattern on a photoresist. On top of the inverted rib waveguide, the Bragg reflection grating was inscribed by the O2 plasma etching. In order to perform the bio-molecule detection experiment, a calixarene molecule was self-assembled on top of thin Au film deposited on the waveguide Bragg reflector. To measure the response of the sensor, several PBS solutions with different concentrations of potassium ion from 1 pM to $100\;{\mu}M$ were dropped on the sensor surface. The shift of Bragg reflection wavelength was observed from the fabricated sensor device, which was proportional to the concentration of potassium ion ranging from 1 pM to 108 pM.

Bragg Reflecting Waveguide Device Fabricated on a Flexible Substrate using a Nano-imprinting Technology (나노임프린팅 기술을 이용한 유연성 브래그 반사 광도파로 소자)

  • Kim, Kyung-Jo;Yi, Jeong-Ah;Oh, Min-Cheol
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.149-154
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    • 2007
  • Bragg reflecting waveguide devices have been fabricated on a flexible polymer substrate utilizing a post lift-off process which could Provide excellent uniformity of grating Patterns on Plastic film. The 510 m Period Bragg grating pattern is made by two methods. In the first sample the grating is fabricated by exposing the laser interference pattern on a photoresist, and then it is inscribed by $O_2$ plasma etching. The grating pattern of the second sample is formed by a PDMS soft mold imprinting process. The selective adhesion property of SU-8 material for Au and Si surfaces is utilized to prepare a 100-mm thick plastic substrate. Single mode waveguide is fabricated on the plastic substrate using polymer materials with refractive indices of 1.540 and 1.430 for the core and the cladding layers, respectively. The Bragg grating on Plastic substrate does not show any degradation in its spectral response compared to the reference sample made on a silicon wafer.