Device Fabrication by Easy Soft Imprint Nano-Lithography

Moran, Isaac W. and Briseno, Alejandro L. and Loser, Stephen and Carter, Kenneth R.. (2008) Device Fabrication by Easy Soft Imprint Nano-Lithography. Chemistry of Materials, 20 (14). pp. 4595-4601. ISSN 0897-4756

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Abstract

A new robust and exceptionally simple procedure for soft nano-imprint lithography (Soft-NIL) is described, which provides easy access to nanoscale patterns of a host of active materials on a Si/SiOx surface. Partial curing of a thiol-ene based UV cross-linkable resin (<1 μm) for 30−40 s prior to imprinting resulted in sufficient buildup of resin molecular weight to prevent its absorption into polydimethylsiloxane molds yet maintain a low enough viscosity to allow for rapid molding of nanoscale features during the subsequent imprint-and-cure stage of the process. Imprinted features were easily transferred to the underlying substrate by traditional reactive ion etching and lift-off processes. Easy soft imprint nano-lithography (ESINL) permitted the use of untreated PDMS molds for replicating patterns in gold, nickel, and complex aluminum capped silicon structures. ESINL was used to fabricate organic field effect transistors (poly(3,3′′′-didodecylquaterthiophene, W/L = 204, μsat = 6.0 × 10−3 cm2/(V·s)), demonstrating the first use of a soft imprint lithographic process to make such devices.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Reprinted with permission from "Device Fabrication by Easy Soft Imprint Nano-Lithography", K. Carter et al., Chemistry of materials, 20 (14), pp 4595–4601. Copyright 2008 American Chemical Society.
InterNano Taxonomy: Nanomanufacturing Processes > Nanopatterning/Lithography > Block copolymer lithography
Nanomanufacturing Processes
Nanoscale Objects and Nanostructured Materials > Nanodevice Structures
Nanoscale Objects and Nanostructured Materials > Nanocomposites > Polymeric
Collections: Nanomanufacturing Research Collection > Nanomanufacturing Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers > Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing
Nanomanufacturing Research Collection
Depositing User: Moureen Kemei
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2010 15:27
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2011 21:13
URI: http://eprints.internano.org/id/eprint/247

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