Large-Area Roll-to-Roll and Roll-to-Plate Nanoimprint Lithography: A Step toward High-Throughput Application of Continuous Nanoimprinting

Ahn, Se Hyun and Guo, L. Jay. (2009) Large-Area Roll-to-Roll and Roll-to-Plate Nanoimprint Lithography: A Step toward High-Throughput Application of Continuous Nanoimprinting. ACS Nano, 3 (8). p. 2304. ISSN 1936-0851

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Abstract

A continuous roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography (R2RNIL) technique can provide a solution for high-speed large-area nanoscale patterning with greatly improved throughput; furthermore, it can overcome the challenges faced by conventional NIL in maintaining pressure uniformity and successful demolding in large-area imprinting. In this work, we demonstrate large-area (4 in. wide) continuous imprinting of nanogratings by using a newly developed apparatus capable of roll-to-roll imprinting (R2RNIL) on flexible web and roll-to-plate imprinting (R2PNIL) on rigid substrate. The 300 nm line width grating patterns are continuously transferred on either glass substrate (roll-to-plate mode) or flexible plastic substrate (roll-to-roll mode) with greatly enhanced throughput. In addition, the film thickness after the imprinting process, which is critical in optical applications, as a function of several imprinting parameters such as roller pressure and speed, is thoroughly investigated, and an analytical model has been developed to predict the residual layer thickness in dynamic R2RNIL process.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Reprinted with permission from "Ahn, S. H., & Guo, L. J. (2009). Large-Area Roll-to-Roll and Roll-to-Plate Nanoimprint Lithography: A Step toward High-Throughput Application of Continuous Nanoimprinting. ACS Nano, 3(8), 2304–2310." Copyright YEAR American Chemical Society.
InterNano Taxonomy: Nanoscale Objects and Nanostructured Materials
Nanomanufacturing Processes > Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing
Nanomanufacturing Processes > Nanopatterning/Lithography
Collections: Nanomanufacturing Research Collection
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Depositing User: Rebecca Reznik-Zellen
Date Deposited: 09 Nov 2009 14:52
Last Modified: 01 Jun 2011 14:37
URI: http://eprints.internano.org/id/eprint/154

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