Optimized surface silylation of chemically amplified epoxidized photoresists for micromachining applications
Optimized surface silylation of chemically amplified epoxidized photoresists for micromachining applications
We explored the selective wet silylation of noncrosslinked areas of epoxidized photoresists using chlorosilanes. Emphasis was placed on the Si uptake of the epoxy films when controlled low levels of water were incorporated into the silylation solution. Fourier transform infrared measurements and oxygen-plasma resistance data with in situ laser interferometry and multiwavelength ellipsometry are presented. The fine tuning of the moisture level was found to be crucial for the generation of satisfactory and reproducible structures. The optimized version of the process was shown to be useful for epoxy-based dry micromachining. Overall, an attractive positive-tone process is presented as an alternative to the usual negative-tone process for commercial epoxy resists.
functionalization of polymers, microstructure, photoresists, selectivity
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Kontziampasis, D.
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Beltsios, K.
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Tegou, E.
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Argitis, P.
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Gogolides, E.
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15 August 2010
Kontziampasis, D.
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Beltsios, K.
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Tegou, E.
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Argitis, P.
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Gogolides, E.
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Kontziampasis, D., Beltsios, K., Tegou, E., Argitis, P. and Gogolides, E.
(2010)
Optimized surface silylation of chemically amplified epoxidized photoresists for micromachining applications.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 117 (4), .
(doi:10.1002/app.31644).
Abstract
We explored the selective wet silylation of noncrosslinked areas of epoxidized photoresists using chlorosilanes. Emphasis was placed on the Si uptake of the epoxy films when controlled low levels of water were incorporated into the silylation solution. Fourier transform infrared measurements and oxygen-plasma resistance data with in situ laser interferometry and multiwavelength ellipsometry are presented. The fine tuning of the moisture level was found to be crucial for the generation of satisfactory and reproducible structures. The optimized version of the process was shown to be useful for epoxy-based dry micromachining. Overall, an attractive positive-tone process is presented as an alternative to the usual negative-tone process for commercial epoxy resists.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 13 April 2010
Published date: 15 August 2010
Keywords:
functionalization of polymers, microstructure, photoresists, selectivity
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Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/368027
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