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- the field of the invention relates generally to micro-fabrication techniques. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a template to control movement of a liquid suitable for imprint lithography.
- the liquid is patterned and solidified to form a solidified layer that has a pattern recorded therein that is conforming to a shape of a mold.
- the substrate and the solidified layer may then be subjected to processes to transfer, into the substrate, a relief image that corresponds to the pattern in the solidified layer.
- One manner in which to locate the polymerizable liquid between the template and the substrate is by depositing the liquid on the substrate as one or more droplets, referred to as a drop dispense technique. Thereafter, the polymerizable liquid is concurrently contacted by both the template and the substrate to spread the polymerizable liquid over the surface of the substrate. It is desirable to have the liquid confined to an area of the substrate in superimposition with the mold.
- the present invention is directed to a template that features a control surface extending from a periphery of a mold toward a recessed surface of the template forming an oblique angle between a portion of the control surface disposed proximate to the periphery.
- a capillary force gradient may be created between imprinting material and the surface of the template facing the imprinting material. This provides greater control over a quantity of imprinting material extruding from a volumetric gap defined between the mold and a region of a substrate in superimposition. As a result, formation of undesirable artifacts during imprint lithography is reduced, if not avoided.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a template, having disposed opposite to a substrate with imprinting material disposed therebetween, in accordance with the prior art;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a solidified imprinting layer formed upon the substrate employing the template shown in FIG. 1 , having a conformal layer disposed thereon in accordance with the prior art;
- FIG. 3 is a simplified top-down view of the conformal layer shown in FIG. 2 , in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a template, having disposed opposite to a substrate with imprinting material disposed therebetween, in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown in FIG. 4 in accordance with a first alternate embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown in FIG. 4 in accordance with a second alternate embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown in FIG. 4 in accordance with a fifth alternate embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown in FIG. 4 in accordance with a sixth alternate embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown in FIG. 4 in accordance with a seventh alternate embodiment of the present invention.
- a template 10 is shown in contact with imprinting material 12 , with imprinting material 12 being disposed between a mold 14 and substrate 16 in furtherance of patterning imprinting material.
- mold 14 is spaced-apart from substrate 16 and imprinting material 12 substantially fills a volumetric gap defined between mold 14 and a region 18 of substrate 16 in superimposition therewith.
- imprinting material 12 is solidified by exposing the same to an actinic component. In this manner, the shape of a surface 20 of mold 14 , facing imprinting material 12 , is recorded therein by formation of solidified imprinting layer 22 , shown in FIG. 2 .
- surface 20 of mold 14 is patterned by inclusion of a plurality of protrusions 24 and recessions 26 .
- the apex portion of each of protrusions 24 lies in a common plane, P. It should be understood, however, that surface 20 may be substantially smooth, without protrusions 24 and recessions 26 , if not planar.
- the actinic component employed to solidify imprinting material 12 may be any known substance, depending upon the composition of imprinting material 12 .
- Exemplary compositions for imprinting material 12 are disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/763,885, filed Jan. 24, 2003, entitled “Materials and Methods for Imprint Lithography,” which is incorporated by reference.
- the actinic component employed is typically ultraviolet wavelengths, and mold 14 , not the entire template 10 , is fabricated from fused silica.
- other actinic components may be employed, e.g., thermal, electromagnetic and the like.
- Imprinting material 12 may be deposited upon either substrate 16 and/or template 10 employing virtually any known technique, dependent upon the composition employed. Such deposition techniques include but are not limited to, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) spin-coating, and drop dispense techniques.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- PVD physical vapor deposition
- drop dispense techniques After formation of solidified imprinting layer 22 , mold 14 is separated therefrom, and solidified imprinting layer 22 remains on substrate 16 .
- Solidified imprinting layer 22 includes residual regions 28 having a thickness t 1 and projections 30 having a thickness t 2 , with t 1 being 10 nm or greater and t 2 being 40 nm or greater.
- Control of the dimensions of features recorded in solidified imprinting layer 22 is dependent, in part, upon the volume of imprinting material 12 in superimposition with region 18 . As a result, attempts have been undertaken to confine imprinting material 12 to the volumetric gap during imprinting processes.
- One attempt to confine imprinting material 12 to the volumetric gap includes forming mold 14 on template 10 as a mesa. To that end, mold 14 extends from a recessed surface 21 of template 10 and terminates in plane. Sidewall 23 functions to assist confining imprinting material 12 within the volumetric gap due to the lack of capillary attraction between imprinting material 12 and mold 14 outside the volumetric gap. Specifically, sidewall 23 is provided with sufficient length to reduce the probability that capillary attraction between recessed surface 21 and imprinting material 12 occurs.
- imprinting material 12 may extrude beyond the volumetric gap so as to lie outside of region 18 and/or surface 60 . This may be due to, inter alia, fluid pressure generated in imprinting material 12 while being compressed between substrate 16 and mold 14 . Further, the fluid pressure causes a sufficient quantity of imprinting material 12 to extrude beyond the volumetric gap so that capillary attraction between this material and recessed surface 21 occurs. As a result, formed, proximate to the periphery of region 18 , are extrusions 32 . Extrusions 32 have a thickness t 3 that may be several orders of magnitude larger than thicknesses t 1 and t 2 , depending upon the spacing between surface 34 and region 18 .
- extrusions 32 may be problematic.
- imprinting material 12 contained in extrusions 32 may not completely cure when exposed to the actinic component. This may result in imprinting material 12 accumulating at a periphery 36 of mold 14 .
- imprinting material 12 in extrusions 32 may spread over the remaining portions of substrate 16 lying outside of the volumetric gap. Additionally, extrusions 32 may become cured, which can result in same remaining on substrate 16 as part of solidified imprinting layer 22 . Any of the aforementioned effects of extrusions 32 can generate unwanted artifacts during subsequent imprinting processes.
- extrusions 32 results in the formation of deleterious artifacts, such as thickness variations, in conformal layer 40 .
- These deleterious artifacts present as protrusions in surface 42 are generally referred to as comets 44 .
- Comets 44 are, typically, undesirable artifacts, because the same produce peaks 46 and troughs 48 in surface 42 .
- surface 42 is provided with a roughness that hinders patterning very small features. Similar roughness problems in subsequently formed surfaces arise in the presence of artifacts generated by extrusions 32 .
- a template 50 includes a mold 52 layer and both are substantially the same as discussed above with respect to template 10 and mold 14 , excepting that template 50 includes a capillary force control (CFC) surface 54 .
- CFC surface 54 extends between mold 52 and sidewall 56 forming an angle ⁇ with respect to plane P.
- CFC surface 54 functions to control, if not prevent, a quantity of imprinting material 12 from extruding outside the volumetric gap by avoiding an orthogonal angle being formed between periphery 53 of mold 52 and CFC surface 54 .
- CFC surface 54 is selected to produce a gradient of capillary forces proximate to periphery 53 , with imprinting material 12 that comes in contact therewith. This is achieved, in part, by forming an oblique angle ⁇ between CFC surface 54 and periphery 53 .
- CFC surface 54 extends upwardly away from plane P and outwardly away from region 18 , producing a linear increase in the distance with respect to substrate 16 to a maximum distance d and without having to vary the volumetric gap, i.e., the volume of the volumetric gap remains constant.
- the result of the linear increase in the distance of separation between template 50 and substrate 16 produces a force gradient in the capillary forces generated by contact between imprinting material 12 and CFC surface 54 .
- the farther imprinting material 12 extrudes from the volumetric gap, the greater the distance d between CFC surface 54 and substrate 16 ; hence, the lesser the capillary forces.
- the amount of a given imprinting material 12 , subjected to a given compression force between surface 60 and region 18 , extruding beyond the volumetric gap may be controlled. This, in turn, facilitates control over the size of extrusions and/or the quantity of uncured imprinting material 12 that may spread to other regions of substrate 16 during separation of mold 52 , after solidification of imprinting material 12 as discussed above. It is desired, however that the aspect ratio of width and height of CFC surface 54 , as defined by the length and angle ⁇ be on the order of the protrusions and projections.
- CFC surface 54 may be configured so that the distance between the surfaces of template 50 and substrate 16 vary exponentially, while maintaining a constant volumetric gap.
- CFC surface 54 may have a concave shape shown as surface 154 , in FIG. 5 , or a convex shape, shown as surface 254 in FIG. 6 , with the angle ⁇ formed between periphery 53 and one of surfaces 154 and 254 being an oblique angle.
- the rate of curvature of surfaces 154 and 254 are established such that the quantity of imprinting material 12 extending beyond region 18 remains within desired parameters.
- capillary force control (CFC) surface 554 extends between plane P and recessed surface 547 , shown in FIG. 7 , i.e., without the presence of sidewall 23 as shown in FIG. 4 .
- CFC surface 654 may extend between plane P and recessed surface 657 so as to have a concave shape, shown in FIG. 8 or a convex shape, shown as surface 757 extending between plane P and recessed surface 747 in FIG. 9 .
- the wetting characteristics of CFC surface 54 , and/or mesa sidewalls 23 and/or recessed surface 21 may be reduced, or minimized, when compared to the wetting characteristics of surface 20 .
- the surfaces of template 10 facing substrate 16 are provided with differing wetting characteristics.
- One manner in which to achieve this is to establish the appropriate surface energies, for a given imprinting material 12 , among the various surfaces of template 10 . For example, it is desired to establish surface 20 to have the lowest surface energy characteristics.
- implementing these principles in conjunction with template 50 may facilitate greater control over the extrusion of imprinting material 12 outside of the volumetric gap.
- the desired surface energy for surface 54 , or mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 may be established based upon the surface tension of imprinting material 12 and the surface energy of patterned surface 60 of mold 52 . It should be understood that it is not necessary that each of CFC surface 54 , mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 have the same surface energy.
- One manner in which to establish the surface energy of CFC surface 54 , mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 employs application of a low surface energy coating formed by methods including, but not limited to, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), thermal oxidation, and ion implantation.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- PVD physical vapor deposition
- An exemplary technique, to that end, may include application of fluorine-containing materials, such as electroless nickel coating containing fluorinated particles.
- a fluorinated composition employed for the low surface energy coating may be dissolved or dispersed in a solvent or other suitable fluid which may be applied to the desired surfaces of template 50 employing one or more of a plurality of methods: dipping, spraying, and brushing. Additional processing may improve the density of the low surface energy coating and increase the bonding of the low surface energy coating to improve the durability of the same.
- a fluorine-containing compound may be left upon the desired surfaces of template 50 by exposing the same to fluorine-containing etchant chemistries.
- An exemplary fluorine-containing composition includes a solution comprised of a hydrofluoroether solvent and tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2,-tetrahydrooctyltrichlorosilane (FOTS).
- the solution may be dispensed via a pipette upon one or more of CFC surface 54 , mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 .
- the ratio of FOTS to hydrofluoroether is approximately 1 microliter of FOTS per 3.5 milliliters of hydrofluoroether.
- the component hydrofluoroether is available from 3M located in St. Paul, Minn. under the trade name HFE-7100DL. After application of FOTS, the template may be dried employing nitrogen.
- Another fluorine-containing composition may include a solution of a mono-functional silane having a perfluoropolyether backbone or a di-functional silane having a perfluoropolyether backbone in a fluorinated solvent.
- a sol-gel layer may be formed upon CFC surface 54 , mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 .
- one or more of CFC surface 54 , mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 may be provided with a roughened surface, for example, providing the same with a fractal structure, which is subsequently coated with a highly ordered low surface energy self-assembled monomer layer, as disclosed by Shibuichi et al. in SUPER WATER-AND OIL-REPELLANT SURFACE RESULTING FROM FRACTAL STRUCTURE, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 208, 287-294 (1998).
- one or more of CFC surface 54 , mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 would be subjected to an anode oxidation method as disclosed therein and then coated with a composition containing long chain fluorinated silanes, such as, one of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl phosphate and the like.
- a composition containing long chain fluorinated silanes such as, one of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl phosphate and the like.
- Monolayers formed from these structures have been shown to exhibit surface energies of approximately 6 mN/m.
- the imprinting material 12 may be cured while minimizing the quantity of uncured imprinting material 12 that remains and/or the dimension of any extrusions formed.
- a further control over the quantity of imprinting material extruding outside of region 18 is achieved by exposing the same to an oxygen-rich fluid environment. Specifically, by directing a stream of oxygen-rich fluid directed to CFC surface 54 , mesa sidewall 55 and recessed surface 57 , imprinting material 12 disposed thereon will be prevented from curing. Further, exposure to a stream of oxygen may facilitate evaporation of imprinting material 12 upon which the fluid stream impinges. Currently, the environs surrounding template 50 are saturated with helium to prevent trapping of air in imprinting material 12 .
- the stream of oxygen-rich fluid may be introduced, with or without interrupting the supply of helium.
- employing the aforementioned helium flow may facilitate in varying a shape of an edge of the cured portion of imprinting material 12 with respect to the CFC surface 54 , shown in FIG. 4 , by varying the time of employment of the helium flow with respect to the imprinting process.
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The present invention is directed to a template that features a control surface extending from a periphery of a mold toward a recessed surface of the template forming an oblique angle between a portion of the control surface disposed proximate to the periphery.
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- The present application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/051,533 entitled “Imprint Lithography Template to Control Extrusion of a Liquid from a Desired Region on a Substrate,” naming inventors Edward B. Fletcher, Ian M. McMackin, Michael N. Miller, Nicholas A. Stacey, Wesley Martin, Frank Y. Xu, Christopher J. Mackay and Van N. Truskett, filed Feb. 4, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- The United States government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstance to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms as provided by the terms of 70NANB4H3012 awarded by National Institute of Standards (NIST) ATP Award.
- The field of the invention relates generally to micro-fabrication techniques. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a template to control movement of a liquid suitable for imprint lithography.
- The prior art is replete with examples of exemplary micro-fabrication techniques. One particularly well-known micro-fabrication technique is imprint lithography. Imprint lithography is described in detail in numerous publications, such as United States published patent application 2004/0065976 filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/264,960, entitled “Method and a Mold to Arrange Features on a Substrate to Replicate Features having Minimal Dimensional Variability”; United States published patent application 2004/0065252 filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/264,926, entitled “Method of Forming a Layer on a Substrate to Facilitate Fabrication of Metrology Standards”; and United States published patent application 2004/0046271 filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/235,314, entitled “Method and a Mold to Arrange Features on a Substrate to Replicate Features having Minimal Dimensions Variability”; all of which are assigned to the assignee of the present invention. The fundamental imprint lithography technique as shown in each of the aforementioned published patent applications includes formation of a relief pattern in a polymerizable layer and transferring a pattern corresponding to the relief pattern into an underlying substrate. To that end, a template, having a mold, is employed. The mold is spaced-apart from, and in superimposition with, the substrate with a formable liquid present therebetween. The liquid is patterned and solidified to form a solidified layer that has a pattern recorded therein that is conforming to a shape of a mold. The substrate and the solidified layer may then be subjected to processes to transfer, into the substrate, a relief image that corresponds to the pattern in the solidified layer.
- One manner in which to locate the polymerizable liquid between the template and the substrate is by depositing the liquid on the substrate as one or more droplets, referred to as a drop dispense technique. Thereafter, the polymerizable liquid is concurrently contacted by both the template and the substrate to spread the polymerizable liquid over the surface of the substrate. It is desirable to have the liquid confined to an area of the substrate in superimposition with the mold.
- Thus, there is a need to provide greater control over movement of a liquid during imprint lithographic processes.
- The present invention is directed to a template that features a control surface extending from a periphery of a mold toward a recessed surface of the template forming an oblique angle between a portion of the control surface disposed proximate to the periphery. In this fashion, a capillary force gradient may be created between imprinting material and the surface of the template facing the imprinting material. This provides greater control over a quantity of imprinting material extruding from a volumetric gap defined between the mold and a region of a substrate in superimposition. As a result, formation of undesirable artifacts during imprint lithography is reduced, if not avoided. These and other embodiments of the present invention are discussed more fully below.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a template, having disposed opposite to a substrate with imprinting material disposed therebetween, in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a solidified imprinting layer formed upon the substrate employing the template shown inFIG. 1 , having a conformal layer disposed thereon in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 3 is a simplified top-down view of the conformal layer shown inFIG. 2 , in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a template, having disposed opposite to a substrate with imprinting material disposed therebetween, in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown inFIG. 4 in accordance with a first alternate embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown inFIG. 4 in accordance with a second alternate embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown inFIG. 4 in accordance with a fifth alternate embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown inFIG. 4 in accordance with a sixth alternate embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a template shown inFIG. 4 in accordance with a seventh alternate embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , atemplate 10 is shown in contact withimprinting material 12, withimprinting material 12 being disposed between amold 14 andsubstrate 16 in furtherance of patterning imprinting material. To that end,mold 14 is spaced-apart fromsubstrate 16 and imprintingmaterial 12 substantially fills a volumetric gap defined betweenmold 14 and aregion 18 ofsubstrate 16 in superimposition therewith. Thereafter,imprinting material 12 is solidified by exposing the same to an actinic component. In this manner, the shape of asurface 20 ofmold 14, facingimprinting material 12, is recorded therein by formation ofsolidified imprinting layer 22, shown inFIG. 2 . - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 ,surface 20 ofmold 14 is patterned by inclusion of a plurality ofprotrusions 24 andrecessions 26. The apex portion of each ofprotrusions 24 lies in a common plane, P. It should be understood, however, thatsurface 20 may be substantially smooth, withoutprotrusions 24 andrecessions 26, if not planar. - The actinic component employed to solidify
imprinting material 12 may be any known substance, depending upon the composition ofimprinting material 12. Exemplary compositions forimprinting material 12 are disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/763,885, filed Jan. 24, 2003, entitled “Materials and Methods for Imprint Lithography,” which is incorporated by reference. As a result, the actinic component employed is typically ultraviolet wavelengths, andmold 14, not theentire template 10, is fabricated from fused silica. However, other actinic components may be employed, e.g., thermal, electromagnetic and the like. -
Imprinting material 12 may be deposited upon eithersubstrate 16 and/ortemplate 10 employing virtually any known technique, dependent upon the composition employed. Such deposition techniques include but are not limited to, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) spin-coating, and drop dispense techniques. After formation ofsolidified imprinting layer 22,mold 14 is separated therefrom, andsolidified imprinting layer 22 remains onsubstrate 16.Solidified imprinting layer 22 includesresidual regions 28 having a thickness t1 andprojections 30 having a thickness t2, with t1 being 10 nm or greater and t2 being 40 nm or greater. Control of the dimensions of features recorded insolidified imprinting layer 22 is dependent, in part, upon the volume ofimprinting material 12 in superimposition withregion 18. As a result, attempts have been undertaken to confineimprinting material 12 to the volumetric gap during imprinting processes. - One attempt to confine
imprinting material 12 to the volumetric gap includes formingmold 14 ontemplate 10 as a mesa. To that end,mold 14 extends from arecessed surface 21 oftemplate 10 and terminates in plane.Sidewall 23 functions to assist confiningimprinting material 12 within the volumetric gap due to the lack of capillary attraction betweenimprinting material 12 andmold 14 outside the volumetric gap. Specifically,sidewall 23 is provided with sufficient length to reduce the probability that capillary attraction betweenrecessed surface 21 andimprinting material 12 occurs. - Occasionally during the imprinting process,
imprinting material 12 may extrude beyond the volumetric gap so as to lie outside ofregion 18 and/orsurface 60. This may be due to, inter alia, fluid pressure generated inimprinting material 12 while being compressed betweensubstrate 16 andmold 14. Further, the fluid pressure causes a sufficient quantity ofimprinting material 12 to extrude beyond the volumetric gap so that capillary attraction between this material andrecessed surface 21 occurs. As a result, formed, proximate to the periphery ofregion 18, are extrusions 32. Extrusions 32 have a thickness t3 that may be several orders of magnitude larger than thicknesses t1 and t2, depending upon the spacing between surface 34 andregion 18. For example, thickness t3 may be 2 μm-15 μm. The presence ofextrusions 32 may be problematic. For example, imprintingmaterial 12 contained inextrusions 32 may not completely cure when exposed to the actinic component. This may result inimprinting material 12 accumulating at aperiphery 36 ofmold 14. Additionally, upon separation ofmold 14 from solidified imprintinglayer 22, imprintingmaterial 12 inextrusions 32 may spread over the remaining portions ofsubstrate 16 lying outside of the volumetric gap. Additionally, extrusions 32 may become cured, which can result in same remaining onsubstrate 16 as part of solidifiedimprinting layer 22. Any of the aforementioned effects ofextrusions 32 can generate unwanted artifacts during subsequent imprinting processes. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 and 3 , wereextrusion 32 partially cured, for example, control of the thickness of subsequently disposed layers becomes problematic. This is shown by formation ofmulti-layered structure 38 resulting from the deposition of aconformal layer 40 upon solidifiedimprinting layer 22. In the present example,conformal layer 40 is formed employing spin-on techniques as discussed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/789,319, filed on Feb. 27, 2004 entitled “Composition for an Etching Mask Comprising a Silicon-Containing Material.” The presence ofextrusions 32, however, reduces the planarity of thesurface 42 ordinarily expected from spin-on deposition ofconformal layer 40. The presence ofextrusions 32 results in the formation of deleterious artifacts, such as thickness variations, inconformal layer 40. These deleterious artifacts present as protrusions insurface 42, are generally referred to ascomets 44.Comets 44 are, typically, undesirable artifacts, because the same produce peaks 46 andtroughs 48 insurface 42. As a result,surface 42 is provided with a roughness that hinders patterning very small features. Similar roughness problems in subsequently formed surfaces arise in the presence of artifacts generated byextrusions 32. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , to avoid the deleterious artifacts, the present invention reduces, if not prevents, an amount of imprintingmaterial 12 from extruding outside the volumetric gap. To that end, atemplate 50 includes amold 52 layer and both are substantially the same as discussed above with respect totemplate 10 andmold 14, excepting thattemplate 50 includes a capillary force control (CFC)surface 54.CFC surface 54 extends betweenmold 52 andsidewall 56 forming an angle Φ with respect to plane P. CFC surface 54 functions to control, if not prevent, a quantity ofimprinting material 12 from extruding outside the volumetric gap by avoiding an orthogonal angle being formed betweenperiphery 53 ofmold 52 andCFC surface 54. Specifically, it was recognized that a certain quantity ofimprinting material 12 may extend beyond the volumetric gap defined betweenregion 18 andsurface 60 in superimposition therewith. With this realization, implemented is control, rather than avoidance, of imprinting material extruding from the volumetric gap. To that end,CFC surface 54 is selected to produce a gradient of capillary forces proximate toperiphery 53, with imprintingmaterial 12 that comes in contact therewith. This is achieved, in part, by forming an oblique angle Φ betweenCFC surface 54 andperiphery 53. -
CFC surface 54 extends upwardly away from plane P and outwardly away fromregion 18, producing a linear increase in the distance with respect tosubstrate 16 to a maximum distance d and without having to vary the volumetric gap, i.e., the volume of the volumetric gap remains constant. The result of the linear increase in the distance of separation betweentemplate 50 andsubstrate 16 produces a force gradient in the capillary forces generated by contact betweenimprinting material 12 andCFC surface 54. Specifically, thefarther imprinting material 12 extrudes from the volumetric gap, the greater the distance d betweenCFC surface 54 andsubstrate 16; hence, the lesser the capillary forces. By selecting the appropriate angle Φ and length ofCFC surface 54, the amount of a givenimprinting material 12, subjected to a given compression force betweensurface 60 andregion 18, extruding beyond the volumetric gap may be controlled. This, in turn, facilitates control over the size of extrusions and/or the quantity ofuncured imprinting material 12 that may spread to other regions ofsubstrate 16 during separation ofmold 52, after solidification ofimprinting material 12 as discussed above. It is desired, however that the aspect ratio of width and height ofCFC surface 54, as defined by the length and angle Φ be on the order of the protrusions and projections. - It should be understood that gradually decreasing capillary forces between imprinting
material 12 andtemplate 50 may be achieved by providingCFC surface 54 with a variety of shapes. For example,CFC surface 54 may be configured so that the distance between the surfaces oftemplate 50 andsubstrate 16 vary exponentially, while maintaining a constant volumetric gap. To that end,CFC surface 54 may have a concave shape shown assurface 154, inFIG. 5 , or a convex shape, shown assurface 254 inFIG. 6 , with the angle Φ formed betweenperiphery 53 and one ofsurfaces surfaces imprinting material 12 extending beyondregion 18 remains within desired parameters. - In a further embodiment, capillary force control (CFC)
surface 554 extends between plane P and recessedsurface 547, shown inFIG. 7 , i.e., without the presence ofsidewall 23 as shown inFIG. 4 . To that end,CFC surface 654 may extend between plane P and recessedsurface 657 so as to have a concave shape, shown inFIG. 8 or a convex shape, shown assurface 757 extending between plane P and recessed surface 747 inFIG. 9 . - Referring again to
FIG. 1 , in a further embodiment, to further improve the control of extrusion of imprintingmaterial 12 beyondregion 18, the wetting characteristics ofCFC surface 54, and/or mesa sidewalls 23 and/or recessedsurface 21 may be reduced, or minimized, when compared to the wetting characteristics ofsurface 20. In this manner, the surfaces oftemplate 10 facingsubstrate 16 are provided with differing wetting characteristics. One manner in which to achieve this is to establish the appropriate surface energies, for a givenimprinting material 12, among the various surfaces oftemplate 10. For example, it is desired to establishsurface 20 to have the lowest surface energy characteristics. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , implementing these principles in conjunction withtemplate 50 may facilitate greater control over the extrusion of imprintingmaterial 12 outside of the volumetric gap. For example, the desired surface energy forsurface 54, ormesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57, may be established based upon the surface tension of imprintingmaterial 12 and the surface energy of patternedsurface 60 ofmold 52. It should be understood that it is not necessary that each ofCFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57 have the same surface energy. - One manner in which to establish the surface energy of
CFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57 employs application of a low surface energy coating formed by methods including, but not limited to, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), thermal oxidation, and ion implantation. An exemplary technique, to that end, may include application of fluorine-containing materials, such as electroless nickel coating containing fluorinated particles. - Moreover, a fluorinated composition employed for the low surface energy coating may be dissolved or dispersed in a solvent or other suitable fluid which may be applied to the desired surfaces of
template 50 employing one or more of a plurality of methods: dipping, spraying, and brushing. Additional processing may improve the density of the low surface energy coating and increase the bonding of the low surface energy coating to improve the durability of the same. Alternatively, a fluorine-containing compound may be left upon the desired surfaces oftemplate 50 by exposing the same to fluorine-containing etchant chemistries. - An exemplary fluorine-containing composition includes a solution comprised of a hydrofluoroether solvent and tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2,-tetrahydrooctyltrichlorosilane (FOTS). The solution may be dispensed via a pipette upon one or more of
CFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57. The ratio of FOTS to hydrofluoroether is approximately 1 microliter of FOTS per 3.5 milliliters of hydrofluoroether. The component hydrofluoroether is available from 3M located in St. Paul, Minn. under the trade name HFE-7100DL. After application of FOTS, the template may be dried employing nitrogen. Another fluorine-containing composition may include a solution of a mono-functional silane having a perfluoropolyether backbone or a di-functional silane having a perfluoropolyether backbone in a fluorinated solvent. - Other materials and processes may be employed to vary surface energies of various surfaces of
template 50. For example, a sol-gel layer may be formed uponCFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57. Additionally, one or more ofCFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57 may be provided with a roughened surface, for example, providing the same with a fractal structure, which is subsequently coated with a highly ordered low surface energy self-assembled monomer layer, as disclosed by Shibuichi et al. in SUPER WATER-AND OIL-REPELLANT SURFACE RESULTING FROM FRACTAL STRUCTURE, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 208, 287-294 (1998). To that end, one or more ofCFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57 would be subjected to an anode oxidation method as disclosed therein and then coated with a composition containing long chain fluorinated silanes, such as, one of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl phosphate and the like. Monolayers formed from these structures have been shown to exhibit surface energies of approximately 6 mN/m. - With the aforementioned coatings on one or more of
CFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57, along with the various shapes with which CFC surface 54 may be configured, control over the quantity ofimprinting material 12 extruding from the volumetric gap may be greatly facilitated. For example, for a given quantity ofimprinting material 12 and aspect ratio ofrecessions 62 it may be possible to arrange the relative surface energies ofCFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57, as well as the dimensions thereof, whereby a resulting flow velocity of imprintingmaterial 12 would causerecessions 62 to be filled withimprinting material 12, before any, or a greater than desired amount of, imprintingmaterial 12 extrudes outside the volumetric gap. Thus, theimprinting material 12 may be cured while minimizing the quantity ofuncured imprinting material 12 that remains and/or the dimension of any extrusions formed. - In a further embodiment, a further control over the quantity of imprinting material extruding outside of
region 18 is achieved by exposing the same to an oxygen-rich fluid environment. Specifically, by directing a stream of oxygen-rich fluid directed toCFC surface 54,mesa sidewall 55 and recessedsurface 57, imprintingmaterial 12 disposed thereon will be prevented from curing. Further, exposure to a stream of oxygen may facilitate evaporation of imprintingmaterial 12 upon which the fluid stream impinges. Currently, theenvirons surrounding template 50 are saturated with helium to prevent trapping of air inimprinting material 12. However, prior to exposingimprinting layer 12 to actinic radiation, the stream of oxygen-rich fluid may be introduced, with or without interrupting the supply of helium. Furthermore, employing the aforementioned helium flow may facilitate in varying a shape of an edge of the cured portion ofimprinting material 12 with respect to theCFC surface 54, shown inFIG. 4 , by varying the time of employment of the helium flow with respect to the imprinting process. - The embodiments of the present invention described above are exemplary. Many changes and modifications may be made to the disclosure recited above, while remaining within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should not be limited by the above description, but instead should be determined with reference to the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents.
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1. A template comprising:
a mold having a periphery lying in a plane;
a recessed surface spaced-apart from said plane; and
a control surface extending from said periphery toward said recessed surface, with an oblique angle being defined between a portion of said control surface disposed proximate to said periphery and said plane.
2. The template as recited in claim 1 further including a sidewall with said control surface extending between said sidewall and said periphery and said sidewall extending between said control surface and said recessed surface.
3. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said control surface substantially surrounds said mold.
4. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said control surface terminates at said recessed surface.
5. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said control surface has an arcuate shape.
6. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said control surface has a linear shape.
7. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said control surface has a concave shape.
8. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said control surface has a convex shape.
9. The template as recited in claim 1 further comprising a mesa wall surface positioned between said recessed surface and said control surface, with said sidewall surface extending orthogonally to said recessed surface.
10. The template as recited in claim 1 further wherein said mold has a surface energy associated therewith that is greater than a surface energy of said control surface.
11. A template comprising:
a mold having a periphery lying in a plane;
a recessed surface spaced-apart from said plane;
a sidewall surface; and
a control surface extending between said periphery and said sidewall surface, with an oblique angle being defined between a portion of said control surface disposed proximate to said periphery and said plane, said sidewall surface extending between said control surface and said recessed surface, with said recessed surface extending orthogonally to said sidewall surface.
12. The template as recited in claim 10 wherein said control surface substantially surrounds said mold.
13. The template as recited in claim 10 wherein said control surface terminates at said recessed surface.
14. The template as recited in claim 10 wherein said control surface has an arcuate shape.
15. The template as recited in claim 10 wherein said control surface has a linear shape.
16. The template as recited in claim 10 wherein said control surface has a concave shape.
17. The template as recited in claim 10 wherein said control surface has a convex shape.
18. A template comprising:
a mold having a periphery lying in a plane;
a recessed surface spaced-apart from said plane; and
a control surface extending from said periphery toward said recessed surface, with an oblique angle being defined between a portion of said control surface disposed proximate to said periphery and said plane, with said mold has a surface energy associated therewith that is greater than a surface energy of said control surface.
19. The template as recited in claim 18 wherein said control surface has a shape associated therewith selected from a set of shapes consisting essentially of a linear shape, a concave shape and a convex shape.
20. The template as recited in claim 18 further including a sidewall with said control surface extending between said sidewall and said periphery and said sidewall extending between said control surface and said recessed surface, with said sidewall and said recessed surfaces each having a surface energy associated therewith that is less than a surface energy of said mold.
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