Substrate pretreatment compositions for nanoimprint lithography
First Claim
1. A nanoimprint lithography method comprising:
- coating a surface of a nanoimprint lithography substrate with a pretreatment composition to yield a layer of the pretreatment composition on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate, wherein the pretreatment composition is a liquid comprising a polymerizable component having a molecular mass between about 300 and about 750;
disposing an imprint resist on the layer of the pretreatment composition to yield a composite layer on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate, wherein the imprint resist is a polymerizable composition, the composite layer comprises a mixture of the pretreatment composition and the imprint resist, and an average spreading rate of the imprint resist on the pretreatment composition to form the composite layer exceeds an average spreading rate of the imprint resist disposed directly on the nanoimprint lithography substrate under otherwise identical conditions;
contacting the composite layer with a nanoimprint lithography template; and
forming a polymeric layer on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate by polymerizing the composite layer, wherein polymerizing the composite layer comprises forming a covalent bond between the polymerizable component of the pretreatment composition and a component of the imprint resist.
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Abstract
A nanoimprint lithography method includes coating a surface of a nanoimprint lithography substrate with a pretreatment composition to yield a layer of the pretreatment composition on the surface of the substrate, disposing an imprint resist on the layer of the pretreatment composition to yield a composite layer on the surface of the substrate, contacting the composite layer with a nanoimprint lithography template, and forming a polymeric layer on the surface of the substrate by polymerizing the composite layer. The pretreatment composition includes a polymerizable component having a molecular mass between about 300 and about 750. The imprint resist is a polymerizable composition. The composite layer includes a mixture of the pretreatment composition and the imprint resist. An average spreading rate of the imprint resist to form the composite layer exceeds an average spreading rate of the imprint resist on the substrate under otherwise identical conditions.
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1. A nanoimprint lithography method comprising:
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coating a surface of a nanoimprint lithography substrate with a pretreatment composition to yield a layer of the pretreatment composition on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate, wherein the pretreatment composition is a liquid comprising a polymerizable component having a molecular mass between about 300 and about 750; disposing an imprint resist on the layer of the pretreatment composition to yield a composite layer on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate, wherein the imprint resist is a polymerizable composition, the composite layer comprises a mixture of the pretreatment composition and the imprint resist, and an average spreading rate of the imprint resist on the pretreatment composition to form the composite layer exceeds an average spreading rate of the imprint resist disposed directly on the nanoimprint lithography substrate under otherwise identical conditions; contacting the composite layer with a nanoimprint lithography template; and forming a polymeric layer on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate by polymerizing the composite layer, wherein polymerizing the composite layer comprises forming a covalent bond between the polymerizable component of the pretreatment composition and a component of the imprint resist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for manufacturing an article, the method comprising:
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coating a surface of a nanoimprint lithography substrate with a pretreatment composition to yield a layer of the pretreatment composition on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate, wherein the pretreatment composition is a liquid comprising a polymerizable component having a molecular mass between about 300 and about 750; disposing an imprint resist on the layer of the pretreatment composition to yield a composite layer on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate, wherein the imprint resist is a polymerizable composition, the composite layer comprises a mixture of the pretreatment composition and the imprint resist, and an average spreading rate of the imprint resist on the pretreatment composition to form the composite layer exceeds an average spreading rate of the imprint resist disposed directly on the nanoimprint lithography substrate under otherwise identical conditions; contacting the composite layer with a nanoimprint lithography template; and forming a polymeric layer on the surface of the nanoimprint lithography substrate to yield the article, wherein forming the polymeric layer comprises polymerizing the composite layer, and polymerizing the composite layer comprises forming a covalent bond between the polymerizable component of the pretreatment composition and a component of the imprint resist. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A kit comprising:
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a pretreatment composition comprising a polymerizable component having a molecular mass between about 300 and about 750; and an imprint resist, wherein the imprint resist is a polymerizable composition, an average spreading rate of the imprint resist on the pretreatment composition to form a composite layer exceeds an average spreading rate of the imprint resist disposed directly on a nanoimprint lithography substrate under otherwise identical conditions, and polymerizing a liquid mixture of the pretreatment composition and the imprint resist forms a covalent bond between the polymerizable component of the pretreatment composition and a component of the imprint resist. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A pretreatment composition for a nanoimprint lithography substrate, the pretreatment composition comprising at least one of monomers:
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1,3-bis((2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl)benzene diacrylate; 4-hexylresorcinol diacrylate; 3-benzyloxy-1,2-propanediol (EO)1 diacrylate; 2-phenyl-1,3-propanediol (EO)2 diacrylate; 4-benzyloxy-1,3-butanediol diacrylate; and 4-benzyloxy-1,3-butanediol (EO)2 diacrylate.
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