Composition for an etching mask comprising a silicon-containing material
First Claim
1. A composition operable for forming a layer on a surface, the composition comprising:
- a solid hydroxyl-functional silicone T-resin component having the general formula RSiO1.5, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, methyl, phenyl, propyl, and combinations thereof, the T-resin component having silicon atoms associated therewith;
a cross-linking component;
a catalyst component; and
a solvent component,wherein the catalyst component catalyzes a condensation reaction between the cross-linking component and the silicone T-resin component to form Si—
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C bonds in a cross-linked polymer material in response to thermal energy, andwherein the silicon atoms of the T-resin component comprise at least 5% by weight of the cross-linked polymer material.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a composition for a silicon-containing material used as an etch mask for underlying layers. More specifically, the silicon-containing material may be used as an etch mask for a patterned imprinted layer comprising protrusions and recessions. To that end, in one embodiment of the present invention, the composition includes a hydroxyl-functional silicone component, a cross-linking component, a catalyst component, and a solvent. This composition allows the silicon-containing material to selectively etch the protrusions and the segments of the patterned imprinting layer in superimposition therewith, while minimizing the etching of the segments in superposition with the recessions, and therefore allowing an in-situ hardened mask to be created by the silicon-containing material, with the hardened mask and the patterned imprinting layer forming a substantially planarized profile.
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19 Claims
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1. A composition operable for forming a layer on a surface, the composition comprising:
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a solid hydroxyl-functional silicone T-resin component having the general formula RSiO1.5, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, methyl, phenyl, propyl, and combinations thereof, the T-resin component having silicon atoms associated therewith; a cross-linking component; a catalyst component; and a solvent component, wherein the catalyst component catalyzes a condensation reaction between the cross-linking component and the silicone T-resin component to form Si—
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C bonds in a cross-linked polymer material in response to thermal energy, andwherein the silicon atoms of the T-resin component comprise at least 5% by weight of the cross-linked polymer material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A composition operable for forming a layer on a surface, the composition comprising:
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a solid silicone T-resin component, having silicon atoms associated therewith, wherein the solid silicone T-resin component is a hydroxyl-functional silsesquioxane having the general formula RSiO1.5, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, methyl, phenyl, propyl, and combinations thereof; a cross-linking component, wherein the cross-linking component is hexamethoxymethylmelamine; a catalyst component, wherein the catalyst component is toluene sulfonic acid; and a solvent component, wherein the solvent component is propylene glycol methyl ether acetate. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A composition operable for forming a layer on a surface, the composition comprising:
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a hydroxyl-functional silsesquioxane having the general formula RSiO1.5, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, methyl, phenyl, propyl, and combinations thereof; hexamethoxymethylmelamine; toluene sulfonic acid; and propylene glycol methyl ether acetate.
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19. A method for forming a layer on a surface, the method comprising:
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depositing a composition on the surface, the composition comprising; a solid hydroxyl-functional silicone T-resin component having the general formula RSiO1.5, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, methyl, phenyl, propyl, and combinations thereof, the T-resin component having silicon atoms associated therewith; a cross-linking component; an acidic catalyst component; and a solvent component, wherein the catalyst component catalyzes a condensation reaction between the cross-linking component and the silicone T-resin component to form a cross-linked polymer material in response to thermal energy; and then exposing the composition to thermal energy to form the cross-linked polymer material on the surface, wherein the silicon atoms of the T-resin component comprise at least 5% by weight of the cross-linked polymer material.
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