摘要:
There is provided an imprint device for transferring a fine pattern to a material to form a patterned material. The device comprises a stamper having the fine pattern thereon, and a pressure distribution mechanism. The stamper is pressed against the material, and the pressure distribution mechanism provides a nonuniform pressure distribution in a patterned region of the patterned material, while the stamper is in contact with the material. There are provided an imprint device and a microstructure transfer method, by which it is possible to sufficiently spread a resin or other material for forming a pattern layer between a stamper and a patterned material with a lower pressure so as not to damage the stamper or the patterned material, and to form a pattern formation layer having the uniform thickness on the patterned material.
摘要:
Provided is a fine structure which allows the formation of a highly accurate metallic replica mold. The structure is resistant to breakage even in the presence of foreign particles or bumps and causes a smaller transfer failure region even when applied to an undulating object to be transferred. Also provided is a stamper for imprinting, which conforms to local bumps of a substrate to be transferred, causes, if any, a smaller pattern transfer failure region, and has satisfactory durability.The fine structure includes a supporting member; and a pattern layer having a fine asperity pattern formed on a surface thereof. The pattern layer is made from a resin through curing of a resin composition containing a cationic-polymerization catalyst and two or more organic components having different functional groups, and the supporting member and the pattern layer each transmit light having a wavelength of 365 nm or longer. The stamper for imprinting includes a base layer; a buffer layer; and a pattern layer having a fine asperity geometry formed on a surface thereof. The stamper is adopted to transferring of the asperity geometry to a surface of an object to be transferred by contacting the pattern layer with the object to be transferred. The buffer layer is arranged on another surface of the pattern layer opposite to the surface on which the asperity geometry is formed, and the base layer is arranged on another surface of the buffer layer opposite to the surface on which the pattern layer is arranged. The buffer layer has a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the pattern layer, and the base layer has a Young's modulus higher than the Young's modulus of the buffer layer.
摘要:
A method of imprinting a microstructure comprising: contacting a stamper comprising a pattern layer with the microstructure of the order of from micrometers to nanometers in one face of the pattern layer and a substrate supporting the pattern layer with an imprinting member having a deformable layer to which the microstructure is imprinted, wherein the pattern layer is supported on a round surface having a prescribed radius of curvature of the substrate, the center of the round surface protruding towards the rear face of the pattern layer; causing the deformable layer on the imprinting member; and separating the stamper from the cured deformable layer.
摘要:
In order to allow for aligning a relative position between a transferred object and a stamper with high accuracy without providing an alignment pattern in the transferred object, there are provided: a pattern transfer method, including: when adjusting the relative position between the stamper and the transferred object, a step of detecting at least two or more edge positions of the transferred object and calculating an arbitrary point from the detected edge positions; a step of detecting a position of the stamper from an edge of the stamper or an alignment mark formed in the stamper; and a step of adjusting the relative position between the transferred object and the stamper from the arbitrary point and the position of the stamper; and an imprint device using the same.
摘要:
To provide a metal mold excellent in the mold-release characteristic and the transfer accuracy in a nano-imprint method. By controlling the thickness of a metal oxide film formed in the face of a release agent and a mold, the adhesive amount of the release agent layer formed in the outer layer thereof is adjusted, thereby forming a mold excellent in the mold-release characteristic. The present invention also relates to methods of fabricating molds for nano-imprint, and mold usage on nano-imprinting equipment.
摘要:
A fine metal structure having its surface furnished with microprojections of high strength, high precision and large aspect ratio; and a process for producing the fine metal structure free of defects. There is provided a fine metal structure having its surface furnished with microprojections, characterized in that the microprojections have a minimum thickness or minimum diameter ranging from 10 nanometers to 10 micrometers and that the ratio between minimum thickness or minimum diameter (D) of microprojections and height of microprojections (H), H/D, is greater than 1. There is further provided a process for producing a fine metal structure, characterized by comprising providing a substrate having a fine rugged pattern on its surface, applying a molecular electroless plating catalyst to the surface, thereafter carrying out electroless plating to thereby form a metal layer having the rugged pattern filled, and detaching the metal layer from the substrate to thereby obtain a fine metal structure furnished with a surface having undergone reversal transfer of the above rugged pattern.
摘要:
A mold and a pattern transfer method using the same for a nanoprinting technology. The mold can be released from a substrate accurately and easily. The mold, which is used for forming a fine pattern on a substrate using a press machine, comprises a release mechanism.
摘要:
In order to allow for aligning a relative position between a transferred object and a stamper with high accuracy without providing an alignment pattern in the transferred object, there are provided: a pattern transfer method, including: when adjusting the relative position between the stamper and the transferred object, a step of detecting at least two or more edge positions of the transferred object and calculating an arbitrary point from the detected edge positions; a step of detecting a position of the stamper from an edge of the stamper or an alignment mark formed in the stamper; and a step of adjusting the relative position between the transferred object and the stamper from the arbitrary point and the position of the stamper; and an imprint device using the same.
摘要:
A pillar with a high aspect ratio is transferred by a nanoprinting method. In order to form a fine structure on a substrate, a nanoprinting apparatus heats and presses the substrate and a mold with a fine concave-convex pattern formed thereon, the mold having a mechanism for transferring and applying a mold-releasing agent. A method for transferring a fine structure using the aforementioned nanoprinting apparatus.
摘要:
An imprint device transfers a micropattern created on a stamper onto a material to be transferred, by bringing the stamper and the material to be transferred into contact with each other. The imprint device has a flow passage for discharging a fluid to a rear surface of the stamper or the material to be transferred, to thereby bend the stamper or the material to be transferred.