Abstract:
A method for producing a mold includes: applying a block copolymer solution 30 made of first and second polymers on a base member 10; performing a first annealing process at a temperature higher than a glass transition temperature of the block copolymer after drying the coating film; forming a concavity and convexity structure 36 on the base member by removing the second polymer by an etching process; performing a second annealing process of the concavity and convexity structure 36 at a temperature higher than a glass transition temperature of the first polymer; forming a seed layer 40 on the concavity and convexity structure; laminating or stacking a metal layer 50 on the seed layer 40 by an electroforming; and peeling off the metal layer 50 from the base member. The second annealing process enables satisfactory transfer of a concavity and convexity structure 70 on the base member onto the metal layer. Accordingly, there is provided a mold for minute pattern transfer, which is suitable for producing an optical component such as a diffraction grating.
Abstract:
A pattern is formed on an underlying layer of a target object by a pattern forming method. The pattern forming method includes (a) forming a block copolymer layer, which includes a first polymer and a second polymer and is configured to be self-assembled, on the underlying layer; (b) processing the target object to form a first region containing the first polymer and a second region containing the second polymer in the block copolymer layer; (c) etching the second region partway in a thickness direction of the second region in a capacitively coupled plasma processing apparatus after the processing of the target object; (d) generating secondary electrons from an upper electrode of the plasma processing apparatus by applying a negative DC voltage to the upper electrode and irradiating the secondary electrons onto the target object, after the etching of the second region; and (e) additionally etching the second region in the plasma processing apparatus after the irradiating of the secondary electrons onto the target object.
Abstract:
Directionally oriented block copolymer films and zone annealing processes for producing directionally oriented block films are provided. The zone annealing processes include methods of inducing horizontally oriented block copolymers through a soft sheer process and methods of inducing vertically oriented block copolymers via sharp dynamic zone annealing. The zone annealing processes are capable of both small and large scale production of directionally oriented block films. The cold zone annealing processes are also capable of being combined with graphoepitaxy methods.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an apparatus for the processing of single molecules. According to this method, a self-assembling resist (155) is deposited on a processing layer (110, PL) and allowed to self-assemble into a pattern of two phases (155a, 155b). One of these phases (155a) is then selectively removed, and at least one aperture is generated in the processing layer (110, PL) through the mask of the remaining resist (155b). Thus apertures of small size can readily be produced that allow for the processing of single molecules (M), for example in DNA sequencing.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for creating nanometric structures by self-assembly of diblock copolymers, one of the blocks of which is obtained by (co)-polymerization of at least one cyclic entity corresponding to formula (I) and the other block of which is obtained by (co)-polymerization of at least one vinylaromatic monomer. (I) = where X=Si(R1,R2); Ge(R1,R2) Z=Si(R3,R4); Ge(R3,R4); O; S; C(R3,R4) Y=O; S; C(R5,R6) T=O; S; C(R7,R8) R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7 and R8 are chosen from hydrogen, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups, with or without heteroatom, and aromatic groups with or without heteroatom.
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to nanofabrication and, in some embodiments, to methods of synthesizing selectively binding patched nanoparticles and the devices that can be made from them. In some embodiments, the invention relates to methods of assembling arbitrarily shaped structures from patched nanocubes and the devices and uses that follow. For example, nanocube building blocks may be patched by stamping their faces with a selectively binding chemical species (e.g. DNA, antibody-antigen pairs, etc.), or by using self-assembly to attach to the nanocubes multiple selectively binding patch species whose immiscibility can be preprogrammed. Arbitrarily shaped structures can then be designed and assembled by deciding which faces will be bonded to each other in some target structure and combining nanocubes that have selectively binding patches on those faces. Other aspects of the invention are also directed to methods of making such nanocubes or other nanoparticles, methods of forming such nanocubes.
Abstract:
The present application provides the block copolymers and their application. The block copolymer has an excellent self assembling property and phase separation and various required functions can be freely applied thereto as necessary.
Abstract:
The present application provides the block copolymers and their application. The block copolymer has an excellent self assembling property and phase separation and various required functions can be freely applied thereto as necessary.