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Polymer-Pen Chemical Lift-Off Lithography.

Xiaobin Xu1,2, Qing Yang1,2, Kevin M Cheung1,2

  • 1California NanoSystems Institute, ‡Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ∥Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Health, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.

Nano Letters
|April 15, 2017
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We developed polymer-pen chemical lift-off lithography (PPCLL) for precise nanoscale patterning. This method enables high-throughput fabrication of functional microarrays without a scanning stage.

Area of Science:

  • Nanofabrication
  • Materials Science
  • Surface Chemistry

Background:

  • Chemical lift-off lithography (CLL) is a key nanofabrication technique.
  • Existing methods often require complex scanning stages for high precision.
  • Developing scalable and precise patterning methods is crucial for microarrays.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel hybrid patterning strategy: polymer-pen chemical lift-off lithography (PPCLL).
  • To demonstrate PPCLL's capability for high-resolution, tunable line width patterning.
  • To develop a stamp support system for enhanced precision and throughput.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of large arrays of polymer pens with sub-20 nm tips.
  • Development of a stamp support system using taller, flat-tipped polymer pens.
Keywords:
Chemical patterningDNA hybridizationalkanethiolsmicrocontact printingnanolithographysoft lithography

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  • Utilizing v-shaped polymer pens with controlled height differences for precise positioning.
  • Performing simulations to understand the relationship between pen geometry and line width.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated PPCLL patterning using pyramidal and v-shaped polymer-pen arrays.
    • Achieved linear-array patterns of alkanethiols with tunable line widths (sub-50 nm to sub-500 nm) and sub-20 nm increments.
    • Simulations accurately predicted line widths based on pen geometry and compression.
    • Successfully created functional microarrays by patterning DNA, confirmed by hybridization.

    Conclusions:

    • PPCLL offers a precise and potentially high-throughput alternative to traditional scanning stages for nanofabrication.
    • The developed stamp support system enhances precision and leveling capabilities.
    • PPCLL is suitable for fabricating functional microarrays for applications like DNA detection.