METHODS FOR REDUCING CHARGE EFFECTS AND SEPARATION FORCES IN NANOIMPRINT

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14216858

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The present invention relates to methods to reduce release force caused by tribo-charge. The invented mold is termed as MicroE mold and substrate is termed as MicroE substrate. The addition of conductive thin coatings (less than 10 nm and approaching monolayer coating) onto surface of insulating mold or substrate provides a reduction of the separation force caused by tribo-electric charge. The MicroE mold and MicroE substrate are specifically good for a lithographic method that involves contact between mold and substrate, or between mold and thin film carried on substrate, and used for creation and replication of ultra-fine structures (sub-25 nm) as well as millimeter scale. The present invention is particularly but not exclusively applied to any contact lithographic method.

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THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPRINCETON UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY LICENSING PRINCETON NJ 08544

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Chou, Stephen Y Princeton, US 247 5872
Liang, Yixing Princeton, US 3 15

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