scholarly journals Roll-to-Roll Microcontact Printing of Flexible Aluminum Substrates Using Octadecylphosphonic Acid (ODPA)

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Merian ◽  
Xian Du ◽  
David Hardt ◽  
Hussain AlQahtani
Keyword(s):  
Soft Lithography ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Microcontact Printing ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Roll To Roll ◽  
Acid Etch ◽  
Significant Step ◽  
Aluminum Substrates ◽  
Scale Surface ◽  
Octadecylphosphonic Acid

Soft-lithography, or the printing of self-assembling molecular inks at micro or sub-micron scale holds the promise of large-scale surface patterning for a variety of applications. One key to the ultimate utility of this concept is continuous roll-to-roll printing on lost-cost flexible substrates. Accordingly, this paper discusses the basic processes involved in roll-to-roll printing of octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA) on aluminum-coated PET substrates using novel cylindrical stamps cast from PDMS. In addition to printing, visualization of the pattern is achieved through controlled condensation of water vapor and by a post-printing acid etch. By using a roll-to-roll configuration, along with continuous stamps and measurements that can permit real-time online quality monitoring, this method represents a significant step forward in making soft lithography a commercially viable process.

scholarly journals Direct-Write Photolithography for Cylindrical Tooling Fabrication in Roll-to-Roll Microcontact Printing

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa F. Nietner ◽  
David E. Hardt
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Microcontact Printing ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Surface Patterning ◽  
Direct Write ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Control Factors ◽  
Roll To Roll ◽  
Sectional Shape ◽  
Scale Surface

The scale-up of microcontact printing (μCP) to a roll-to-roll technique for large-scale surface patterning requires scalable tooling for continuous pattern printing with μm-scale features (e.g., 1–50 μm). Here, we examine the process of creating such a tool using an optical direct-write or “maskless” method working on a rotating cylindrical substrate. A predictive model of pattern formation is presented along with experimental results to examine the key control factors for this process. It is shown that factors can be modulated to vary the cross-sectional shape in addition to feature height and width. This feature can then be exploited to improve the robustness of the final printing process.

Patterning biopolymer surfaces by enzymatic soft lithography

2011 ◽  
Vol 1340 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Guyomard-Lack ◽  
C. Moreau ◽  
N. Delorme ◽  
J.-F. Bardeau ◽  
B. Cathala
Keyword(s):  
Soft Lithography ◽  
Silicon Surface ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Microcontact Printing ◽  
Lateral Diffusion ◽  
Patterned Surfaces ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Ink Transfer ◽  
Micro Patterns

ABSTRACTA novel rapid and easy-to-use method for patterning surfaces on large scale is described. Micro-patterns were created by direct contact of trypsin-functionalized poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) stamps with poly-L-lysine (PLL) layer adsorbed on silicon surface. The catalytic process does not involve ink transfer and thus lateral diffusion is avoided. As a result duplication of the stamp pattern is highly enhanced comparatively to standard microcontact printing procedure where PLL is used as ink and transferred on silicon surface. Patterning was revealed by fluorescence microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Adsorption on the patterned surfaces of cellulose nanocrystals was investigated as an example of application.

Large-scale preparation of a 3D patchy surface with dissimilar dendritic amphiphiles

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1043-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanyan Feng ◽  
Yujia Wan ◽  
Ming Jin ◽  
Decheng Wan
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Large Scale Preparation ◽  
Porous Monolith ◽  
Scale Preparation ◽  
Surface Decoration ◽  
Scale Surface

We show here the first example of the large-scale surface decoration of a macroscopic and porous monolith with dissimilar micropatches.

scholarly journals Modeling of Thermal Effects in Semiconductor Structures

VLSI Design ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Snowden
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Electron Mobility Transistors ◽  
Thermal Modelling ◽  
High Electron ◽  
Temperature Model ◽  
Active Devices ◽  
Electron Mobility Transistors ◽  
Fully Coupled ◽  
Scale Surface

A fully coupled electro-thermal hydrodynamic model is described which is suitable for modelling active devices. The model is applied to the non-isothermal simulation of pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (pHEMTs). A large-scale surface temperature model is described which allows thermal modelling of semiconductor devices and monolithic circuits. An example of the application of thermal modelling to monolithic circuit characterization is given.

scholarly journals Large‐Scale Surface Shape Sensing with Learning‐Based Computational Mechanics

2021 ◽  
pp. 2100089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kui Wang ◽  
Chi‐Hin Mak ◽  
Justin D. L. Ho ◽  
Zhiyu Liu ◽  
Kam‐Yim Sze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Computational Mechanics ◽  
Surface Shape ◽  
Shape Sensing ◽  
Scale Surface

scholarly journals Effects of decimetre-scale surface roughness on L-band Brightness Temperature of Sea Ice

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Miernecki ◽  
Lars Kaleschke ◽  
Nina Maaß ◽  
Stefan Hendricks ◽  
Sten Schmidl Søbjrg
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Sea Ice ◽  
Brightness Temperature ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Ice Thickness ◽  
Emission Model ◽  
Vertical Polarization ◽  
Sea Ice Thickness ◽  
L Band ◽  
Scale Surface

Abstract. Sea ice thickness measurements with L-band radiometry is a technique which allows daily, weather-independent monitoring of the polar sea ice cover. The sea-ice thickness retrieval algorithms relay on the sensitivity of the L-band brightness temperature to sea-ice thickness. In this work, we investigate the decimetre-scale surface roughness as a factor influencing the L-band emissions from sea ice. We used an airborne laser scanner to construct a digital elevation model of the sea ice surface. We found that the probability density function of surface slopes is exponential for a range of degrees of roughness. Then we applied the geometrical optics, bounded with the MIcrowave L-band LAyered Sea ice emission model in the Monte Carlo simulation to simulate the effects of surface roughness. According to this simulations, the most affected by surface roughness is the vertical polarization around Brewster's angle, where the decrease in brightness temperature can reach 8 K. The vertical polarization for the same configuration exhibits a 4 K increase. The near-nadir angles are little affected, up to 2.6 K decrease for the most deformed ice. Overall the effects of large-scale surface roughness can be expressed as a superposition of two factors: the change in intensity and the polarization mixing. The first factor depends on surface permittivity, second shows little dependence on it. Comparison of the brightness temperature simulations with the radiometer data does not yield definite results.

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