Study of SU-8 photoresist cross-linking process by atomic force acoustic microscopy
Abstract
In this paper, a method is presented to detect the different phases of epoxy cross-linking process and the subsurface structures of SU-8 thin films by atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM). The AFAM imaging of SU-8 thin films was investigated under different exposure and bake conditions. Optimized conditions were obtained for the cross-linking of SU-8 thin film at the exposure does of eight laser pulses with the laser fluence 10 mJ cm-2 per pulse and the post exposure bake (PEB) time at 90 s. The subsurface structures of undeveloped SU-8 thin films were visible in the AFAM images. This method provides an effective and low-cost way for the determination of different phases of epoxy cross-linking process in nanostructured compounds, for the non-destructive testing of subsurface defects, and for the evaluation of the quality of patterned structures.Citation
Zhao Y, Liu Y, Wang Z, Wang L, Li L, Hou F, Song Z, Weng Z (2019) 'Study of SU-8 photoresist cross-linking process by atomic force acoustic microscopy', Journal of Microscopy, 276 (3), pp.136-144.Publisher
WileyJournal
Journal of MicroscopyPubMed ID
31769508Additional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jmi.12848Type
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enISSN
0022-2720EISSN
1365-2818ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/jmi.12848
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