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Polyallylamine as an Adhesion Promoter for SU-8 Photoresist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2016

Shiladitya Chatterjee ,
George H. Major ,
Barry M. Lunt ,
Massoud Kaykhaii  and
Matthew R. Linford
Shiladitya Chatterjee
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
George H. Major
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Barry M. Lunt
Affiliation:
Department of Information Technology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Massoud Kaykhaii
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Matthew R. Linford*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
*
*Corresponding author.mrlinford@chem.byu.edu
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Abstract

Resist lithography is an important microfabrication technique in the electronics industry. In this, patterns are transferred by irradiation onto a photosensitive polymer. SU-8 has emerged as a favorite photoresist for High Aspect Ratio (HAR) lithography, showing high chemical and mechanical stability and biocompatibility. Unfortunately, its poor adhesion to substrates is a drawback, with possible solutions being the use of low-viscosity SU-8, surface modification with a low molecular weight adsorbate like hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS), or a commercial adhesion promotion reagent. However, HMDS and the commercial reagent require surface dehydration and/or curing, and a modified form of SU-8 is not always desirable. Here, we demonstrate the use of a water-soluble, amine-containing polymer, polyallylamine (PAAm), which spontaneously adsorbs to silica surfaces, as a simple, easy-to-apply, and reactive adhesion promoter for SU-8. Conditions for the use of PAAm are explored, and the resulting materials are characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), and wetting.

Keywords

SU-8photoresistadhesionpolyallylamine
Type
Instrumentation and Techniques Development
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 22 , Issue 5 , October 2016 , pp. 964 - 970
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© Microscopy Society of America 2016 

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