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Influence of monomer structure and dose rate on kinetic elements in electron-beam polymerizations. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2021.109737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gibson W, Patterson JP. Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy Provides Opportunities in Polymer Synthesis and Manufacturing. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Wyeth Gibson
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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Thiher NL, Schissel SM, Jessop JL. Quantitative comparison of photo- and electron-beam polymerizations based on equivalent primary radical concentration. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Thiher NL, Schissel SM, Jessop JL. Analysis of methods to determine G-values of monomers polymerized via ionizing radiation. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rola K, Zajac A, Czajkowski M, Fiedot-Tobola M, Szpecht A, Cybinska J, Smiglak M, Komorowska K. Electron Beam Patterning of Polymerizable Ionic Liquid Films for Application in Photonics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:11968-11978. [PMID: 31442379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Planar photonic components can be fabricated with high resolution by electron beam patterning of polymer thin films on solid substrates such as silicon and glass. However, polymer films are normally formed by spin-coating lithographic resists containing not only polymers but also volatile solvents, which is a serious environmental and health issue. Therefore, we investigate a new type of material for planar structure fabrication (i.e., room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) with a polymerizable allyl group) that is electron-beam-curable, solvent-free, and thus potentially interesting for processing materials with weak resistance to solvents. We fabricate planar polymer microstructures by electron beam patterning of RTIL thin films in vacuum, which is possible because of the negligible volatility of ionic liquids. Three different polymerizable ionic liquids {i.e., [Allmim][Cl] (1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride), [Allmim][NTf2] (1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide), and [Allmmim][NTf2] (1-allyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide)} are compared in terms of the quality of the fabricated microstructures. We demonstrate that the shape of the more viscous RTIL with the Cl- anion is less distorted during electron-beam-activated polymerization than the shape of the less viscous RTILs with a large NTf2- anion. Furthermore, the surface tension of the NTf2-based ionic liquid decreases significantly with temperature as compared to that of the Cl-based ionic liquid. Thus, we suggest that the thermocapillary effect, that is, the Marangoni flow caused by a temperature gradient, might be responsible for the differences in the shape of the RTIL-derived microstructures. Also, we analyze the chemistry of the electron-beam-activated polymerization of RTIL by the use of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and conclude that because of the disappearance of C═C bonds the free radical polymerization is a probable reaction mechanism. Finally, we show that polymerized microstructures are potentially attractive as planar photonic components because of good optical properties such as a high refractive index.
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- Krzysztof Rola
- ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development , Stablowicka 147 Str , 54-066 Wroclaw , Poland
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- Material Synthesis Group, Poznan Science and Technology Park , ul. Rubiez 46 , 61-612 Poznan , Poland
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- ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development , Stablowicka 147 Str , 54-066 Wroclaw , Poland
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- ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development , Stablowicka 147 Str , 54-066 Wroclaw , Poland
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- Material Synthesis Group, Poznan Science and Technology Park , ul. Rubiez 46 , 61-612 Poznan , Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry , Adam Mickiewicz University , Umultowska 89B , 61-614 Poznan , Poland
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- ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development , Stablowicka 147 Str , 54-066 Wroclaw , Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry , University of Wroclaw , 14 F. Joliot-Curie Str . 50-383 Wroclaw , Poland
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- Material Synthesis Group, Poznan Science and Technology Park , ul. Rubiez 46 , 61-612 Poznan , Poland
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- ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development , Stablowicka 147 Str , 54-066 Wroclaw , Poland
- Department of Optics and Photonics, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology , Wroclaw University of Science and Technology , 27 Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego Str ., 50-370 Wroclaw , Poland
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Rola K, Zajac A, Czajkowski M, Cybinska J, Martynkien T, Smiglak M, Komorowska K. Ionic liquids-a novel material for planar photonics. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:475202. [PMID: 30198858 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aae01e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Electron beam patterning is an important technology in the fabrication of miniaturized photonic devices. The fabrication process conventionally involves the use of radiation sensitive polymer-based solutions (called resists). We propose to replace typical polymer resists with eco-friendly solvent-free room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), which are polymerized in situ and solidified by an electron beam. It is demonstrated that the shapes of polymerized structures are different for high-viscous Cl-based RTILs and low-viscous NTf2-based RTILs. Due to the the satisfactory quality of the polymerized spatial microstructures and their light transmission properties, the RTIL-derived microstructures are potentially attractive as photonic elements for near-infrared.
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- Krzysztof Rola
- PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Wroclaw, Poland
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